Cross country.1 SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CALIF. With 60% in favor, voters on November 8 approved a measure to urge the city's public high schools and college campuses to keep out military recruiters because of the armed services' ban on openly gay soldiers. 2 MARION COUNTY Marion County is the name of seventeen counties in the United States of America, mostly named for General Francis Marion:
A circuit court judge on November 4 upheld a constitutional same-sex marriage ban adopted by voters last year, rejecting arguments that the measure's language contained multiple topics. State law says a measure can make only one constitutional change. 3 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN MINN Minnesota (old style) . It was revealed on November 5 that in order to avoid losing federal aid, the Minneapolis school district once again is allowing Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training recruiting material to be sent home with students. The move goes against the district's own ban on the materials, enacted in 2000 because of the Scouts' antigay policy. 4 BRATTLEBORO, VT. A superior court judge on November 14 dismissed a lawsuit by Robin Chaia Hide, who claimed she was fired from her post as executive director of Brattleboro Community Television in 2003 because she is a lesbian. 5 BOSTON, MASS. State representative Philip Travis, a Rehoboth Democrat and the legislature's most vocal critic of same-sex marriage, told The Boston Globe in an interview published November 17 that he will not seek reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re next year because he wants to spend more time with his family. 6 DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. Gay man Raymond Bagnuolo was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. November 13 by South Presbyterian Church, even though he said he would not abide by a church law requiring ministers to practice chastity if single. |
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