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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation’s leading youth organization. Gay adults will remain...
Tags: Voting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Christianity, Jesus Christ
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Hagerstown fire, police employee retirement plans might become available to same-sex couples
The Hagerstown City Council has given preliminary approval to amending the city’s police and fire employees’ retirement plan to make it available to same-sex couples connected to the two departments. City staff formulated the amendment to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Marriage, Maryland General Assembly, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice
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Philadelphia abortion doctor gets third life sentence
Associated PressA Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could “walk to the bus.” Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the deaths of three...Tags: Criminal Laws, Crimes, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Key facts in Gosnell murder case
A look at key facts in the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, charged with murder in the deaths of a female patient and four babies prosecutors say were born alive at the abortion clinic he ran: ___ THE INVESTIGATION In 2010, federal agents who were raiding...Tags: Murder, Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Jay Carney
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Hagerstown Hopes event Saturday, May 18
Hagerstown Hopes will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the area around the Arts Pavilion at Doub’s Wood Park, off Maryland Avenue. The theme of the 2013 festival is discrimination of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, &...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Gays and Lesbians
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New executive director of Washington Co. Humane Society streamlines adoption process and more
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comReducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County....Tags: Finance, Pets, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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Abortion debate flares up in Pa. Senate committee
The latest stop for a Republican-penned bill to limit insurance coverage of abortions sparked an angry debate Tuesday among senators, reviving arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care law and the case of a Philadelphia abortion doctor...Tags: Health Insurance, Republican Party, Politics, Lisa M Boscola, Tom Corbett
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Defense of Marriage Act
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Jury in abortion clinic doctor's murder trial rehears instructions
Associated PressA Philadelphia jury weighing charges against a Philadelphia abortion provider in the deaths of four babies allegedly born alive and a patient listened again Monday to the legal distinctions between first- and third-degree murder, manslaughter and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Woodbridge, Prosecution, Abortion, Murder
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Letters to the Editor - May 5
We should never disagree with the word of God To the editor: Yes, I love gays and lesbians. God loves them, too. But I do not believe they have the right to marriage, be it civil or otherwise. Nor do I believe they have the right to the same benefits as...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse
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Humane Society to hold adoption event at PetSmart
The Humane Society of Washington County is partnering with PetSmart Charities to participate in its National Adoption Weekend Friday through Sunday. “We are thrilled to participate in this important adoption event and are thankful to have such... -
RI on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
Rhode Island senators put their state on the path Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry, passing legislation by a comfortable 26-12 margin after nearly two decades of attempts to legalize gay marriage. The bill passed...
Tags: Minority Groups, Marriage, Politics, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice
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