New Yorkers With Disabilities Face Barriers to Voting: Advocacy Groups Sue for ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:01:28 GMT+00:00
Groups Sue for ... PR Newswire (press release) Despite complaints from individuals and advocacy groups alike, year after year the City chooses polling places which do not provide access for disabled ...

Former Fort Myers soccer coach accused of texts, now sex - The News-Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:11:20 GMT+00:00
The News-Press Holland told her he was sorry for what had happened, she told the Children's Advocacy Center staff member. Holland was about to start his fourth year with ...

Advocacy Coalition of Telluride 'Tables' at Phish Concert - Telluride Watch
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:48:07 GMT+00:00
Coalition of Telluride 'Tables' at Phish Concert Telluride Watch telluride the Advocacy Coalition of Telluride has been selected to host a table at the August 9-10 Phish concerts, in Telluride Town Park. ...

MJ Dickson inspired by Sylvia Earle's advocacy - Nantucket Island Inquirer
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:26 GMT+00:00
Nantucket Island Inquirer MJ Levy Dickson has been fascinated by elements of the ocean for many years. The artist's new body of work takes that fascination and ...

House backpedals on domestic worker bill - Jakarta Post
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:10:42 GMT+00:00
Jakarta Post Ahmad said the bill was drafted by NGOs such as the Domestic Workers Advocacy Network. The cultural aspects he cited included the practice of ngenger, ... Indonesia's first bill on housemaids: What is in it? Jakarta Post

China jails 3 Uighurs for sites deemed sensitive - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:03:30 GMT+00:00
The Associated Press ... minority Uighurs who ran websites with content considered politically sensitive by the government, according to a media report and an advocacy group. ...

City seeks ideas for redeveloping existing Family Court - Philadelphia Business Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:08:01 GMT+00:00
Philadelphia Business Journal Already the Preservation Alliance and Design Advocacy Group have taken positions. The Preservation Alliance sent a letter to Mayor Michael Nutter requesting ...

Consumer advocacy group calls for hearing on alleged Google spying - USA Today
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:26:22 GMT+00:00
group calls for hearing on alleged Google spying USA Today Citing revelations from the Post's report, the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog is petitioning Congress to look into possible privacy violations by Google. ...

Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma - New York Times
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:09:48 GMT+00:00
New York Times According to advocacy groups, many legitimate travelers already suffered discrimination before this latest crackdown, for example regularly having to ...

Center's Worthington to join SAGENet - Windy City Times
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:40:32 GMT+00:00
Windy City Times Serena Worthington who headed SAGE ( Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders ) at Center on Halsted will join the national chapter of SAGE as its new director ... sage bbq, nightclub events Windy City Times

College Board Advocacy & Policy Center Releases the College Completion Agenda ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:01:57 GMT+00:00
& Policy Center Releases the College Completion Agenda ... PR Newswire (press release) That was the topic addressed at a meeting of education leaders and state and federal policymakers convened by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center ... US Drops to 12th in Young Adults with College Degrees Youth Today College Board Releases 'Scorecard' Report on US Degree Completion Progress Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio Completion State by State Inside Higher Ed

Sting at mall nets arrest - Rocktown Weekly
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:07:17 GMT+00:00
Rocktown Weekly Isabel Castillo, 25, and about a dozen other members of a local advocacy group traveled to DC on July 19 to urge passage of federal legislation that would ...

UPDATED: Sheriff's deputy arrested for child abuse (ARREST REPORT) - Destin Log
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:50 GMT+00:00
Destin Log ... manager at the Walton County Courthouse. The state Department of Children and Families and the Children's Advocacy Center assisted in the investigation.

Marijuana advocacy rally in Saginaw rehashed - MLive.com
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:19:09 GMT+00:00
rally in Saginaw rehashed MLive.com ... at the center of a medical marijuana advocacy protest at lunchtime Wednesday, attracting its attention, said John Roberts, 49, of Thomas Township. ...

New Planned Parenthood Board Members Have Union, Soros, Democrat Ties - LifeNews.com
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:25:34 GMT+00:00
LifeNews.com afscme came under fire in 2003 for co-sponsoring a pro-abortion march that abortion advocacy groups, including Planned Parenthood, planned for April 2004. ... Chicago's 'Bubble Zone' Lands Praying Pro-Lifer in Court Lifesite

Take responsibility - Washington Post (blog)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:45:21 GMT+00:00
Washington Post (blog) One day she was the lunchtime keynote speaker for an advocacy group. I had been invited by that group the day before to brief a few people about the bill. ...

DTI conducts consumer education advocacy for school teachers - Philippine Information Agency
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:18:59 GMT+00:00
for school teachers Philippine Information Agency San Jose, Antique (29 July) -- The Department of Trade and Industry successfully conducted a one-day consumer awareness orientation/seminar primarily for ...

Silent suffering: Child abuse n The greater Concho Valley area averaged more ... - San Angelo Standard Times
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08:19 GMT+00:00
San Angelo Standard Times There's tons more child abuse than I think the numbers can ever tell us, said Deidre McCoy, director of community resources for the Children's Advocacy ...

Let us Disclose that free-speech limits are harmful - Washington Post
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:06:14 GMT+00:00
Washington Post In Congress, Democrats have not yet put the final blemishes on their proposal for restricting political advocacy , the Disclose Act (a clunky acronym ...

Health Insurance Guideline Leaves Kids Out - Youth Today
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:41:26 GMT+00:00
Youth Today ... insurers deny new coverage to children except those who sign up during open enrollment has drawn fire from the child advocacy group First Focus. ...