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"Some parents from Meadowlark and Buena Vista Elementary were upset about a photo in the exhibit of a transgendered person with the word "queer" in the caption. They expressed concerns the photo introduced an adult subject about sexuality that they don't think is appropriate for younger students."
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"Here and too many times before—remember the can-she-push-the-red-button days?—the sexist subtext is that Sotomayor has tantrums because she is a woman. When a man is tough and confident, he is simply that. Yet when a woman is tough and confident, she is moody and out of her place. I’m just wondering why they haven’t already referred to her as a spitfire."
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"Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists who have been detained by the North Korean government since March 17, will stand trial next week, on June 4th. Up to now, their families have been relatively quiet due to the extreme sensitivity of the situation. But given the trial coming up, and the current nuclear standoff, they're now speaking out. "
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of