Good riddance to the gag rule
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:31:35 -0800
Depending on where you stand, President Barack Obama's Friday decision to lift the Mexico City Policy, better known as the global gag rule, was either wonderful or appalling. For the last seven years, the gag rule stipulated that charities promoting and supporting abortion services could not recieve funding from the U.S. Government. Now, they can. I say: it's about time. My position is not drawn from either side of the abortion debate. It's drawn from what I saw as a reporter and as a person
Former Duke Coach Bob Thompson Passes Away
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:01:36 -0800
Former Duke swimming and diving coach Bob Thompson passed away on Sunday. He was 66.Thompson served as the head swimming and diving coach at Duke for 27 years before retiring in May of 2005. Following his retirement from coaching, Thompson remained with the school as a member of the Health and Physical Education Department's staff.
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