GayCityNews – Optimism in Iowa By: ARTHUR S. LEONARD12/18/2008email this storyEmail to a friendpost a commentPost a Commentprinter friendlyPrinter-friendlyAfter watching oral arguments before the seven members of the Iowa Supreme Court December 9 in Varnum v. Brien, the case brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of six same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses in Polk County, which encompasses Des Moines, there are grounds for cautious optimism.Polk County Recorder Timothy J. Brien, the defendant i

http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/16848/ ….“A World Youth Day is not merely a passing event,” said Pope Benedict. “World Youth Day … is a valid formula which prepares us to understand that in different perspectives and from different parts of the earth we are moving on towards Christ and towards communion.”…. BY TIM DRAKE, Register Senior Writer, National Catholic Register, January 4-10, 2008 Issue Pope Benedict XVI spent five days in America and five days in Australia this year. B

Cumberland County Library, 800 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton, received $2,500 from Prevent Child Abuse in New Jersey to purchase a parental involvement learning collection to promote children’s education.