Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

Articles from the July 24, 2016 edition


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  • Open Carry is like Yelling Fire in a Theater

    Liz Miller, Observer Staff Writer|Jul 24, 2016
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    In the United States, open carry refers to the practice of "openly carrying a firearm in public", as distinguished from concealed carry, where firearms cannot be seen by the casual observer. The practice of open carry, where gun owners openly carry firearms while they go about their daily business, has seen an increase in the U.S. in recent years--Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry_in_the_United_States Stephen Loomis, President of Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association (CPPA),...

  • Hindus Urge Blizzard Entertainment to Remove Devi Portrayal from "Overwatch" Video Game

    Observer Staff|Jul 24, 2016
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    Hindus are urging Blizzard Entertainment to withdraw the Devi (Goddess) skin of Symmetra character in its Overwatch video game, calling it inappropriate. Skins are alternate appearances that players can apply to characters in video games. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged Irvine (California) headquartered Blizzard Entertainment CEO Michael Morhaime and its parent Santa Monica (California) based Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick to withdraw the Devi skin in...

  • Gay Entrepreneur Peter Thiel addresses Republican National Convention

    Observer Staff|Jul 24, 2016

    Peter Thiel, the founder with Elon Musk, of Paypal, just addressed the Republican National convention. The speech was much anticipated because he is openly gay, and also because he is from Silicon Valley. Donald Trump is popular with neither groups. Here's what Thiel said: Where I work in Silicon valley, it's hard to see where America went wrong. But Silicon valley is a small place. If you drive across the bridge to Oakland, and you won't see that same prosperity. That's how small it is....