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Today’s interesting news includes a few different articles.
1. (which ties in with another article I read on facebook thru a group I’m in.
A 6 year old was suspended from school for 45 days due to the fact that he was carrying a ‘weapon’ with him. Zachary is super interested in becoming a Cub Scout, and had recently gotten a fork, spoon, knife combination utencil. He was so excited about Scouts that he carried it with him to school to use for lunch.
I feel that the No Tolerance policy is getting way out of hand. This isn’t that extreme of a story compared to the one I read the other day thru the ‘Eagle Scouts’ Facebook group that I’m in. A senior in high school in Lansingburgh NY was suspended from school as well. He had a saftey kit in his car that contained a pocket knife. Not only was he an Eagle Scout, but he was also in the military, taking AP classes, and on the Honor Roll… Let’s just corrale everyone in the nation that owns a pocket knife up and send them to jail for a year or two why don’t we?
2. A lady with an intrauterine insemination procedure produced sextuplets, 3 of which died from premature birth. This type of procedure is what accounts for most of multiple children.
3.
Gay Rights Activists held a march in Washington DC this past weekend. 150,000 people showed up and marched, which makes this the biggest rally for the gay community since 2000. The agenda? Equal Rights. It is believed that the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy in the military should be done away with, and Obama should step up to his commitment to gay rights.
SUMMARY OF ARTICLE 3: The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize needs to stick to his word on equal rights.
Slideshow of the rally:http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/12/us/20091012-MARCH_index.html