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The citizens filled both the City Council chambers and the hallway to express their strong opinions about Mayor Deedee Corradini's proposal to place an Olympic Speed Skating Oval and baseball stadium downtown. The model placed in front of the crowd represented a six-story, enclosed oval-shaped building which would be placed on the city's near West side. But what the model really represented, is a point of conflict between residents in the area and the people now running city hall.
What do the gay enlisted personnel who work in the trenches, and their gay officers who provide leadership, think about the issues our civilian leaders are struggling with?
My new journalism job started off with a sloppy stroke—not of a pen, but a paintbrush. I recall a dull, battleship-gray color. It was a newspaper going weekly...
“Private eye?”“Yes, Private Eye Weekly.”“You mean like a private investigator?”It was the same question I got on more than a weekly basis back in the beginning. I used to daydream about a more dramatic answer.“Yeah,...