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From the John William Pope Foundation comes an incredible opportunity. Here is the news release I received today. The North Carolina-based Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America is…
From the News & Observer: Boy Scout Troop 505 and other organizations that do not share the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA’s non-discrimination policy may no longer use its facilities. The…
I guess they’ve lost the ACORN socialist organizer vote. After Sarah Palin’s speech the other night, millions of Americans are asking, “Just what does a community organizer do?” They’re finding…
That’s Barack Obama’s position: The most worrisome of Barack Obama’s proposals is his goal of bringing most charities under the federal umbrella in part by inducing all middle and high…
William Safire’s Political Dictionary tells us that a boondoggle is “any project on which government funds are wasted through inefficiency or political favoritism.” Safire also explains that the word once…
It’s great that Rep. Bill Daughtridge, a candidate for State Treasurer, has earned a national award for his work with Boy Scouts. But the name ? the Silver Antelope Award…
When Boy Scouts can’t build a campfire because of fears it will cause a forest fire then it’s over. Boy Scouts (yes, we still use the word “Boy” in the…
Mitch, places like Falling Creek Camp have existed for nearly a century. They’re called Boy Scout camps. Interestingly, the TIME article mentions Scouting only briefly at the end of this…
I’ve known a lot of feminist moms over the years. You can’t live in Durham and not. I’ve seen their reaction to competition (“It’s unhealthy to self-esteem.”), to sports in…
This is a great story about Alex Kieber’s Eagle Scout project in Chapel Hill. He’s a good kid doing good work in the community. and that kind of story is…
John Kerry, in a speech today at Brown University, made this comment about Hurricane Katrina: If 12 year-old Boy Scouts can be prepared, Americans have a right to expect the…