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November 5, 2020
Philadelphia Approves Creation of Citizens Police Oversight Commission in Year of Historic Racial Unrest
Amidst demonstrations against police brutality, Philadelphia residents have voted to create a new police oversight committee.
November 5, 2020
Washington State Approves Mandatory Sex Education in Public Schools
"It’s not about turning anyone into anything, it’s having young people feel safe and feel comfortable in their own bodies."
November 4, 2020
Election 2020: Brian Livingston re-elected to Frisco City Council
Portrait of Brian Livingston for his campaign site. [Credit: Brian Livingston] (FRISCO, TX) — In the Texas city of Frisco, […]
November 4, 2020
Podcast: ‘Writer’s Bloc’ on the Rights of a Private Citizen with AIDS
If a community fears a threat like AIDS, does that justify putting someone who has contracted it in the public eye? In this episode of Writer's Bloc, Lilian Manansala and Corina Garcia discuss whether Lithuanian paper Lietuvos Rytas, violated the rights of private citizen Laimutis Armoniene when they published that he had HIV. Was the public’s right to know paramount over his right to privacy?
November 4, 2020
Face-off for Control Over New Jersey Town Committee Seats
The Township Committee meets twice each month at the Holmdel Municipal Complex. [Credit: Matthew Sockol] Despite party infighting, a Republican-controlled […]