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State's sex-ed debate reignited

newsobserver.com     04-Sep-2008          

State's sex-ed debate reignited Thomas Goldsmith, Staff Writer Comment on this story North Carolina's debate over abstinence-based sex education in public schools smolders on like an underground fire -- ready to flame...                    

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English-only vote may be illegal, Metro attorneys say

tennessean.com     26-Aug-2008   3 related          

Semantics could decide whether measure will be on Nov. 4 ballot By JANELL ROSS and JENNIFER BROOKS • Staff Writers • August 26, 2008 A vote on a measure to make English Nashville's official language was placed in jeopardy...                    

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Voters to decide on Nashville foreign language ban

ibtimes.com     23-Aug-2008          

Next Politics & Policy Article NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A petition drive to ban the use of foreign languages in Nashville's official communications and publications has gathered enough signatures to be placed on the November...                    

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nashvillescene.com: All Smiles Glenn Yaeger says the Sounds are safe at home. nashvillescene.com

UnSound Foundation

nashvillescene.com     21-Aug-2008          

Maybe Glenn Yaeger shouldn't be smiling. On an unseasonably cool night in August, the boyish, bespectacled father of two leans against a beam behind home plate in Greer Stadium, lips stretched from ear-to-ear. On the field are...                    

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Avid birders flock to New York's Seaway Trail

app.com     20-Jul-2008          

That made my day. The wayward warbler is just one of myriad species of songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl found along the shores of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Lake Erie, a region known as the Seaway...                    

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NC Senate approves truck bed bill by 1 vote

charlotte.com     17-Jul-2008   3 related          

Legislation raising the minimum age for a child to ride in a pickup truck bed in North Carolina is still standing.The Senate voted 22-21 on Wednesday in favor of raising the age from 12 to 16 and removing an exemption for...                    

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City Paper Continues to Conveniently Leave Karl Dean Out of the Rehab Zoning Flap

enclave-nashville.blogspot.com     16-Jul-2008          

CP reporter Nate Rau constructs the same partial time-line on the Metro Council's rejection of rehabilitation services in agricultural districts that he has incessantly in the past without reference to the seeming failures Karl...                    

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Waiting lists, transportation issues keep some from learning English

tennessean.com     15-Jul-2008   2 related          

"High heels." Efforts to teach immigrants the language are taking on a sense of urgency as backers of an English-only initiative for Nashville say they are nearing the number of signatures needed to get their issue on the Nov....                    

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Birders flock to Seaway Trail

azstarnet.com     07-Jul-2008   3 related          

That made my day. The wayward warbler is just one of myriad species of songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl found along the shores of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Lake Erie, a region known as the Seaway...                    

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30 former queens turn up for one of longest parades, golden event

thesnaponline.com     07-Jul-2008   2 related          

By Tiffany Thompson, Staff Writer Sunday, July 6, 2008 — The annual Oakboro Fourth of July parade on Friday was said to be the longest in recent years. It was part of the 50th anniversary of the Oakboro Fourth of July...                    

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