Republican candidates discuss ISIS strategies
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To former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the biggest obstacle to defeating ISIS is getting “the lawyers off the backs of the war fighters.”
Search Results for civil rights
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Live coverage of the CNN Republican Debate
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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage of the Dec. 15 CNN Republican Debate.
Let the refugees in
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Hysteria over the Islamic State is now focused on the refugees seeking to escape the violence in Syria and Iraq. Predictably, the Republican-controlled House yesterday voted to increase background checks on potential refugees, a demand for omniscience that would amount to exclusion.
Governor McAuliffe announces $2.25 million in Virginia land conservation grants
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Friday 14 Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) grants totaling $2.25 million. The grants will help add 2,000 acres to Virginia’s conserved lands.
Transgender student asks appeals court to stop Virginia school’s discriminatory restroom policy
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Gavin Grimm, a transgender male student in Gloucester County, Va., today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to stop his school district from enforcing a discriminatory policy that segregates transgender students from their peers and requires them to use “alternative private” restroom facilities.
Chilean-American writer Marjorie Agosín to inaugurate Latino Heritage Month at EMU
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Eastern Mennonite University will host the Sept. 17-18 visit of Chilean-American writer Marjorie Agosín.
Tennis star James Blake police encounter highlights imbalance of power
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Retired black tennis star James Blake, on his way to the 2015 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York, had an unpleasant surprise waiting for him outside of his hotel last week.
Will Hammer: Empowering the individual
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You hear a lot of people complain about our elected officials, career politicians, the other party, their own party, government bureaucracy, our dwindling rights, and so on.
Bob Goodlatte: Colleges, universities should protect free speech
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The First Amendment prohibits the government, including public colleges and universities, from infringing on free speech and the free exercise of religion. The Founders of our country clearly understood this to be one of our fundamental freedoms as Americans.
Ken Plum: Both sides of the wall between church and state
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Recently a place of worship in the community asked me to be a speaker in their summer worship series. After getting past the frightening idea that I was to preach a sermon, I started to focus on the fact that I live my life on both sides of the wall that separates church and state.
