Happy Valentine's Day

O to be young and gay in Alabama.

In Utah the state's Legislature passed a vote Friday to reinstate the use of firing squads to carry out executions.

The Governor of Oregon resigned yesterday, dogged by claims that his fiancee violated ethics rules and criminal laws while serving as his consultant on clean energy issues. He will be succeeded by the Secretary of State, a 54-year old married woman who will become the nation's first openly bi-sexual governor.

Designers are beginning to explore the use of the color grey in both male and female fashions, noted a columnist for The New York Times in a review of New York Fashion Week now taking place.