Vincent Feli Boy’s Blog

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state. The court found that California laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are at odds with rights guaranteed by the state’s constitution.

Opponents of gay marriage vowed to contest the ruling with a statewide ballot measure. Massachusetts is now the only U.S. state to allow gay marriage. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont permit same-sex civil unions that grant largely the same state rights as married couples but lack the full, federal legal protections of marriage.

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The play not only guaranteed a lifetime of replays, it preserved for the moment a 1-0 lead for. “That was a great play,” Lester said. “It definitely saved that inning. That’s Manny being Manny. He’s talking about the Gold Glove and playing better defense and he’s showing he can.

Buchholz On DL Rookie righthander was placed on the disabled list with a torn fingernail on the middle finger of his pitching hand, a move that was made as much to free up a roster spot as to prevent further injury. Buchholz tore the nail in the second inning of his start Monday in Minneapolis. With out with a sprained left wrist and still feeling the effects of headaches and nausea from Tuesday night, Jonathan Van Every was called up from Triple A Pawtucket to make his major league debut in center field.

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Heather Arrick, who went by the name “Heather Stohler” in her professional life, was killed Sunday morning after a fire swept through the upstairs apartment she shared with her boyfriend. Arrick, 29, grew up in Frankton before moving to Florida. She went on to a modeling career that took her to the runways of Europe, got her into photo shoots with Kate Moss for Calvin Klein and landed her on the cover of major fashion magazines.

“I’ve known her since I was 12,” said Travis May, 30, who met Arrick while both were attending Frankton Junior High School. “She was great, very thoughtful. She never forgot the little things, like your birthday.” The Vincennes Fire Department was notified at 8:48 a.m. Sunday of a fire at 604 Broadway St. by another tenant of the building.

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