Evolution foes removed from Nebraska education board. (Around The States).

Two members of the Nebraska State Board of Education who voted to water down the state's science standards and open the door to the teaching of creationism creationism or creation science, belief in the biblical account of the creation of the world as described in Genesis, a characteristic especially of fundamentalist Protestantism (see fundamentalism). were voted off the board in November.

Kathy Wilmot of Beaver beaver, either of two large aquatic rodents, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia, and in North America from the arctic tree line to the S United City and Kathryn Piller of Omaha voted last summer to modify the state science standards, which currently do not mention creationism, to explicitly state that the biblical theory of origins could be taught. They were the only board members to support the move, which failed on a 5-2 vote.

Opponents argued that the two were trying to pave PAVE Cardiology A clinical trial–Post AV Node Ablation Evaluation the way for the teaching of creationism. On election night, Piller was defeated by Joe Higgins Joe Higgins (born 1 May 1949) is an Irish Socialist Party politician. He was the sole Socialist Party Teachta Dála (TD) from 1997–200è, representing the Dublin West constituency. , a former president of the Nebraska State Education Association, 51 percent to 49 percent. Wilmot's race against moderate Republican Kandy Imes of Gering was even closer and was not settled until after a recount determined that Imes won by 115 votes.

The Wilmot-Imes race was dominated by another hot-button social issue: sex education in public schools. Wilmot backed "abstinence abstinence: see fasting; temperance movements. only" education, while Imes said she favors comprehensive sex education that stresses abstinence but also contains information about birth control.

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