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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.
The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the town of Greece in suburban Rochester in upstate New York violated the Constitution by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that stressed Christianity.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the town should have made a greater effort to invite people from other faiths to open its monthly board meetings.
The town s...
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Update: The Pepperell baseball today will host Westminster today at 4 p.m. in the first game of their best-of-three Class AA semifinal series.
Mon May 20 01:01:00 UTC 2013
The Gordon Lee Trojans had just finished up some conditioning drills last Thursday, but several of the players were not ready to go home just yet.
Sun May 19 20:21:00 UTC 2013
Gordon Central High senior Deisy Najarro (seated, center) signed a soccer scholarship on Monday with Tennessee Temple (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 20:
1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities from 8 a.m. to 2 ...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County this weekend, May 18-19:
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1. The Polk County Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m...
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The Cedartown Recreation Department will be holding football and cheerleading registration from July 1 to August 15 of this summer.
The sign-ups will be from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday...
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The sign erected at the Rockmart Huddle House gives public notice that the business has closed. (Agnes Hagin/thepolkfishwrap.com)
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The Huddle House, located at 808 West Elm Street, Rockmart, closed on Sunday, May 19, as noted on a sign erected at the site.
Jack and Connie Montford have operated the business for the past four ...
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