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  • June 2008

    • Even As Neb. Honors Fallen Scouts, Floods Pound Iowa

      Texas Civil Rights Project  |  Jun 13, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Even As Neb. Honors Fallen Scouts, Floods Pound Iowa

      (Newser) - “We have to make sure people remember," said a 13-year-old who pulled a dead fellow Boy Scout out of the rubble left by Wednesday's fatal tornado. Last night's vigil in Omaha, Neb., was among several for the four teens killed in the Iowa maelstrom; “This is probably the worst day of my life,” the leader of the group’s Mid-America Council told the World-Herald . More »

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      Iowa  • disaster  • flooding  • Missouri  • Mississippi River  • Nebraska  • Boy Scouts of America

    • Iowa Tornado Kills 4 at Boy Scout Camp

      Des Moines Register  |  Jun 11, 08 9:09 PM CDT

      Iowa Tornado Kills 4 at Boy Scout Camp

      (Newser) - Four people were killed and at least 40 others were injured when a tornado struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports. A Scout spokesman said about 100 youths ages 14 to 18 were at the camp along with adult supervisors, but it wasn't immediately clear if those killed were teens. The tornado struck as Iowa was struggling with severe floods elsewhere in the state. More »

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      Iowa  • storm  • tornado  • Boy Scouts of America

  • May 2008

    • Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  May 28, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      (Newser) - The Philadelphia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America is locked in a legal battle with the city over the group's refusal to enroll gays. Philadelphia gave the Scouts an ultimatum to quit their historic city-owned headquarters—or pay a new fair-market annual rent of $200,000. The Scouts have responded with a federal civil rights lawsuit and are digging in for a long battle, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • civil rights  • Philadelphia  • gays  • Boy Scouts of America  • United Way

  • December 2007

    • Philly Boots Scouts Over Gays

      New York Times  |  Dec 6, 07 2:25 PM CST

      Philly Boots Scouts Over Gays

      (Newser) - Philadelphia will evict the Boy Scouts from a municipal building known as the group’s birthplace, citing its exclusion of gay members, the New York Times reports. The city requires renters to put nondiscriminatory language into leases; the BSA has fought the stipulation at the building where it's held the $1-a-year lease since 1928. A deadline passed this week; eviction is set for June 1. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gay rights  • Philadelphia  • eviction  • Boy Scouts of America

  • August 2007

    • Boy Scouts Reach Out to Latinos

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 13, 07 12:03 PM CDT

      Boy Scouts Reach Out to Latinos

      (Newser) - With enrollment down almost 10% in the last 10 years, the Boy Scouts are reaching out to Latinos to fill their ranks. Handbooks, advertisements and bumper stickers are now available in Spanish, and the “be prepared” group has even had permission from ministers to recruit in Hispanic churches, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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      soccer  • Hispanic  • Americans  • Latinos  • Boy Scouts of America  • diversity

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