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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...Tags: Prisons, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Tea Party Movement, Saudi Arabia, Politics
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Ben Jealous: Black farm ownership overcoming decades of discrimination
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership. But we can do our best to move forward. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit Pigford v...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Social Issues, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Fluoride, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diabetes, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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May/June Theater, Shows and Concerts
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EXCELLENT CONQUEST
Through May 25. This modern rock musical adventure features an original script by Earl Maulding and follows a group of classmates on a quest to find a positive way to leave their mark on the world. Part of the 17th Annual National...Tags: Shaggy, Boca Raton, The Sound of Music (movie), Gymnastics Clubs, National Geographic Channel (tv network)
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Zero-tolerance policies are needlessly criminalizing kids
When Kiera Wilmot curiously mixed toilet-bowl cleaner with aluminum foil near her school gazebo last month, she did not imagine the experiment would end in adult felony charges. The 16-year old Polk County girl was a good student with an exemplary...Tags: Prosecution, Science and Technology, Benedict College, Florida State University, Police Arrests
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Savage/North Laurel
Flea market The Howard County NAACP Youth Council sponsors a spring flea market and yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Ridgely's Run Community Center, 8400 Mission Road in Jessup. Antiques, jewelry, toys, clothing, household items, sports...Tags: Music, Yoga, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Music Theater, Entertainment
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City to give $100K to family of man killed by police
Baltimore officials plan to give $100,000 to the family of man shot and killed by police in a North Baltimore alley four years ago. The city spending panel, the Board of Estimates, is expected on Wednesday to approve the payment to settle a multimillion-...
Tags: Shootings, Public Officials, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area
LEHIGH COUNTY ALLENTOWN SALVATION ARMY will accept applications for their six-day overnight camp for ages 7-12 to be held June 26-July 1 at Camp Ladore in the Poconos. The camp will feature swimming, boating, fishing, crafts, camping, nature, hiking...Tags: Fogelsville, Schoenersville, Lifestyle and Leisure, Barnesville, YMCA
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Wh'Y' Not Toastmasters meets fourth Saturday
These groups meet regularly. The Bet Aviv Camera Club — Fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Learn about the many facets of photography. Meetings appeal to photographers of all skill and experience levels. Oakland Mills Meeting House, in Columbia. 410-992-...Tags: Photography, Howard County, Ellicott City, Fort Meade (military base), Libertarian Party
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: Ford Motor Co., University of California, Los Angeles, Advertising, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment
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The Big Uneasy
The lavish Carnival banquets already are under way at Antoine's Restaurant, the parading clubs are finalizing their ornate processions and the reviewing stands are in place along St. Charles Avenue. Everything, in other words, looks to be ready for the...Tags: Racism, Ceremonies, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Mardi Gras, Restaurants
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'Duck Dynasty' day gets school district in hot water with NAACP
Pop2itA school district in Arizona is being forced to apologize after a "Duck Dynasty"-themed spirit day during prom week turned ugly....
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