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Advocates ask for ordinances to ban discrimination,`Someone could get fired for being gay'
Reporter, PhotographerSpringfield City Council members could soon decide if they will change the city's discrimination ordinance to include rights for gays. Under the current non-discrimination ordinance age, race, creed, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin,...Tags: Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Discrimination, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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After an ACLU Complaint, Springfield Changes Policy for Police Protection Fees During Parades
Reporter, PhotographerThe city of Springfield is changing its policy on who pays for police fees during a parade. A warning from the American Civil Liberties Union sparked the change. Members of the ACLU told city leaders they must either charge everyone or no one for police...Tags: Arts and Culture, Finance, Minority Groups, Festive Events, American Civil Liberties Union
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Inside the Courtroom: Day Two of Testimony in the Rolland Comstock Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to see the latest updates from inside the courtroom starting at 9:00 Wednesday morning. The second day of testimony is underway in a rare civil case filed before any criminal charges. Faith Stocker is suing her mother, Alberta Comstock,...Tags: Mexico, Criminal Laws, Human Interest, Trials, Business Enterprises
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Inside the Courtroom: Alberta Comstock Takes Stand, Sister Offers Alibi in Day Three of Testimony in the Rolland Comstock Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to see the latest updates in bold print from inside the courtroom starting at 8:45 Thursday morning. An ex-wife at the center of a rare wrongful death trial could testify as early as today. Just how many questions she will answer without...Tags: Death Penalty, Weaponry, Stroke, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest
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Jury Finds in Favor of Rolland Comstock's Daughter and Against His Ex-Wife in Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to bold print to find live updates inside the courtroom. Check back and refresh this page for the latest developments or follow KSPR reporter Emily Rittman on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/EmilyKSPR Closing arguments are...Tags: Finance, Murder, Minority Groups, Justice System, Sport Shooting
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end ban on gay scouts
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...Tags: Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Youth Organizations, UPS Inc., Social Organizations
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...
Tags: Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations
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Mayor wrong to marry gay couples
It was extremely disappointing to read in The Sun that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to preside over same-sex marriages on June 16 here in Baltimore ("Mayor will preside over mass wedding of gay couples," May 20). I, and many others,...
Tags: Marriage, Social Issues, Family, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Local Government
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Mayo: Boy Scouts gay decision angers all sides
Sun Sentinel ColumnistThe Boy Scouts of America tried to lurch forward into the 21st century with its decision on Thursday allowing gay scouts, but it also managed to anger both sides of the contentious debate with its half-hearted half-step. That's because its ban on gays...Tags: Minority Groups, Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Memorial Day
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...
Tags: Minority Groups, Youth Organizations, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Lobbying
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Shame on Boy Scouts for half-baked decision on gay members, leaders
Whether you believe in gay rights or not, you should yank your children from the Boy Scouts of America. And if you’ve been on the fence about it, skip it. This week’s vote and decision by the Boy Scouts of America’s National...
Tags: Minority Groups, Youth Organizations, Social Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations
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