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May 1, 2012
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Springfield mother charged with harassment, accused of cyberbullying a 14-year-old on Facebook
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Springfield police say a mother threatened to kill a 14-year-old girl on Facebookusing racial slurs. Officers say the woman's son had a child with the young girl. The teenager who is referred to only by her initials in court documents told officers she...Highlights
May 1, 2012
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Springfield mother charged with harassment, accused of cyberbullying a 14-year-old on Facebook
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Springfield police say a mother threatened to kill a 14-year-old girl on Facebookusing racial slurs. Officers say the woman's son had a child with the young girl. The teenager who is referred to only by her initials in court documents told officers she...
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Human Rights Campaign, Minority Groups, Boy Scouts of America
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Mich.: Boy Scout tents don't need smoke detectors
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan agency says the Boy Scouts of America won't need to equip their two-person tents with smoke detectors. Lawmakers who got wind that the fire safety regulation would start affecting Boy Scouts tents this summer say...Tags: Youth Organizations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Boy Scouts of America
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Man sues Boy Scouts, alleges sexual abuse in Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Arizona man who alleges he was sexually abused by his Boy Scout leader on a vacation to southwest Ohio years ago has filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, accusing the organization of negligence and fraud. The...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Justice System, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Youth Organizations
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Pa. girl defends her Catholic football league play
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia doesn't need another public relations headache after years of priest-abuse and school-closure headlines, but it's got one in the form of a pony-tailed 11-year-old athlete. Sixth-...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Lobbying, Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: New Products, East Harlem, Religion and Belief, Reformed, Minority Groups
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Police: Girl Scouts robbed of $20 at Pa. market
BERWYN, Pa. (AP) — Police are investigating the strong-arm robbery of Girl Scouts who were selling cookies at a Pennsylvania supermarket. The theft happened at a Pathmark store in Tredyffrin (TRUH'-dif-ren) Township, outside Philadelphia, around 5...Tags: Youth Organizations, Girl Scout Cookies, Theft, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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"Perversion files" show Boy Scout locals helped cover up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children,...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Prisons, Judges, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists
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Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the organization's so-called perversion files to the attention of police departments...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Boy Scouts of America, Laws
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Judge: Suit vs. Boy Scouts in sex case may proceed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America over sexual molestation claims may move forward. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/NT0bcz ) Ingham County Circuit Judge Joyce...
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Boy Scouts adult leader found dead at Ohio camp
PIONEER, Ohio (AP) — A man serving as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America at a children's summer camp in northwest Ohio has been found dead in his tent. The Erie Shores Council of the Boy Scouts organization says the man was found at his...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations
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White House: Obama opposes Boy Scouts' ban on gays
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, opposes the youth organization's policy of excluding gays as members and adult leaders. The Boy Scouts say they respect Obama's...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Boy Scouts of America
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Jennifer Tyrrell (L), who was removed from her position...
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The Boy Scouts of America has proposed allowing gay boy...
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Crab Orchard Fire Chief Larry Owsley shows girl scouts...
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