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CTU files lawsuits to stop school closings
The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...
Tags: Students, Lawyers, University of Chicago, Teaching and Learning, Judges
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fatigue, Genetic Engineering, Elena Kagan
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Remembering the blessings of our ancestors
The younger generation's eyeballs roll when I get up at weddings, bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs to offer a toast to a great-grandmother even the oldest guests never met, but who enabled us to be together. Yet I'd bet that my children and grandchildren...
Tags: Judaism, Human Interest, Nazi Party, Religion and Belief
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Pioneer rabbi to retire
Rabbi Sheldon J. Harr, who with a handful of families founded Temple Kol Ami in Plantation 37 years ago, is retiring. A relaxed Harr celebrated with members of the Reform synagogue at a Friday night service attended by his former assistant rabbis, who...Tags: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Judaism, Fort Lauderdale, Religion and Belief, Long Island
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Persecution of Baha'is continues in Iran
It is early dawn and no one in the household is awake. There is a loud pounding on the door and voices demand to be let in. The father goes to the door and government officials storm in and begin rummaging through the family's belongings, searching...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Civil Rights, Politics, Prisons
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State names 4-Star schools
The Indiana Department of Education released a list of schools receiving the 4-Star designation for 2013, including many local ones. To receive the designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in ISTEP testing results, according to...Tags: High Schools, Middle Schools, Schools
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Violence in the name of religion
Regarding the April 29 column by Ghazala Salam about religion and violence, and the criticism that the Muslim community has been silent about said violence: It is not the non-Muslim community that uses religion to justify terror and violence, but the...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Islam, Lake Worth, Religion and Belief
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Voice of the People, May. 09
Collins' coverage The May 1 editorial cartoon by Scott Stantis clearly distorted reality. The cartoon, showing the media telling Tim Tebow to keep his Christian beliefs to himself while encouraging Jason Collins to talk more about his being gay, is...Tags: Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, National Football League, Denver Broncos, Discrimination
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Introducing ADL's new face
daschwartz@tribune.comNew Anti-Defamation League Florida region director Hava Leipzig Holzhauer sat down with the Jewish Journal last week for her first interview since she started the job almost three weeks ago. Holzhauer, 40 and a Boca Raton resident, is an attorney...Tags: Judaism, Juvenile Delinquency, Lawyers, Justice System, Palm Beach County
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Media fuss over athlete's sexuality embarrassing
I am fairly indifferent to other people's business when it comes to personal things, leaving well enough alone and all, until others try to push their personal business in my face. Then it bothers me and I'm sure a number of Tribune readers as well!...Tags: Executive Branch, IBM, Abusive Behavior, Politics, Justice System
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In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?
It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...Tags: Jesus Christ, Culture, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Philosophy
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Texas court backs cheerleaders' display of religious banners
Cheerleaders in a small Texas town can continue to display their Bible verse banners at football games, after a district judge ruled Wednesday that their actions did not violate the Constitution. The cheerleaders in the football-dominated town of...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Judges
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