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Limitations of the human mind
There are differing opinions concerning the meaning of hok (commonly translated as statute), the type of law discussed at the beginning of this week's portion. (Numbers 19) Some maintain that hok is a law that although not understood today, one day in...Tags: Philosophy, Justice System, Ethics, Crime, Law and Justice, Judaism
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Property values rise in most Broward cities
Property values are on the rise in Broward, with Cooper City leading the way with a 8.56-percent increase in taxable value. North Lauderdale comes second with a 7.07-percent increase. Parkland has registered a 6.20-percent increase, while Coral Springs...Tags: North Lauderdale, Cooper City, Rentals, Money and Monetary Policy, Coral Springs
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David Shaw, defensive lineman from Pa., commits to the Terps
The Baltimore SunThe Maryland football team added a monster to its defensive line when Frankenshaw committed to the program Monday morning. David Shaw, as he’s more commonly known, a junior from Spring Grove, Pa., is the fourth commit in the Terps’ 2014...Tags: Randy Edsall, Sports, Ethics, Maryland Terrapins, Football
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New sunscreen labels designed to shed light on products
So, there you are in the sunscreen aisle, where the number of products on the shelves is approximately equal to the number of grains of sand on a beach. How to choose? Read the labels. Your decision may still not be easy, but new labeling regulations...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Sunburn, Medical Specialization, Dermatology, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
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Balto. Co. ethics panel to discuss Olszewski omissions
A Baltimore County councilman's failure to disclose his outside employment has drawn the attention of the county ethics board, whose director says she expects the issue to come up at this week's meeting. Councilman John Olszewski Sr., a Dundalk...
Tags: General Contracting, Ethics, Employment, Port of Baltimore, Crime, Law and Justice
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California Assembly OKs measure giving ethics agency more powers
The state’s ethics watchdog agency would have new powers to launch civil and administrative prosecutions against public officials for conflict-of-interest violations under a bill approved Friday by the California Assembly. Under current law, if...
Tags: Elections, Ethics, Crime, Law and Justice, Tim Donnelly, Criminals
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Bob Dole pitches the wrong path for the GOP
Who doesn't admire former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole? Wounded World War II veteran, part-time comedian (Mr. Dole once described a meeting of former presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon as "see no evil, hear no evil -- and evil"), former...Tags: New Year's Day, Philosophy, Elections, George W. Bush, Human Interest
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The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, outspoken Catholic priest, dies at 85
The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, the irrepressible Roman Catholic priest whose broad talents drove him to prominence as a sociologist, novelist, newspaper columnist and voluble church critic, has died. He was 85. The controversial cleric died in his sleep...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Corrupt Practices, Joseph Bernardin, The New York Times, Family Planning
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Review: 'The East' a complex, provocative morality tale
"The East" is a provocative industrial espionage thriller that pits counterculture revolutionaries intent on exposing corporate villainy against the undercover intelligence specialists paid exceedingly well to keep their compromised clientele clean. By...Tags: FBI, Ethics, The Company You Keep (movie), Patricia Clarkson, Entertainment
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Subject for debate: Why isn't `no slavery' in the 10 Commandments?
Change of SubjectThe question came up in the comment threads: Why wouldn't a divinely inspired text include, as part of its Top Ten principles for an ethical life, a prohibition against enslaving other human beings? It was a common practice in Biblical...... -
Editorial: Got your veto pen ready, Gov. Quinn? They're playing 'Casino Surprise!'
With state legislators flailing toward Friday's scheduled adjournment, sponsors of a bill that would more than double the number of Illinois casinos are playing their favorite game. No, not slots or video poker. They're playing an Illinois...
Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Regional Authority, Justice System, Ethics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Sergio's gaffe reminds us racism, gender inequity exists in sports
As a 5-year-old boy in 1950, I looked outside my bedroom window in Yonkers, N.Y., to see my father's image hanging from a tree with people picketing around the tree. My dad was the coach of the New York Knicks and had just signed Nat "Sweetwater"...Tags: Civil Rights, Ethics, Elections, Minority Groups, Oakland Athletics
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