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Orland Park janitorial company settles discrimination claims
An Orland Park-based janitorial company accused of discriminating against Hispanic employees will pay a total of $360,000 in the case, according to a settlement filed in federal court. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a federal...
Tags: Judges, Sex Crimes, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sexual Misconduct, Employment Opportunities
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Voice of the People, May. 09
Collins' coverage The May 1 editorial cartoon by Scott Stantis clearly distorted reality. The cartoon, showing the media telling Tim Tebow to keep his Christian beliefs to himself while encouraging Jason Collins to talk more about his being gay, is...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow, Heroism, Gays and Lesbians
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Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?
Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, John G. Roberts, Jr., Lehigh University, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Josh Levin: Collins' declaration brings sports world into real world
When Jason Collins came out last week, a chorus of politicians, journalists and sports fans praised the NBA player for his courage and celebrated him for making history. It's been especially heartening to see that tolerance has outstripped bigotry even in...Tags: Steve Nash, U.S. Military, National Basketball Association, Fox Sports (tv network), Entertainment
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Voice of the People, May. 06
Terrorism insurance I respectfully disagree with several points in "Insuring against terror; The law is about to lapse; Congress should let it" (Editorial, April 25). The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program provides much needed economic stability and...Tags: Business, National Government, Terrorism, Social Issues, Government
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Court backs Evanston's rejection of Jewish school
Evanston officials on Monday applauded a judge's determination that they did not engage in religious discrimination when they rejected an Orthodox Jewish school's plans to move into town. The ruling means that officials with Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov...
Tags: Politics, Judges, Judaism, Public Officials, Religion and Belief
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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ seeks new life with Lily Collins
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLily Collins is about to add a new leading role to her résumé: The “Mirror Mirror” actress is in negotiations ...... -
Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Culture, Asthma, Physical Conditions
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Another look at USDA program
Discrimination in the delivery of USDA programs is a painful and complex subject. I am deeply disturbed by the misleading information published in the April 30 editorial about the USDA Farm Loan settlements and New York Times story it relied on. Both...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Landlord must uphold transgender tenant's rights
Question: I have been renting an apartment to a man named Michael, who recently asked me to start calling him Michelle because, he says, he now identifies as a woman. He has also started wearing makeup and women's clothing. Both the name change and...Tags: Rentals, Rental Service, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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NHL, players join with You Can Play to fight homophobia in hockey
Maybe it really is as simple as it sounds. That for the NHL and its players, establishing a partnership with the You Can Play project — which fights homophobia and advocates for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual athletes in...Tags: Sex Crimes, Donald Fehr, Homophobia, Baseball, National Football League
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Tinley Park in dispute over Hispanic cop's discrimination claim
The Illinois Department of Human Rights has found "substantial evidence" that the Tinley Park Police Department discriminated against a Hispanic patrol officer when it passed him over for a specialty position. In a discrimination complaint filed with...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Civil Rights, Tinley Park, Justice System
May 3, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 6, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 6, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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