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Letters to the Editor: Medicaid, obesity 'war,' gay Scouts
Let's call on Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford to pause, exhale and channel former President Ronald Reagan. What would Ronald Reagan do about Medicaid expansion? I served in Congress during both of Reagan's terms. Yes, he cut many things, but he...Tags: National Government, Lobbying, Medicaid, Winter Park, Government Health Care
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Melanie Jemma Chadwick: What would Jesus say about gay Scouts?
A few months ago, my teenage son, who is not a Boy Scout, told me that a boy had been expelled from the local troop because he was gay. My heart went out to that boy. Now the Boy Scouts are in the news because they decided to allow gay boys to join...Tags: Christianity, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Youth Organizations, Emmaus
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Man dies, four Boy Scouts rescued along Arizona-Nevada border
A 69-year-old Las Vegas man died after an ill-fated trip into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area with four Boy Scouts and another visitor over the weekend, officials said. The Boy Scouts had gotten lost in the blazing heat and called officials for...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Justice and Rights, Clubs and Associations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gay Scout Policy Change
Blogging with Bill WhiteI promised in my Thursday column to run the full texts of two items relating to the Boy Scouts' recent decision to allow openly gay boys to be Scouts. One was an email I received from Mario Machado (above, with...... -
Rockford Diocese urges continued partnerships with Scouts
The Catholic Diocese of Rockford is calling for its churches to continue working with the Boy Scouts of America despite the group's new acceptance of gay members — a change that led one Crystal Lake church to announce plans to sever ties with a...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Roman Catholicism
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Crystal Lake church drops troop over Scouts' new gay policy
A Roman Catholic church in Crystal Lake will no longer sponsor a local Boy Scout troop because of the Scouts' new acceptance of gay members. It's believed to be the first church in the Chicago area to take such a step, though some evangelical churches...
Tags: Christianity, Minority Groups, Lifestyle and Leisure, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts' policies on gays leave uncertainty
When Marcia Prichason's oldest son, an accomplished and educated Eagle Scout, realized he was gay as an adult, the entire family rejected the Boy Scouts of America. Even after 15 years of support, the family walked away because of its anti-gay policy,...
Tags: Carol Stream, Lifestyle and Leisure, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Youth Organizations
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Winchester Boy Scout charter cut by church over gay vote
Grace Baptist Church has decided to drop a local chapter of the Boy Scouts. The church, which charters Boy Scout Pack 22, made the decision following the Boy Scouts of America National Council vote in May to remove the restriction banning openly gay...
Tags: Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Religious Events, Bible
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Somerset County church news for June 8
Middlecreek COB "All in the Master's Plan'" will be the message at the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren this week. It will be given by the Rev. John Stoner. The Rev. Linda Stoner will serve as worship leader. The church will welcome singer/...Tags: Media Industry, Fiction, Habitat for Humanity International, Christianity, Friedens
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On the Town: Car show will feature music and motors
Mark Sellers describes the music his band Wildhorse plays as southern country rock with a soulful rhythm-and-blues feel. “I always add southern to it because I grew up in the South and that is really where country rock came from — you have...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, The Eagles (music group), Human Interest, Breast Cancer
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Leader Cartoon: Gays in the Boy Scouts
In May, the Boy Scouts of Amercia ended its long-standing ban on gay scouts, though it prohibited gay men from acting in leadership roles. Bert Ring gives his take. -- Dan Evans, Times Community News Follow Dan Evans on Twitter: @EditorDanEvans.
Tags: Youth Organizations
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INSIGHT-IRS has long history of burying non-profits in paperwork
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service staff have a long history of discouraging applications for tax-exempt status from controversial groups by burying them in complicated questionnaires, according to former IRS...Tags: IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Business Enterprises, Minority Groups, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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