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Christmas is a religious holiday - deal with it.
A growing trend in America is to mock people who establish and maintain faith. Atheists, once content to live and let live, have become evangelists, taking to the public square their war on churches. Comment?
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The Outing of Gays in the Religious Sector
The Outing of Gays in the Religious Sector Last November, more than 100 gay members of one of Washington, DC's largest African-American churches were "outed" by a female member of the church's choir who couldn't bear any more of what she perceived as hypocrisy on the part of the church. Comment?
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Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery. Comment?
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Few wineries participate in direct sales to Tenn.
A new state law that lets wineries send bottles directly to Tennessee residents' doors has few participants so far. Comment?
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Court rejects decision by district judge in O.J. trial
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Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass should not have denied the press copies of questionnaires filled out by jurors last year in the O.J. Simpson robbery trial, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Comment?
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U.S. Court Examines Texting Privacy
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Users of text-messaging services "have a reasonable expectation of privacy" regarding the messages stored on the service provider's network, 9th Circuit Judge Kim Wardlaw said. Comment?
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Oa Connor wants judges appointed; experts say plan wona t fly in Arkansas
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is heading up a group of judges from around the country who will push next year for an end to the practice of electing judges, but legal experts in Arkansas say the idea will be a tough sell here. Comment?
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Ohio has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review steps taken to stop Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Comment?
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International Fellowship, a nonprofit exchange-student program, is looking for volunteer families or individuals to host foreign students during the coming school year. Comment?
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DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- The blogosphere exploded last Tuesday with the rumor that President-Elect Barack Obama might ask Sen. Comment?
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Pennsylvanians likely to continue electing judges, local legal community says
Pennsylvania is unlikely to follow a national push to appoint judges - rather than elect them - to avoid the appearance that elected judges could be swayed by campaign contributions. Comment?
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Henry H. Taylor Becomes Chairman of SCDOT Commission
Henry H. Taylor of Lexington became chairman of the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission on Dec. Comment?
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Details of last week's settlement agreement between the borough and its former police chief, Donald Hess, indicate Hess and his attorney together are to be paid $100,000 to bring to an end Hess' civil suit over his June 16 dismissal by borough council. Comment?
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Idaho charter school abandons plans to study Bible
A public charter school suing Idaho officials for barring the Bible and other religious texts from the classroom agreed Wednesday to comply with the ban - unless the courts rule otherwise. Comment?
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Checkpoints Violate the Fourth Amendment and Normalize the Police State
For all the controversy surrounding so-called 'DUI checkpoints,' many of the commentators are missing the mark entirely. Comment?
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Family ties in jeopardy
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Developmentally disabled mom Dorothy Perry will spend Christmas without her 9-month-old son, Jacob. Comment?
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MomentumA Dangerous Rebel Bites the Dust
DUMMERSTON, Vt. - The only good thing about George Carlin's death on Sunday at the age of 71 - and there is no good thing about George Carlin's death on Sunday at the age of 71 - is that he has already given us such a rich body of thought, analysis, observation and truth that it will take us the rest of our lives to work through it all - and even ... Comment?
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Culture wars over Christmas displays: where the law stands
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... the ban on the ornaments was lifted . The legal standard for holiday displays was established by the US Supreme Court in 1989 in the case Allegheny v. ACLU. The court ruled that a Nativity scene at a county courthouse in Pittsburgh was a violation ... Comment?
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Ohio asks U.S. Supreme Court to study carp threat
Ohio has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review steps taken to stop Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Comment?
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Allow me to hold the door open for women so they can register for draft
Thanks to folks who fought the injustice, many legal and societal barriers that locked women out of many opportunities have fallen during my lifetime. Comment?
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