Left Side of the Aisle #187

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of January 1-7, 2015

This week:

Good News: minimum wage hikes
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/12/18/louisville-city-council-approves-hour-minimum-wage/20622297/
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-29/minimum-wages-to-increase-in-several-states-cities-in-2015
http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/15/dignity-4
http://familiesusa.org/product/federal-poverty-guidelines

Good News: same-sex marriage gains in 2014
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/
http://mic.com/articles/106116/2-maps-show-how-gay-marriage-swept-the-nation-in-2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/politics/supreme-court-gay-marriage.html

Hero Award: man named Thomas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiWxrpikWgs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/24/homeless-man-100_n_6378022.html

And Another Thing: Why is New Year's Day on January 1?
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/newyearhistory.html
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/5-ancient-new-years-celebrations
http://mentalfloss.com/article/29611/why-does-new-year-start-january-1
http://www.infoplease.com/calendar/roman.html
http://www.holidays.net/newyear/story2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1

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