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Wednesday 28 November 2007

Archive for November, 2007

Backers battle ISU professor’s tenure denial

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 7:42 pm

Advocates for Gonzalez said in a release distributed Tuesday that they will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday in Des Moines. There, they said, they will discuss documents they contend will prove that Gonzalez “lost his job” because he supports intelligent design, not because he was deficient as a scholar. Gonzalez’s backers say an appeal to the Iowa Board of Regents and possibly a lawsuit would be the next steps.

Comments (0) | Posted in Intelligent Design, academic, bias

Karate teacher charged with felony after kicking student

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 4:41 pm

A karate instructor who teaches children in Hampton and Suffolk has been charged with felony child endangerment, after one of her students accused her of kicking him in the ribs more than 200 times, causing internal injuries, police said.

Comments (0) | Posted in child abuse

New Child Support Debit Card System Hits Glitches

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:09 pm

“We are aware of a very small number of problems that have come up for people,” said Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman.

Comments (0) | Posted in child support

Mother of ‘Baby Grace’ Told Police She Tortured, Beat Daughter to Death, Court Documents Show

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:08 pm

Authorities are trying to determine if the 2-year-old dubbed “Baby Grace” after her body was found in Galveston Bay was repeatedly abused by her mother and stepfather, an investigator said Tuesday.

Comments (1) | Posted in child abuse

Sudan charges British teacher in ‘Muhammad’ teddy bear case

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:06 pm

KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan charged a British teacher Wednesday with inciting religious hatred after she allowed her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad, an offense that could subject her to 40 lashes, the Justice Ministry said.

Comments (0) | Posted in religion

New Mexico Supreme Court overrules father’s bid for custody of son

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:05 pm

SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court, in a ruling that could affect future adoptions, has cleared the way for a 3-year-old boy’s adoption by the couple who raised him since he was a newborn.

Comments (0) | Posted in society

“Deadbeat” Doctor files suit against sheriff for defamation in Martin County

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:02 pm

A medical doctor targeted by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office as a “deadbeat parent” owing more than $1.1 million in child support is now suing Sheriff Bob Crowder for defamation.

Comments (0) | Posted in child support, counterPULSE, crime + punishment

Jailings Over Ringing Cell Get Judge Ousted

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 1:01 pm

A New York judge who jailed a courtroom full of people over a ringing cell phone is off the bench.

Comments (0) | Posted in counterPULSE, misconduct

Feminists Abuse Domestic Violence Laws

Tuesday 27 November 2007 @ 7:55 pm

Radical feminists have devised a scheme to cash in on the flow of taxpayer money in a big way. Their good buddy, Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., has just introduced Senate Bill 2279, called the International Violence Against Women Act.

Comments (0) | Posted in Feminista, government, human nature, men + women, sex and metropolis, sex politics, society

Taking Marriage Private

Tuesday 27 November 2007 @ 2:32 pm

WHY do people — gay or straight — need the state’s permission to marry? For most of Western history, they didn’t, because marriage was a private contract between two families. The parents’ agreement to the match, not the approval of church or state, was what confirmed its validity.

Comments (0) | Posted in Marriage, government