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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Mayor wrong to marry gay couples
It was extremely disappointing to read in The Sun that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to preside over same-sex marriages on June 16 here in Baltimore ("Mayor will preside over mass wedding of gay couples," May 20). I, and many others,...
Tags: Family, Local Government, Social Issues, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Gays and Lesbians
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gay Rights
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Obama beats up the media; media returns favor
If President Obama was the darling of that so-called liberal media, he is certainly its biggest enemy today. Instead, he’s basically a lame duck pariah who now has the full attention of every broadcast analyst, Internet blogger and newspaper...
Tags: The Washington Post, Newspaper and Magazine, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, White House
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Hagerstown fire, police employee retirement plans might become available to same-sex couples
The Hagerstown City Council has given preliminary approval to amending the city’s police and fire employees’ retirement plan to make it available to same-sex couples connected to the two departments. City staff formulated the amendment to...
Tags: Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland General Assembly, Social Issues, Career and Workplace
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O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise
The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...Tags: Islam, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Judaism
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Today's Buzz: Allow gay Boy Scouts?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Council were scheduled to vote at 6 pm Thursday on whether to drop the organization’s 1978 ban on gay scouts. That ban was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000....Tags: Social Organizations, U.S. Supreme Court, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America
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Immigration bill a testament to compromise
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Ben Carson's remarks 'denigrated' homosexuals [Letter]
I have to disagree with Diane Brown ("Only closed minds stifle opposing viewpoints, May 16) on both her key points about Ben Carson's remarks on marriage equality and the opposition to him giving the commencement speech at Johns Hopkins University this...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Fox News Channel (tv network), Gun Control
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Mini guide to summer theater festivals in South Florida
Staff WriterMany stages go dark during the spring and summer, but others light up with theater festivals. Here are four happenings in South Florida over the next few weeks. "From the Mouths of Babes" May 25-26; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday...Tags: Arts, Coconut Grove, Arts and Culture, Delray Beach, G-Star
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Scouts and equality
One of the first things that an incoming Boy Scout must learn is the Scout Law. It's become so famous that many people outside the organization likely recognize it. "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,...Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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