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What's next in the fight over same-sex marriage?
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Momentum in the states to allow gay marriage may be about to stall. Recent victories have given same-sex marriage advocates hope that the tide has turned in their long-running fight for marriage equality, given the number of states approving...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Government
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Notebook: Sometimes Indian Child Welfare Act works; sometimes it doesn't
The decisions of the South Dakota Supreme Court contain many cases involving the federal law known as the Indian Child Welfare Act. They are always a sad story. One purpose of ICWA is to give tribal courts jurisdiction over parental rights of Indian...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Shirley MacLaine's Daughter Sachi Parker Has Her Say
The Hartford CourantPeople would often come up to Sachi Parker to say she must be so lucky to have such a wonderful mother, Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine. But they only know a part of the story. Like her outspoken movie star-author-activist mother famous for her...Tags: The Apartment (movie), Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Theater, People (magazine)
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Sisters grow agricultural roots at family's alfalfa farm
The Fresno BeeFRESNO, Calif. Sisters Hannah and Holly Johnson didn't plan on being farmers, at least not now. More than a year ago, Hannah was consumed with her marketing career and Holly was fulfilling some wanderlust, traveling across the country in her Chevy truck....Tags: Ronald McDonald House Charities, New Products, Google Inc., Farms, Dwayne Johnson
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Mayor wrong to marry gay couples
It was extremely disappointing to read in The Sun that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is planning to preside over same-sex marriages on June 16 here in Baltimore ("Mayor will preside over mass wedding of gay couples," May 20). I, and many others,...
Tags: Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Martin O'Malley
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Community notes Friday, May 24, 2013
Religion briefs Alanson Church of the Nazarene’s “What’s Up” Sizzlin’ Summer Kickoff cookout is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the church. Bring your own meat to grill, and a dish to pass. There will be pony rides and a...Tags: Diabetes, Dentistry and Dental Health, Planned Parenthood, Hospitals and Clinics, Scrabble (game)
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Gregory Clay: The Sheryl Sandberg effect � Lean In or Lean Out
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceSheryl Sandberg created a national firestorm earlier this year when she said women should "Lean In" aggressively to maximize their careers. The $64,000 question, though, is how realistic is that for most women? Not every woman is like Sandberg, who is...Tags: Think Tanks, The Washington Post, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, Cultural Development
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Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for auction
ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The wedding dress worn by film star Elizabeth Taylor for her first marriage to hotel heir Conrad Hilton in 1950 will go up for sale next month, auction house Christie's said on Friday. The simple, but elegant garment created by...Tags: Entertainment Events, Michael Jackson, MGM Inc., Van Johnson, Richard Burton
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Unique venues offer memorable wedding experience
Brides- and grooms-to-be will find all they need for a unique destination-style wedding in the Lake Geneva area. The area was named by The Knot as one of the Top 10 close-to-home romantic getaways in the U.S and was also honored as one of a Dozen...Tags: Marriage, Weddings, Personal Service, Human Interest
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'The Sad Passions' paints haunting tale of loss and art
Spectral girls and shadow fathers haunt the center and fringes of Veronica Gonzalez Peña's second novel, "The Sad Passions," but this isn't magical realism. These aren't spirits who visit in the middle of the night. These phantom girls and men are living,...Tags: Depression, Authors, Long Island, Book
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Most local homeless have ties to Costa Mesa
Challenging perceptions that the homeless mostly come to Costa Mesa from other communities, new data show a solid majority of the city's homeless population have ties of some kind to the city. At least 65% of the 182 homeless interviewed last year lived...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Sociology, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics
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8-month-old named Harford's Most Beautiful Baby
Eight-month-old Brooklyn Metzbower from Abingdon was named 2013 Harford's Most Beautiful Baby as part of the fourth annual "Celebree Presents Harford's Most Beautiful Baby" contest, hosted by Harford Family House and SARC. As the winner of the contest,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Personal Service
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