Fla. district rethinks, retracts Bible ban
A controversy concerning a Bible ban began when fifth-grader Giovanni
Rubeo was told Bible reading wasn't permitted during "free reading
time." The teacher who instructed Giovanni to "put [the Bible] on my
desk" also left a phone message for the student's father, telling him
"those books" – meaning religious books – weren't allowed in "my
classroom." |
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The Labor Union that Runs the Media
One of the major speakers at last week’s “New Populism” conference was
Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), a
labor union which represents on-line writers, reporters, editorial
assistants, editorial artists and correspondents at major news
organizations. |
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Minimum wage, maximum damage
Do you like self-service kiosks? Enjoy speaking to automated voice
systems? Rather interact with a touchscreen instead of a friendly face?
If so, call your elected representatives today and urge them to increase
the nation's minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. |
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Democrats fearful of embracing Obamacare
Democratic candidates are trying to figure out whether to embrace or
avoid President Barack Obama's health care overhaul - or land somewhere
in between. |
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Supreme Court rules for low IQ death row inmates
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday
that states must look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline
cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is
eligible to be executed. |
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Outrageous Conference Focuses on White Privilege
What would you think if your 8-year-old came home and told you that
"white privilege is something that white people have, meaning they have
an advantage in a lot of things and they can get a job more easily"? You
would have heard that at the recent 15th annual White Privilege
Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, attended by 2,500 public-school
teachers, administrators and students from across the nation. |
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