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Should the Boy Scouts accept gays?
The Boy Scouts of America might actually join the 21st century this week. It’s about time, don’t you think? Scout honchos will be voting later this week on whether openly gay boys can participate. Of course, they still won’t vote...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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Scouts and equality
One of the first things that an incoming Boy Scout must learn is the Scout Law. It's become so famous that many people outside the organization likely recognize it. "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,...
Tags: Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Military, Boy Scouts of America, Bill Gates
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Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts
A two-day meeting of leaders of the Boy Scouts of America will be closely watched as the organization considers a change to its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to be members. Officials are scheduled to open the first of the ballots today....
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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BFF program for all 5th grade girls
On Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m., Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will present a special program, BFF, for ALL girls in Grade 5 -- non-Girl Scouts included -- at Warwick High School in Newport News. Guest speaker is Ariane Aramburo, host of the...
Tags: Girl Scouts of the USA, Bon Secours, Hampton Roads, Youth Organizations, Health and Safety at School
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Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly ... and exclusionary?
There's a question that needs to be asked about a Boy Scouts of America vote scheduled for later this week. We'll get to that, but first try to grasp a little of what Scouting involves. A personal recollection of Boy Scouts was summers at D--(Bar)--A...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts set to vote Thursday on gay members
Leaders of Boy Scout organizations from across the United States will vote Thursday in Dallas on whether to accept gay Scouts. Based on a majority vote by 1,400 National Council members, the decision will be announced at 6 p.m. eastern time. The vote...Tags: Intel Corp., Minority Groups, Elections, United Way , U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...Tags: Lobbying, Minority Groups, Elections, Gay Rights, Justice and Rights
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Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersDALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and opponents of the proposed change...Tags: Lobbying, Minority Groups, Elections, Gay Rights, Justice and Rights
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Scouting's misstep
At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups, Youth Organizations, Gays and Lesbians
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Girl Scout troops present handmade blankets to cancer patients
scollins@amnews.comAbout a dozen elementary school-aged Girl Scouts entered Ephraim McDowell Commonwealth Cancer Center Monday afternoon sporting shirts with “What can girls do?” slogans. Brownie troop 1127 and junior troop 1173 were loaded with 14 blue-and-...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Youth Organizations
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Time for Boy Scouts to accept gays
You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century. Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe. After months of surveys, committee recommendations and cancelled votes,...
Tags: Elections, Minority Groups, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court
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READER SUBMITTED: Marlborough Girl Scouts Attend West Point Camporee
MarlboroughMarlborough Girl Scouts of Troop 65220 recently attended the 51st Annual West Point Camporee, held at Lake Frederick in New York during the weekend of April 26 through 28. Troop 65220 sent fourteen girls between the ages of fourteen and seventeen to...Tags: Youth Organizations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, West Point, Marlborough
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