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Governor Snyder OKs concealed carry exemptions, paramedic immunity – 953MNC.com
Prison guards and retired probation and parole officers with a concealed-carry permit can have their gun in schools and other generally off limits areas under laws signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Judge says Nativity lawsuit plaintiffs can remain anonymous – 953MNC.com
A federal judge has ruled that a high school student and a parent can remain anonymous as they sue over a live Nativity scene that’s part of a northern Indiana school district’s annual Christmas show.
NSA “Ends” Bulk Phone Surveillance Program But Not Really | Cop Block
The ruling followed the passage of the Freedom Act two months prior – that is now supposed to force the NSA to stop warehousing telephone metadata starting on Sunday. The act allows the information to remain with phone companies, but unfortunately, it can still be searched by the government after authorization from a secret counter-terrorism court that has no public oversight.
The appendix has been dubbed a vestigial organ, thought to no longer perform any necessary function, but new research is supporting a previously proposed theory that it might still have a relevant purpose in the human body today.
Common Core Forces Fiction From Classroom | The Daily Caller
The nonfiction-heavy reading regime has forced English teachers nationwide to ditch short stories, poetry and literary classics such as “Huckleberry Finn” and “The Great Gatsby” in favor of dry how-to manuals and dated dispatches from the Federal Reserve.
Fliers that included the phrase “Christmas tree” are not welcome in some New Hampshire schools, according to one veteran.
Exposed: World Lung Foundation Makes Bogus E-Cigarette Claim | The Daily Caller
Siegel, who has 25 years of experience in the field of tobacco control, examined the study and found not only was it based on statements made by a small group of 16-17 year olds in one part of Scotland, but in no way did the study actually conclude that e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking.
Hillary Classified Email Count Up to 325
All told, some 325 messages in the new batch of emails were deemed “classified,” and one was deemed “secret.” Most of the classified messages were exchanged with fellow State Department employees, but a few of them were between Mrs. Clinton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and others involved Sidney Blumenthal, a controversial confidante of the Clintons.
Northwestern Indiana lawmakers push pro sports team bill – 953MNC.com
A group of lawmakers dreaming of bringing a professional sports team to northwestern Indiana is pushing a bill that would create a panel to pursue that goal.