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Charter school reform, Bueller, Bueller.
Capitol IdeasYo! When got to Harrisburg in February, lawmakers acted really hot about reforming the 1997 state charter school law to beef up financial and academic accountability. Several bills were introduced and hearings were held. Then nothing. All talk ended when.... -
Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Social Services
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Mexican mayor turns over city to God, stirring debate
MEXICO CITY -- She rose to the podium and cast her eyes skyward. The mayor of Monterrey then entrusted her Mexican city to God and Jesus Christ as the crowd around her cheered. “I open the doors of this city to God as the maximum authority,”...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Sarah Palin, Human Rights, Jesus Christ, Mexico City
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Hanover Park an affordable enclave that's rich in diversity
!["We call ourselves a 'minority majority village,'" said Eira Corral, village clerk of Hanover Park and the daughter of Mexican immigrants who raised their family here. From the conchinitos at the Panaderia El Amigo Bakery to the roti rolls at the JK Kabab House, this northwest suburb is a melting pot of cuisines and the cultures they represent.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/64074012-22151936.jpg ""We call ourselves a 'minority majority village,'\" said Eira Corral, village clerk of Hanover Park and the daughter of Mexican immigrants who raised their family here. From the conchinitos at the Panaderia El Amigo Bakery to the roti rolls at the JK Kabab House, this northwest suburb is a melting pot of cuisines and the cultures they represent.")
"We call ourselves a 'minority majority village,'" said Eira Corral, village clerk of Hanover Park and the daughter of Mexican immigrants who raised their family here. From the conchinitos at the Panaderia El Amigo Bakery to the roti rolls at the JK Kabab...Tags: Rivers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Religious Education, Roman Catholicism, Commuting
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Ed Page On Facebook: Should government bodies be allowed to start meetings with a prayer?
The following is an abridged comment thread from facebook.com/edpagecourant. Roger Katz: Absolutely not. This seems a pretty clear case of where the separation of church and state is required. Gary Byron: God knows they need it! (he-he) Cj...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Some soul searching on public prayer
Elected officials appealing to the Almighty before getting down to business likely predates the First Amendment's restriction on promoting a state religion, but such public prayer is getting a fresh look. The U.S. Supreme Court plans to take up a case...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Public Officials, Allentown, Government, Belief and Faith
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Lake County's dark woods hide scourge of meth
Sentinel Staff WriterThey are some of the tiniest towns in rural Lake County, yet outposts such as Paisley, Lake Mack and Altoona — towns that rim the Ocala National Forest — are ground zero for a deepening problem. Slowly but surely, Lake County has become...Tags: Health, Entertainment, Kansas, Lake County (Florida), Orange Blossom Trail
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Despite objections, prayer goes on at Lincoln graduation
smojica@amnews.comDespite the opposition of at least six students, Lincoln County High School kept to its tradition of student-led prayer during its graduation ceremony Friday. Class of 2013 President Jonathan Hardwick received a standing ovation after he prayed for...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Civil Rights, Students, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union
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Landscapes under siege
Vanishing America: In Pursuit of our Elusive Landscapes By James Conaway Shoemaker & Hoard, 275 pages, $24.95 The notion of progress is generally perceived as an inherently positive one. Calling to mind a variety of upward indicators, it can point to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Utah, National Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Anti-hate law shifts to debate on gays
Tribune senior correspondentBack in April, despite everything he had gone through, it looked as if David Ritcheson was finally going to get a happy ending. The 18-year-old high school senior from suburban Houston had been savagely assaulted in a 2006 hate crime, apparently targeted...Tags: Police Investigations, Civil Rights, Tourism and Leisure, Lawyers, Human Rights
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Case pits bald eagle against sacred rites
Tribune senior correspondentWinslow Friday needed a bald eagle. A sacred Northern Arapaho Indian religious ceremony was approaching, and Friday needed an eagle's wing, plume and feathers to perform his part of an ancient ritual Sun Dance so that his prayers would be carried up to...Tags: Lawyers, Native Americans, U.S. Department of the Interior, Natural Resources, Justice System
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First Amendment clause-trophobia
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...Tags: Civil Rights, Separation of Church and State, Taxation, Political Fundraising, The New York Times
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