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Salt Lake City has highest rate of same-sex couples raising kids
Salt Lake City: the gay parenting capital of the United States? Unexpected as it may sound, a new study finds that the Utah capital and its outskirts have the nation's highest percentage of gay or lesbian couples raising children. --------------------...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Medical Research, Family, Robin Williams, Marriage
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Ted Cruz, Elections, Social Organizations
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O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise
The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Hate Crimes, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians
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Scouts and equality
One of the first things that an incoming Boy Scout must learn is the Scout Law. It's become so famous that many people outside the organization likely recognize it. "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Same-Sex Marriage, Boy Scouts of America, Bill Gates, Social Organizations
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Teacher instills a love of words, but the lesson is about life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school year. Holmes gazes out at his class, his...Tags: England, Wrigley Field, Death, University of California, Berkeley, International Military Interventions
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Found animals - May 23
Cats Young domestic shorthair, gender unknown, gray, black, white and orange, found on Red Hill Road in Keedysville Adult DSH, female, orange, found on Clay Road in Hagerstown Young domestic medium-hair, gender unknown, buff, found on Salem Avenue...Tags: Hamilton, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Obama Accountable For Troubling Questions
The Hartford CourantNot since the killing of Trayvon Martin has the nation heard the president speak as long and directly about blacks and his experience as a black man as he did at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony last weekend. At Morehouse, he referred to...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Colleges and Universities, Interior Policy, Dwayne Johnson, Benghazi
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Democratic Party, AOL LLC, White House, Mary L. Landrieu
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Fox News Channel (tv network), Democratic Party, Jeff Flake, Migration
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Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Elections, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Human Relations Commission hopes Neuman review boosts power
When someone complains to the Anne Arundel County Human Relations Commission about housing or employment discrimination, commissioners are powerless to do much about it. That's the impression the commissioners themselves have, and they say it affects how...Tags: Discrimination, Laws, Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice, Laura Neuman
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Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset'
On its face, the election this week of a Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher to the Board of Education was a stunner. Monica Ratliff's low-budget effort included her boyfriend, a film school instructor, as her campaign manager. She had no paid staff and no...
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