Doug's Views – Page 67 – Ocassional Thoughts of an Independent Progressive Atheistic Humanist

April 26, 2012April 18, 2020

Pageant Mother Misses Irony After Child’s Photo Shows Up On Adult Website

Pagent mother upset her child exploited

On Tuesday the local news had a story about a mother who found out a photo of her young daughter, that had been posted on a reality television show website, showed up on a adult website. She called law enforcement and was told the posting and the disgusting message with it was not illegal. I probably would have more sympathy for the mother but the reality show she and her daughter was on was “Toddlers & Tiaras.” The story and the mother’s reaction is full of irony.

April 8, 2012April 18, 2020

Why Strident Atheists Don’t Bother Me

In the decades I’ve been involved in the atheist and Humanist movements, I’ve seen many “inner-party” battles over policy, plans, and actions. Many atheists I know are very vocal to the point they piss off many of my Humanist friends. So-called strident atheists never bothered me because of simple points I keep in mind that lowers my threshold of annoyance. I wish more in the freethought community would keep these hints in mind.

An example of the infighting I’ve seen inside the freethought community can read in an essay by American Humanist Association President David Niose:

March 28, 2012April 18, 2020

Why Are Republicans So Against A Pro-Business Policy Like The Individual Mandate?

image of protest sign reading Keep your government hands off my Medicare

The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Specifically 26 states are challenging the individual mandate which requires all people to buy health insurance. The largest voice against the mandate are Republicans. Why are Republicans so against a pro-business policy like the individual mandate?

March 18, 2012April 18, 2020

Previously Unknown Criminal Record Haunts Findlay City Councilman Collette

Councilman K. C. Collette

K. C. Collette (3rd Ward) never thought crap would hit the fan when he recently applied for a new job in Florida. It seems that the 7 term Findlay City councilman and assistant Hancock county prosecutor was arrested twice in the 1990’s for soliciting a prostitute in Florida. While I think that someone convicted of a misdemeanor shouldn’t be precluded from serving as an elected official, lying by omission about the crimes, when the county first hired him in 1996 and when he ran for council, does lead me to think he needs to resign his offices.

According to the Findlay OH Courier, Collette was arrested in 1993 and 1995 and plead no-contest both times. He had to perform community service each time and get counseling after the 2nd conviction. It also seems that the current County Prosecutor Mark Miller didn’t know about the convictions and the man who originally hired him, Robert Fry, now a Municipal Court judge knew about the 1993 arrest but not the 1995 one.

March 18, 2012April 18, 2020

Arlington Ohio Girls Basketball State Champs!

image of Arlington school nickname the Red Devils

The Arlington Ohio Girls Basketball team, making its first appearance in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) tournament, won the Division IV state girls basketball title on Saturday (3/17). They dominated Berlin Hiland from the start and never trailed. Congrats to the Red Devils for an excellent season and bringing a title back to Hancock county and the Blanchard Valley Conference.

The final score was Arlington 52 Berlin Hiland 37. It is the first state team title for Arlington High School.