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Election day: A long, expensive race to lead L.A. draws to an end
After years of campaigning, and months of debating and handshaking by the candidates, the time is finally upon Los Angeles voters to choose their next mayor. Polls are set to open at 7 a.m. for an election that that has drawn record spending and will...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Voting, Elections, Politics, Eric Garcetti
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Hate doled out 140 characters at a time
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Is the Jacksonville area a hot spot for hate talk? A project by Humboldt State University says it is in some cases, at least among those who use the Twitter social network. Humboldt students mapped tweets -- 140-character online messages -- that...Tags: Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. elections may be decided by older, white voters, poll shows
Tuesday's elections will sweep in new leadership for Los Angeles' 3.8 million residents, but the races are likely to be decided by an older, whiter and more educated fraction of the city's population. Latinos, the city's dominant ethnic group and a...
Tags: Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel, Linthicum, Voting, Elections
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New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - New York City is seeing a spike in anti-gay attacks, with two assaults coming within days of the fatal shooting of a gay man over the weekend, the city's police commissioner said on Tuesday. Two men in...Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Criminals, Manhattan (New York City), Greenwich Village, Murder
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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: Clubs and Associations, Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Orrin Hatch, Elections, Employees, Justice and Rights
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Suzan Johnson Cook, Thein Sein, Government, Steve Holland, Freedom of Religion
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Hispanic college numbers increase
Staff Writer, Copy EditorCollege enrollment for the nation’s Hispanics jumped dramatically in the last 12 years and has surpassed that of their white counterparts, according to a recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center. The percentage of Hispanic students enrolling at...Tags: Social Issues, Graduation, Colleges and Universities, Students, United States Census Bureau
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Maryland Public Schools seeks to diversify teaching corps
Capital News ServiceMike Williams recalls having only one black, male teacher during his K-12 education in Montgomery County, Md. “I felt a bit isolated. That’s coming from me, and I was fairly popular. I was an athlete,” said Williams, 43, now a social...Tags: Teachers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Elections, Students
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Push for gender-neutral language continues
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)Gender-neutral language proves to be an ongoing mandate. Washington state's Legislature recently decreed that all statutes be rewritten to incorporate gender-neutral language. "Freshman" became "first-year student," and "penmanship" (note the middle...Tags: Bob Lessard
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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: Clubs and Associations, Voting, Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Discrimination
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READER SUBMITTED: Windsor, East Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Enfield Students Take Home National History Day Awards
WindsorStudents from the CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies in Bloomfield had an impressive showing last month at this year's National History Day in Connecticut, taking home two third place prizes and two special awards for...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), History (tv network), Social Issues, East Windsor, Slavery
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