Heather Lynn Weaver

A Dallas Church Paints A Rainbow Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas is responding to a government decree by painting a staircase the colors of the rainbow

Here's my full story about the rainbow staircase Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is painting as a response to a government decree to remove crosswalks and other displays that support the LGBTQ+ community. A "sacred act of resistance" as their senior pastor put it.

What’s the Problem with ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’? The Problem Is That ‘Nebraska’ Is a Bore The myth of 'Nebraska' is that it's a masterpiece, but the album has almost nothing to do with what people have loved about Bruce for 50 years.

I have no interest in seeing this film, but this blasphemy of the Nebraska album shall not stand!

a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands . ALT: a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .

Memo to Washington Radiology: Maybe don't have your male medical records clerk tell a woman patient "you worry too much" after she had to call you 3 times in one week & learned you never bothered to open her doctor's email with screening mammogram images needed for a follow-up diagnostic mammogram.

Updating my LEGO White House

In middle school choir, we sang the Ewok song. I still remember most of it. Definitely would have worked a reference to the lyrics into the Complaint.

I applaud my ACLU colleagues for bringing this case and for their restraint in limiting the Star Wars puns/references in the Complaint. I would have gone too far with them if given the opportunity.

I am kicking myself for missing my doctor's call this morning. I thought it was just an appointment reminder!

The letter also stated in bold: "The patient currently has a 22.90 percent lifetime risk of breast cancer (per Tyrer-Cuzick model calculation method)." Wonderful.

Automatic block for anyone who tries to correct my citation format. I just winged it, without consulting the Bluebook.

BRB, editing a citation in my brief: The First Amendment was intended to build "a wall of separation between Church and State." See Brandi Carlile, Church and State, Returning to Myself, full album forthcoming Oct. 24, 2024 (quoting Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Danbury Baptists (Jan. 1, 1802)).

I contemplate with the sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.

I am now deceased. Brandi Carlile's new song, "Church and State," quotes Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists. My work has finally gone mainstream!

my office is obsessed with Taylor Swift A reader writes: I am part of a small team in a global corporation. My team works closely with other teams in the department, and we often have weekly or biweekly catch-ups to update each other on pro...

Which of you has made this woman's work life hell because of your Taylor Swift obsession? Actually, if all icebreakers were music-related, I might not detest them so much!

BREAKING: A court temporarily blocked the installation of two statues of Catholic saints on the public safety building in Quincy, Massachusetts while our case proceeds.

This is a win for the separation of church and state under the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I thought it was overhyped. It was ok but the storyline was disjointed, numerous plot holes, and not very much emotional heft. I also found the acting choices made by Sean Penn to be very puzzling.

Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know. The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.

1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.

Unpopular pop culture opinions of the week: TS’s new album and the movie One Battle After Another are not the masterpieces many claim. They are merely ok. Not terrible, entertaining enough, but ultimately forgettable.

Laugh all you want, but a number of years ago during oral argument, a judge pointed out that our complaint included that language in disputing opposing counsel’s claim that one of our our counts was inadequately pleaded! So I will always include this.

Exclusive | Boeing Clears Key Hurdle From 737 MAX Crashes The aerospace giant is regaining some authority from regulators to perform final safety checks on jets.

🚨 "Boeing is regaining authority from the Federal Aviation Administration to perform final safety checks on its 737 MAX."

Rather than increase agency capacity to conduct independent inspections and improve aviation safety, Trump's FAA will allow Boeing to certify the safety of its own planes.

It's not really enough to fully express my gratitude but at least it's something.

Thank you!

Noted for future reference (though I hopefully will not ever be in this situation again)!

I’m glad I was alone because having more people taking up the oxygen would have made me panic even more!

That sounds like a nightmare, too!

The button was broken, and I had no cell phone My apartment building later said the microphone/speaker for the call button had gone bad, which is why it did not work.

I never got their names, unfortunately.

This is the second time I have benefited from such kindness in a very serious way. The first was during the 20008 ice storm when I fell on a sidewalk. Emergency services were overwhelmed. Two women called an ambulance and when it didn’t arrive, they drove me to the hospital. I had fractured my hip.

Update: just dropped off thank you cards and gift certificates for a local restaurant for the two women who helped me. I am enormously grateful for the kindness of strangers.

What do when you are living in an era when a strong personal community is increasingly vital to making it through but you’re also a deeply introverted person with a ridiculous work schedule who often needs to spend your limited free time recovering alone?

We filed a second lawsuit against Texas's Ten Commandments law to stop more school districts from imposing scripture on public-school students.