Prayer prayers spark legal clash over pre meeting prayers
The practice of opening meetings with prayer has sparked legal fights across the country. Florida mayor Gow Fields cites tradition while critics in Tennessee and elsewhere urge moment of silence. Groups including the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United push to end prayers, arguing church state separation.
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Statehouse prayers fuel debate on religion in Kansas
Rev James Gordon of St John Vianney School led a prayer at the Kansas House opposing abortion and same sex marriage. Leaders call the prayer inappropriate and urge lawmakers to keep faith messages out of politics. Critics say public prayers mix faith and state and favor one religion.
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Breezy Point storm victims report looting during Thanksgiving
Thieves hit at least three homes in Breezy Point Queens after Superstorm Sandy. A couple lost a $25,000 coin collection with jewelry and watches, while Robert Bainbridge reported $400 taken from two change jars. Break ins occurred Wednesday or Thursday as residents were away for the holiday. The New York Post notes 14 home burglaries in Breezy Point from Nov. 12 to 18, up from none a year earlier.
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Local health chief elected Kansas association president
Dan Partridge director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department was elected president of the 2013 board of directors for the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments at its Nov. 14 meeting. He has served on the 12 member board since 2008 and will oversee committees and appointments across state health groups.
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Road work planned this week in Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence city road projects mapped online. Traffic shifts onto the 23rd Street bridge near Haskell Avenue with one westbound and two eastbound lanes open while shoofly lanes are removed. Work expected to finish December 2012 with multiple crack sealing and water main installation notices and detours on nearby streets.
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