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California lawmakers threaten to strip Scouts of tax exemption
SACRAMENTO — Some California lawmakers seeking to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to abandon its ban on openly gay members are taking a novel approach: They are threatening to strip the organization of its state tax exemption. The proposal,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Justice and Rights, Lobbying, Internal Revenue Service, Ricardo Lara
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California Senate panel targets tax-exempt status of Boy Scouts
A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that California revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit groups including the Boy Scouts of America that do not allow gays and transsexuals to become members. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Ricardo Lara, Finance
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Should state revoke Boy Scouts' tax-exempt status? [Talkback]
Should the state of California revoke the Boy Scouts of America's tax-exempt status? A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that such status be revoked from nonprofit groups -- including the Boy Scouts of America -- that do not allow gays and...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Ricardo Lara, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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Mormon Church to Boy Scouts: Gay Scouts proposal OK
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a message for the Boy Scouts of America's plan to allow gay Scouts: We're fine with it. The Mormon Church, which has historically opposed same-sex marriage, said Thursday that it supported the Scouts'...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Mormonism, Same-Sex Marriage, Times Square, Abusive Behavior
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Don't single out the Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts' long-standing refusal to admit gay members is deplorable and offensive. But it's also legal. Just because we — or California legislators — might disagree with the discriminatory path the Boy Scouts has taken doesn't mean the...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Clubs and Associations, Minority Groups, Boy Scouts of America, Ricardo Lara
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Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...
Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Belief and Faith, Abusive Behavior, Protestant Convention, Gays and Lesbians
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Northampton Agency on Aging honors older adults
The Northampton County Area Agency on Aging on Thursday recognized the contributions of older adults, presenting awards to 14 people and one group. Honored with Outstanding Senior Awards were: •Anita Ackerman-Brody of Bath, for coordinating...Tags: Wind Gap, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Entertainment Events, Special Olympics
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Henrietta Herndon Tweedie, 1923-2013
Henrietta Herndon Tweedie, an artist and art instructor who published several books, saw subjects for her work everywhere she looked. On regular trips with friends to Michigan to watch birds, she carried her sketchbook and drew in ink. Before going to...
Tags: Morton Arboretum, Arts and Culture, Illinois Prairie Path, Fine Artists, Girl Scouts of the USA
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Merit badges? He's got 'em all
Last week, Harold Kast earned a Boy Scout merit badge in game design. To achieve this, the 17-year-old junior assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 509 played and studied games and designed his own math-based card game. In doing so, the La Cañada High School...
Tags: NASA, Boy Scouts of America, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Youth Organizations
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Tony Plakas: Boy Scouts' new proposition just provides a distraction
Last week, the executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America made a proposition: Yes to gay youth and no to gay leaders. After "the most comprehensive listening exercise in its history," the BSA's executive committee conceded gay boys interested in...Tags: Justice and Rights, Arts and Culture, Mormonism, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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READER SUBMITTED: Two West Hartford Seniors To Receive Highest Honor In Girl Scouting
West HartfordMargaret Czepiel and Anastasia Konefal will be the first Girl Scouts from West Hartford to receive the Gold Award in ten years. A ceremony and reception was on Friday, April 19, at Atria Hamilton Heights in West Hartford. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the...Tags: Arts and Culture, West Hartford, Museums, Youth Organizations, Hamilton Heights
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Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence
Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Rogers Park, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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