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Three freshmen at Central attain Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts
Eagle Court of Honor • Time: 2 p.m. • Date: June 1 • Place: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Shane Stevens of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Flags flown over...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Memorial Day, Travel, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest
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The Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council declines to comment on decision to allow gay participants
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Boy Scout's decision to allow gay members continues to create a lot of discussion within and outside of scouting. The organization has always been solidly aligned with mainstream churches and religious groups. It remains to be seen if Thursday's...Tags: Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief
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Talk back: What's your take on Boy Scouts lifting ban on gay youth?
The Boy Scouts of America lifted a ban on openly gay youth Thursday, a change that will begin January of next year. A ban on gay Scout leaders remains in place. More than 61% of the Boy Scouts national council approved a resolution overturning the...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Memorial Day, Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief
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Ex-Scout James Dale: Boy Scouts should accept gay leaders
NEW YORK -- A former Boy Scout whose decision to fight his ouster from the organization for being gay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court says the group's vote to permit gay youth but not gay Scout leaders is a "bit of a step backward." James...Tags: New York City, Boy Scouts of America, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Youth Organizations
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Shame on Boy Scouts for half-baked decision on gay members, leaders
Whether you believe in gay rights or not, you should yank your children from the Boy Scouts of America. And if you’ve been on the fence about it, skip it. This week’s vote and decision by the Boy Scouts of America’s National...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Issues, Youth Organizations, Minority Groups
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Mayo: Boy Scouts gay decision angers all sides
Sun Sentinel ColumnistThe Boy Scouts of America tried to lurch forward into the 21st century with its decision on Thursday allowing gay scouts, but it also managed to anger both sides of the contentious debate with its half-hearted half-step. That's because its ban on gays...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Memorial Day, Minority Groups, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...
Tags: Protestant Convention, Lobbying, Lifestyle and Leisure, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief
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10 Things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GO DOWN WITH THE I-5 BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE All Dan Sligh saw was a "big puff of dust" and then the water as a section...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, National Hurricane Center, Healthcare Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Youth Organizations
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gay Rights, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians
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Memorial Day programs planned in area towns
Area communities will have Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Aberdeen There will be an 8 a.m. service at Riverside Memorial (by GAR statue), 8:45 a.m. service at St. Mary's Cemetery and 9:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Services include roll call of...Tags: Holidays, American Legion, Grateful Dead (music group), Dwayne Johnson, Memorial Day
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Letters: Scouting should stick to the basics
Re "Scouting's error," Opinion, May 22 It boggles the mind that the Boy Scouts of America wraps itself up in this bigoted view of homosexual leaders when in many other ways it has always been very inclusive. James Dale's piece expresses the view of...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Minority Groups, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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Memorial Day programs/closings planned in area towns
Area communities will have Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Aberdeen There will be an 8 a.m. service at Riverside Memorial (by GAR statue), 8:45 a.m. service at St. Mary’s Cemetery and 9:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Services include...
Tags: Holidays, American Legion, Grateful Dead (music group), Dwayne Johnson, Memorial Day
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