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  1. Members of Church Support Boy's Stand on Pledge

    Sunday | MSNBC

    You may remember Will Phillips as the boy who took a stand by taking a seat. Phillips refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance day after day in his classroom in West Fork, Arkansas... saying that there is no liberty and justice for all if racism exists and gays can not marry.

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    Related Topix: Little Rock, AR

  2. Inside the First Amendment: Standing up for your rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Star-Press

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old ... 20 comments

    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  3. Bi-County Tournament: Barrage Sparks West ForkRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Arkansas Online

    West Fork's JR Johnson, left, strips the ball away from Prairie Grove's Logan Huber, center, as Logan Genz defends during the first half of play Friday in the Tiger Dome in West Fork.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  4. Gene Policinski: Sitting on principle

    Saturday Dec 5 | Montgomery Advertiser

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  5. Sitting down for one's beliefsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Hattiesburg American

    THERE ARE A LOT OF things to be thankful for. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark.

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Gay/Lesbian

  6. POLICINSKI: Fifth-grader sits down for rightsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Daily News Journal

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian, Opinion

  7. Viewpoint: Standing up for your rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | MySanAntonio.com

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  8. Standing up for your rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Staunton News Leader

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to newspaper accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - though it's worth ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  9. Gene Policinski: Sitting up Stand up for your rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  10. Liberty and justice for all: Standing up for your rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Daily Journal

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year-old, ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  11. First Amendment column: Stand up for rights by sitting downRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Marshfield News-Herald

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Gay/Lesbian

  12. Cardinals Set Their Sights On Tourney FinalRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | The Morning News

    ... kind of our season kickoff. ... Right now wea re trying to get in as many games as possible.a Tournament host West Fork (3-0) is seeded second and wona t play until Friday night at 7:30. The Tigers will take on the Prairie Grove-Greenland winner in ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  13. Gene Policinski: Standing up by sitting downRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Enquirer-Journal

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Gay/Lesbian

  14. Policinski Column: Standing up by sitting downRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Journal Messenger

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Gay/Lesbian, Opinion

  15. Standing up for your rights by sitting down

    Wednesday Nov 25 | The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, Wisconsin

    ... a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips. Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he's a pretty typical 10-year old - ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Gay/Lesbian

  16. The Observer, Nov. 26Read the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Arkansas Times

    ... of Allegiance at the beginning of the program. The Observer wondered what Will Phillips would have done. Would the West Fork fifth-grader have remained true to his vow not to recite the pledge as long as the U.S. affords some people less liberty and ...

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    Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, US Military, US Navy, Nebraska

  17. Critical thinking is not a mysteryRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Times

    ... are helpful in understanding difficult concepts. Let's consider 10-year-old Will Phillips, a fifth-grader from West Fork, Ark. Phillips, like most elementary students, rotely recited the Pledge of Allegiance in his classrooms for years. Unlike most ...

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    Related Topix: Morgan Hill, CA, Education Etc., Gay/Lesbian, Opinion

  18. Animal Control Proposal Jumps Committee HurdleRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Morning News

    ... who needs more than 10 vouchers can ask the board for more, she explained. Justice of the Peace Ann Harbison, D-West Fork, said she believes allowing 10 per family is too generous. Candy Clark, co-chairwoman of County Service, said that the average ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, AR, Fayetteville, AR

  19. 10-year-olds in the newsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Arkansas News Bureau

    ... international media attention. That would be where similarities end. First you had precocious Will Phillips of West Fork declining to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school because gays and lesbians don't enjoy the liberty and justice that the ...

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    Related Topix: Ozark, AR, Fort Smith, AR

  20. Are you braver than a fifth grader?Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Daily Campus

    Will Phillips, a 10-year-old fifth grader from West Fork, Ark. took a stand for gay rights, by sitting.

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Opinion

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