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Letters to the editor: Oklahoma tornado, public school chiefs, and assault rifles
Once again, teachers protected their students. It happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, and it happened in Monroe, Okla., this week. Stories are being reported of teachers placing their bodies over their students, and as one child said, "Our...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Students, Teaching and Learning, Obesity, Teachers
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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...Tags: White House, U.S. Supreme Court, Media Industry, Politics, Allentown
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Editorial: 'I'm sorry' for Isle of Wight emails doesn't suffice
As if things weren't tough enough in Isle of Wight County with budgetary challenges, tax increases and rising stormwater fees, this week county officials have been called upon to address yet another disturbing situation: two public leaders were involved...Tags: Sarah Palin, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Social Issues, Racism
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Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: Litigation, 2010 Census, Federal Communications Commission, Delta Air Lines, Washington, DC
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Isle of Wight officials apologize for distributing racist emails but don't resign
Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Chairwoman JoAnn Hall called for the resignation of Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey Monday, and Bailey declined to step down. Local NAACP president Dottie Harris had called for Bailey's resignation Thursday, citing...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Racism
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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Miss. redistricting that NAACP said diluted black vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature...Tags: 2010 Census, Politics, Washington, DC, Regional Elections, Elections
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Ben Jealous: Black farm ownership overcoming decades of discrimination
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership. But we can do our best to move forward. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit Pigford v...Tags: Barack Obama, FBI, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Discrimination
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Bristol Debates Where West End Voters Should Cast Ballots
The Hartford CourantWarning that a new polling place is so inconvenient to reach that it amounts to voter suppression, Democratic Registrar Mary Rydingsward is pressing city officials to choose a new location for the November balloting. Her suggestion has met with a...Tags: Politics, Polls, Elections, Voting
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Zero-tolerance policies are needlessly criminalizing kids
When Kiera Wilmot curiously mixed toilet-bowl cleaner with aluminum foil near her school gazebo last month, she did not imagine the experiment would end in adult felony charges. The 16-year old Polk County girl was a good student with an exemplary...Tags: Science and Technology, Prosecution, Students, Benedict College, Florida State University
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Health Organizations, Dietary Supplements, Politics, Fluoride, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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LETTER: Tempest In A Teapot
The wing-nuts are in their glory. Between the IRS focusing on tea party groups and the Justice Department collecting some AP reporters' phone number records, it's enough to make this classy anti-government bunch whoop with glee. Instead of fantasizing...Tags: Greenpeace, Internal Revenue Service
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Isle of Wight supervisors meeting Monday to address controversial emails
Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Chairwoman JoAnn Hall said Friday that the board will discuss Monday, May 20, how to proceed in response to complaints about Vice Chairman Byron "Buz" Bailey forwarding emails that contained racist content to some...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, St. Lucie County (Florida), Barack Obama, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Racism
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|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Hartford Courant
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|Story| Los Angeles Times
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|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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