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Former Lake Zurich worker files sex harassment suit
A woman who said she worked for Lake Zurich for 14 years as a parks and recreation employee is suing the village for more than $450,000 in relation to "multiple forms of harassment and discrimination," including sexual harassment, according to the...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Lake Zurich, Sex Crimes, Lawyers
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Eagle Scout's Letter
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column Saturday will focus on a letter that an area Eagle Scout wrote to the Boy Scouts of America, protesting its anti-gay policies and accompanied by the return of his Eagle Scout medal. Unfortunately, space didn't permit the use...... -
Gender equality takes step in combat
Recently, the secretary of defense announced that the long-standing ban on women in combat is to be overturned. A story on Aberdeen News.com reported, “hundreds of thousands of military jobs previously closed to female service members” will...Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Military, Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq, Injuries and Wounds
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Commission investigating Conemaugh Township harassment claim
Staff WriterThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating a sexual discrimination claim filed by a former office manager at the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority. Shelli Lysic, who began working for the authority in December 2010, claims...Tags: Employment, Parties and Movements, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Pride and Prejudice' still relevant 200 years later
Daily American Staff Writer"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This is the opening sentence of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," one of the most famous opening lines of any novel written. "Pride...Tags: Arts and Culture, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Jane Austen
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Eagle Scout returned his medal over gay policy
You probably won't be surprised to learn that some readers disagreed with my recent column about the Boy Scouts of America. I suggested that the Scouts are on the wrong side of history as they cling to their traditional position that gay people aren't...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations, Paraguay, Macungie, Boy Scouts of America
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No more 'homophobia'? AP raises the question
The recent run of states approving same-sex marriage might prompt a journalist to declare the retreat of homophobia. But that description probably wouldn’t pass muster with the many editors who use the Associated Press Style Book as the Bible of...
Tags: Journalism, POLITICO LLC, Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Students learn about Martin Luther King Jr.
Angel Vermillion likes to ask students at Aberdeen Roncalli Junior/Senior High School about why they have the day off today. Each year, around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Vermillion, a counselor, likes to teach a lesson on prejudice and...
Tags: Entertainment, Education, Movies, Elementary Schools, High Schools
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Board members face fallout after vote on LGBT rights
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelTwo Orange County School Board members who voted to extend nondiscrimination protections to gay, lesbian and transgender students and staff have been facing criticism from an unexpected quarter — LGBT advocates and supporters. Although two board... -
Can Association Prohibit Section 8 Tenants?
Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. Associations with proper tenant approval authority at times are presented with a prospective tenant that is utilizing the federal government’s Housing Choice Vouchers Program, otherwise known as “...Tags: Interior Policy, Public Housing, Orlando, Rentals, Social Issues
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Local woman finds end to ongoing lawsuit; Dillard's to pay $2 million to settle class action disability discrimination lawsuit
LOS ANGELES —Dillard’s Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Employment, Laws, Justice System
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Pennsylvania would not let Oliver Wendell Holmes be a judge
As horrifying as the thought of another 10-year term for Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ron Castille might be, there is merit in a new lawsuit by six judges hoping to change the state's requirement for them to retire after they hit the ripe old age of 70....Tags: Political Corruption, Justice System, Alzheimer's Disease, Judges, Career and Workplace
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Jan 25, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 28, 2012
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Jan 20, 2013
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Dec 19, 2012
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Jan 10, 2013
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Dec 29, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Nov 28, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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