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(Sept. - Nov. 2000)

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

• Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil, author of "Make Up, Don't Break Up : Finding and Keeping Love for Singles and Couples," has joined AASP and has been added to the list of Book Author members.

Monday, February 26, 2001

• Recent News has been updated with stories for February 24 (bill in Colorado would require one year of counseling before a divorce is granted) and February 22 (bill in Congress would give financial support to unmarried domestic violence victims to help them pursue civil damages in court).

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with stories for February 24 (Scottsdale considering domestic partner benefits for its employees) and February 22 (Colorado state Senate defeats same-sex partner inheritance bill).

• Carole Baldock, author of "How to Succeed as a Single Parent," has joined AASP and has been added to the list of Book Author members.

• HB01-1342 (which would make divorces more difficult to obtain in Colorado) and HB 454 (which would declare that a civil union from another state shall not be valid in New Hampshire) and HB 1054 (which would give non-parents some visitation rights in the state of Washington) have been added to the  "Legislation to Watch,"  section of the site.

Saturday, February 24, 2001

• Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., author of "Postive Discipline for Single Parent Families," has joined AASP and has been added to the list of Book Author members.

Friday, February 23, 2001

• Three books have been added to the "Book Release" section of our site: "The Single Parent's Almanac: Real-World Answers to Your Everyday Questions," and "You Can Get Over Divorce: The 7-Step Program to Speed Your Healing So That You Can Get On With the Rest of Your Life," and "Moving On: Quiet Moments for the Divorced."

Wednesday, February 21, 2001

• Recent News has been updated with stories for February 20 (percent of births to unmarried parents rises during the 1990s; singles spending less in Japan), February 19 (young single college grads will benefit a little under the Bush tax cut plan), February 16 (Bush tax plan's effect on gays depends on income level; more married couples in China's capital are living separately, except on weekends; Islamic morality police bust unmarried couples in Malaysia; Iran flogs three men for unmarried sex), February 14 (one in five young Brits will never marry; Arizona bill would make it harder for those 16 and under to marry), February 13 (confirmed bachlorettes are shaking off the stigma of singleness), and February 12 (despite rise in single population, it's still a couple's world).

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with stories for February 20 (Britain may include same-sex couples in victim compensation law; Mohegan Sun to offer partner benefits).
  

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  Henny Backus, author of "Care for the Caretaker" and widow of veteran actor Jim Backus ("Mr. Magoo," "Gilligan's Island" and "Rebel Without a Cause") has joined AASP and has been added to the list of "Honorary Members."
  

   

Tuesday, February 20, 2001

• HR 638, a bill introduced in Congress to give benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees, and HR 690, a bill to allow same-sex permanent partners of US citizens to immigrate to the United States just as spouses of citizens may now immigrate to this country, have been added to the  "Legislation to Watch,"  section of the site.

Saturday, February 17, 2001

• Three new book authors have joined AASP and have been added to the list of Book Author Members:  Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Single's Soul), Albert Ellis (Making Intimate Connections: 7 Guidelines for Greater Relationships and Better Communications), and Joan Busick (Surviving Beyond Happily Ever After).

• An essay about Arizona's anti-cohabitation law which makes it a crime for an unmarried man and woman to cohabit has been added to the section of our site containing "Essays, Letters, and Opinions."

Thursday, February 15, 2001

• HB 2414, an Arizona bill to repeal criminal laws prohibiting unmarried cohabitation and consensual sodomy, has been added to the  "Legislation to Watch,"  section of the site.

• Recent News has been updated with a story for February 13 (Arizona lawmakers trying to repeal anti-cohabitation and sodomy laws).

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with four stories for February 14, 2001 (federal bill would give spousal immigration rights to same-sex "permanent partners"; another federal bill would give government employees benefits for same-gender partners; Colorado's proposed ban on partner benefits is rejected by a legislative committee; Finland open debate on registered partnerships).

Wednesday, February 14, 2001

• The "Letters Received" section of the site has been updated with a note of support received today from one of the co-authors of "Chicken Soup for the Single's Soul."

• An essay about Christian singles has been added to the section of our site containing "Essays, Letters, and Opinions."

Tuesday, February 13, 2001

• Recent News has been updated with a story for February 11 (conservatives want to push welfare moms into marriage), and February 10, 2001 (being a solo single on Valentine's Day).

Monday, February 12, 2001

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with two stories for February 7, 2001 (more municipalities require contractors to provide partner benefits; Colorado legislative committee passes bill giving surviving same-sex partners some legal protections) and a story for February 9 (court gives green light to partner benefits at Wisconsin school district).

• Recent News has been updated with a story for February 9, 2001 (everyone who pays taxes gets relief under Bush plan) and February 8 (New Mexico senate votes to repeal anti-cohabitation law) and February 7 (California appeals court revives woman's palimony suit) and one for February 5 (Internet used for visitation in Florida divorce case).

• SB 139, a Colorado bill to prohibit benefits to domestic partners, has been added to the  "Legislation to Watch,"  section of the site.

• The "Letters Received" section of the site has been updated with a letter for February 6, 2001 about AT&T and employee benefits.

Friday, February 9, 2001

• A new feature, entitled "Legislation to Watch," has been added to the site.  In this section of the website, we list pending legislation in Congress and in state Legislatures which significantly affect the rights and well being of single and unmarried adults.  We provide bill number, name and contact information for the author of the bill, a short summary of its text, and the current status of the bill.   We are not lobbying for or against any of this legislation.  This is an educational function intended to inform AASP members and visitors to our website about important pending legislation.  What action, if any, is taken by those who review the educational materials, is entirely up to them.

• A new page has been added to the site listing "Cities and Counties Requiring Municipal Contractors who Provide Domestic Partner Benefits."

Tuesday, February 6, 2001

• An essay by Karen Gail Lewis, criticizing Fox's "Temptation Island" for perpetuating unfair stereotypes of single people, has been added to the section of our site containing "Essays, Letters, and Opinions."

• Recent News has been updated with a story for February 4 (new definition of "foster child" will cause many unmarried taxpayers to lose money); February 2 (no repeal, but possible revision of Vermont 'civil union' law); January 29 (financial planning for divorce).

Monday, February 5, 2001

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with a story for February 2 (University of Kentucky students push proposal for domestic partner benefits).

• Recent News has been updated with a story for February 1 (Ontario seeks to reinstate rule denying welfare to cohabiting parent); January 31 (cohabitation raises issues for unmarried couples).

Thursday, February 1, 2001

• Ted Crawford, author of "Making Intimate Connections: 7 Guidelines for Greater Relationships and Better Communications," has joined AASP and has been added to the list of Book Author Members.

• Domestic Partner News has been updated with a story for January 31 about a legal conference at Brigham Young University.  The symposium will focus on recommendations by the American Law Institute that would encourage states to recognize domestic partnerships (same and opposite sex) for the purpose of extending protections to the partners when the relationship terminated.  AASP executive director, Thomas F. Coleman, is making a presentation at the conference.

• Recent News has been updated with a story for January 31 (New Hampshire bill would allow unmarried couples to jointly adopt children) and three stories for January 30 (Texas sodomy repeal bill pending; becoming single again, after the split; Japanese court says United Airlines can discriminate against singles).

What's New -- January 2001