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Federal judge: Abercrombie brand Hollister violating Disabilities Act

Southern California-styled teen outfitter ordered to accommodate wheelchair-bound 'bettys' and 'dudes'
| 05.20.13 | 10:42 am | View Article

This story was originally published by The Colorado Independent.
A Denver-based federal judge has ruled that the entrances to hundreds of Hollister More… stores nationwide violate the Americans With Disabilities Act.

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Colorado ‘treatment’ center held mentally disabled teen in solitary for 25 days

‘All I know is it was long, real long, and it felt like the worst thing ever.’
| 05.10.13 | 11:33 am | View Article

This story was originally published by The Colorado Independent.
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Fourteen-year-old Kiondre Davison had a habit of acting up in school and running away from home. Social services officials stepped in to help. They sent him to El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, a teen treatment center in Pueblo, Colo.,

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Colorado county board renews decision to ban Plan B at health clinics

Debate characterized by anti-abortion anxiety and aversion to subsidized contraception
| 05.09.13 | 1:01 pm | View Article

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Colorado’s Weld County Board on Monday renewed a 2010 policy that prevented county health clinics funded by the federal Title X women’s health program from dispensing Plan B emergency contraception to their mostly young and low-income patients.

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Source: Former Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer will run for governor

| 05.08.13 | 1:35 pm | View Article

This story has been updated to include a statement from Gov. Rick Snyder’s spokesperson. More…
LANSING – Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a source close to him confirmed Tuesday. The source spoke on background but is part of Schauer’s decision-making circle and

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Michigan Supreme Court upholds partner benefits for unmarried state workers

| 05.06.13 | 12:43 pm | View Article

LANSING – State employees in Michigan can continue to receive health benefits for their significant others, even if they’re not married, and even if they’re gay. That’s because the Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from the attorney general’s office, which has been challenging a local More…

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Colorado treatment center draws scrutiny for alleged teen solitary policies

State asks facility to shut down 'reflection cottages' while regulators investigate
| 04.29.13 | 5:26 pm | View Article

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A residential teen treatment center in Pueblo, Colo., is under fire for housing children in prolonged solitary confinement.

Journalist sues University of Central Florida for docs on publication of flawed parenting study

| 04.16.13 | 3:31 pm | View Article

In a quest for more answers surrounding the swift publication of sociologist Mark Regnerus’ paper on the controversial “New Family Structures Study” in the sociology journal Social Science Research, independent journalist John Becker filed a lawsuit More… Monday, seeking access to public records from the University of Central Florida in

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Family Research Council finally scrubs Nazi reference from sermon used to fight marriage equality

| 04.15.13 | 2:33 pm | View Article

Opponents of marriage equality in Minnesota recently came under fire for comparing the campaign tactics of gay-rights supporters to the tactics of Germany’s Nazi Party in the lead-up to the extermination of approximately 6 million Jews and thousands of gay people and others during World War II. This is the More…