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ACLU: 3 Indiana girls expelled over Facebook jokes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three eighth-graders from northwest Indiana who say they were expelled after joking on Facebook about which of their classmates they would like to kill asked a federal judge Wednesday to order the district to allow them to return...
Tags: Human Rights, Trials, Justice System, Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
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Burger King makes cage-free eggs, pork promise
In a boost to animal welfare activists looking to get livestock out of cramped cages, Burger King will be the first major U.S. fast-food chain to give all of its chickens and pigs some room to roam. On Wednesday, the world's second-biggest burger chain...
Tags: Consumers, Smithfield, Ecosystems, Ruby Tuesday Incorporated, Burger King
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Michigan emergency manager law fails to make public ballot
Associated Press ReportLANSING, Mich. (AP) — A push to ask Michigan voters to decide the fate of the state's sweeping emergency managers law failed Thursday, as an elections board split along party lines when deciding whether to put the measure on November's ballot....Tags: Collective Contract, Justice System, Voting, Lawyers, Chris Thomas
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Shift of power in Benton Harbor?
WSBT-TV ReporterBENTON HARBOR – Several groups want votes to decide whether to get rid of Michigan’s emergency financial manager law that gives those managers more authority. Since Benton Harbor Emergency Financial Manager Joseph Harris was appointed in...Tags: Justice System, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Rush!!!
First a note to those friends and acquaintances that have not already asked me what I think of Rush Limbaugh’s outrageous comments last week. Save yourself the time, because I really don’t care what he says. Limbaugh has always been a blowhard...Tags: PBS (tv network), Planned Parenthood, Republican Party, Government, Radio
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Just Plain Rude
I can’t remember the last time I missed a State of the Union address. Even if it was a President I often disagreed with on policy, I still watched. Even if I disagreed, at least I would have some idea where the President was coming from. Still I...Tags: Barack Obama, Deval Patrick, Regional Authority, Government, Jan Brewer
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Yes, He Can
Teddy, Ike and The Gipper have to be rolling in their graves. Seriously, or is it stupidly, that as I write this Donald Trump will host and moderate a Republican presidential debate. Not only is this beyond any scope of respectability, one has to wonder...Tags: Barack Obama, Television, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Donald Trump
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Hand Writing on the Wall
Like many of you I have been reading with interest the series of reports in the South Bend Tribune about alleged fraud involving signatures on petitions tied to the 2008 Indiana Primary. First let me say a tip of the journalistic hat is much deserved...Tags: Barack Obama, Voting, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Referenda
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The Big Charade
With the debt ceiling and budget talks in Washington taking center stage you would think mature adults in positions of power would do the right things. Oh, wait a minute. Doing the right thing really isn’t a priority in Washington anymore. It is all...Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Germany, Food and Drug Administration, Elections
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The New Irish Heroes
Ireland loves its heroes, even those like Michael Collins who met his end at the hands of fellow Irishmen. Collins was never more popular than he was at his funeral. The response was overwhelming, just like the response last week to the comments of...Tags: Social Issues, Sexual Assault, Government, The Pope, Rape
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Real Deal Making in Washington
There was a terrific announcement in Washington last week, one that brought people together for a worthy cause that will benefit all of us, the economy and our environment in the long run. I know what you are thinking. I am now doing stand up comedy or...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Passenger Cars, Onions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Entertainment
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Clueless in Washington
So I am watching Bill Maher’s last show of the season Friday, and he had an unusual panel: three people who never screamed at one another – two rather tepid liberals and a rather tepid Tea Party guy. I have no idea where he found all of them...Tags: Television, Bill Maher, Democratic Party, Local Government, Hillary Clinton
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