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Lincoln County High School grapples with prayer at graduation
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — A dust-up over prayer at Lincoln County High School's upcoming graduation ceremony has ruffled feathers and garnered national headlines, but some involved say the real issues at hand seem to be getting lost in a sea of misinformation....Tags: Students, Belief and Faith, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief
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John David Dyche: Why is Hillary so popular?
Contributing ColumnistA recent Gallup survey shows Hillary Clinton with a 64% favorability rating. She is the clear favorite for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But why is Hillary so popular? She came on the national scene in 1992 as presidential...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, Government, Iraq War (2003-2011), Elections
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Local representatives size up legislative losers
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Some local lawmakers are relieved that a proposal to draw new boundary lines around House districts was among a litany of high-profile bills that didn’t survive the legislative session that ended Tuesday night, but legislators warn...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicaid, Firearms, Interior Policy, Steve Beshear
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Wilderness Trace Community Foundation names officers
Officers have been named for Wilderness Trace Community Foundation. Stephen A. Dexter will serve as chairman. He is an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Sheehan, Barnett, Dean, Pennington, Little and Dexter P.S.C. He is a Danville native and...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Colleges and Universities, Justice System, University of Louisville
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In Texas schools, failing grade for Bible courses
Guest ColumnistFifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the devotional use of the Bible by public schools, in its ruling on Abington Township v. Schempp. But many school districts in the Lone Star State still haven’t gotten the...Tags: Education, Bible, Schools, Religious Texts, Religion and Belief
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In 2013, escalating battles over claims of conscience
Let’s start the New Year with a conundrum as old as the Republic: When religious convictions clash with secular laws, how far should government go to accommodate religious claims of conscience? From Colonial conflicts over the refusal of Quakers...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Belief and Faith, Politics, Business, Church and State Relations
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Danville stands by opening prayer
smojica@amnews.comThe tradition of beginning Danville City Commission meetings with a prayer will continue, though Boyle County Fiscal Court decided last week to remove prayer from its meetings and instead have a “moment of silence.” The manner in which city...Tags: Public Officials, Christianity, Elections, Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition
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Centre calculated media value of the Vice Presidential Debate
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from Centre College. On Oct. 5, 2000, Centre College in Danville — population 16,000 — became the smallest campus in the smallest community ever to host a general election debate, an...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Students, Education, The New York Times, Abraham Lincoln
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Moores honored for leadership qualities
news@jessaminejournal.comJessamine County resident, Barbara Jane “Janey” Moores, founder, president and CEO of BJM and Associates, Inc., was the recipient of the fifth annual Central Kentucky Athena Leadership Award presented by Distinguished Young Women of Kentucky...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Debate protester plans return visit to Danville
smojica@amnews.comThe man arrested for refusing to come down from a tree during last week’s vice-presidential debate at Centre College has had the criminal charges against him dropped and plans to hold a pro-life rally Saturday in Danville. Rives Grogan, 47, said...Tags: Mitt Romney, Police Arrests, U.S. Senate, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama
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We must correct our path now!
A recent letter in The Advocate-Messenger by Mr. Gil Russell titled “Be careful who you vote for” hits the nail on the head as an old saying goes! He is absolutely correct — it is like another saying — be careful what you ask for,...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Distinguished Centre alum to watch over vice-presidential debate in Danville
dbrock@amnews.comOne of Centre College’s most prestigious — and long deceased — alumni was paraded through campus Tuesday all the way to a prime spot at the Norton Center for the Arts, the site for Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. “The...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joe Biden, Justice System, Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945)
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