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Gay-rights wedge issue fading away?
The Swampby Johanna Neuman For more than four years, the Bush White House has run against any changes in the law that would allow gay Americans -- even his vice president's daughter -- to marry. Under the guidance of political maestro......Tags: Laws, National Government, Gays and Lesbians, Christianity, Heads of State
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'Project Runway': I do's and don'ts
Reality CheckLast night's Project Runway was the first of a two-part season finale, and this episode focused on the collections the designers had made during their month at home, as well as the continuing drama over Kenley's attitude. The show backtracks......Tags: Marriage, Judges, Michael Kors, Project Runway
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Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education
The boys in the seventh-grade classroom wave their hands wildly and squirm in their seats, unable to contain their joy in a competition involving singular and plural nouns. Their teacher seems undaunted by the outbursts of cheering. These are boys, after...Tags: Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Teaching and Learning, Frederick County (Maryland), American Civil Liberties Union, Sex
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Parenting workshop teaches how to promote self-reliance in teens
Last year, bad weather scuttled the chance for parents to learn how to avoid overstepping boundaries, which can impede their child's academic self reliance. On Thursday, parents will have the opportunity to hear Brad Sachs, a Columbia-based...Tags: People, Teen-agers
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A pioneer in teaching Russian to high schoolers
Earlier this week, I wrote about the death of Joseph Glus, 84, a longtime Charles Village resident who was hired as the first Russian-language teacher by Baltimore County's public schools in 1959. Mr. Glus, who was the son of immigrant parents from the...Tags: History, Oakland (Alameda, California), University of Minnesota, Charles Village, Awards and Prizes
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Visitation-rights ruling breaks new ground for gay couples
In all but one way, the visitation-rights case that was decided in Baltimore County Circuit Court last week was typical of the legal wrangling that follows many a divorce - a couple splits up, the custodial parent doesn't want the ex to see the kid....Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers
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State may agree to relocate parole office site
Local officials don't want a Department of Corrections parole office to relocate next to a child care center. Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan says the agency wants to move the office in Washtenaw County's Pittsfield Township to a new location in...Tags: Sexual Assault, Sex
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Gay adoption not wrong
Responding to the letter on Tuesday, Oct. 7, "Gay adoption ban a moral must," it's difficult to know where to begin. There are undesirables in every group of people, and to think that every loving, committed, gay person falls into that category is...Tags: Adoption, Minority Groups, Wilton Manors, Gays and Lesbians
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Tribunal misgivings drive Gitmo prosecutor to quit
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — Darrel Vandeveld was in despair. The hard-nosed lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve had lost faith in the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals in which he was one of the prosecutors. His work was top secret, making it impossible to...Tags: Armed Forces, Lawyers, Defense, Prosecution, War Crimes
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Pigeon breeders now face fewer challenges in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNothing is too good for Thair abu Yousif's loved ones. He buys ice each day to cool their water. He has built a special house for them, with a guard outside. Some nights he lies awake, wondering how to find them perfect mates. That the objects of his...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Health Treatments, Diet, Armed Forces, Defense
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Connecticut Week In Review: Stocks Drop, Gay Rights Rise
Wall Street was the infernal engine that drove the news in Connecticut last week. At a stultifying debate in Nashville, the presidential candidates blamed one another for failing to recognize warning signs of the greed that has crippled credit markets...Tags: Small Businesses, Gays and Lesbians, Management Change, Richard Blumenthal, West Hartford
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Gay Marriage Ruling Ended Long Journey Of Soul
The Hartford CourantFor years, Beth Kerrigan tried to talk herself out of being gay. The daughter of devout Irish Catholics, Kerrigan kept her sexuality a secret from her family. She pretended the boys she windsurfed, skied and biked with were boyfriends. If female...Tags: Melissa Etheridge, Trials, Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination, Prosecution
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