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Ten Commandments lawsuit could cost thousands of dollars
ReporterWhat is it about Thou Shalt Not Kill and Thou Shalt Not Steal that bothers people?" asked Pastor Shahn Wilburn. The Ten Commandments are down, but they may not be out in Giles County. Some people there are still fighting to put the Ten Commandments back...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Freedom of Religion
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Two Giles Co. families come forward to sue school system for posting of Ten Commandments
Weekend Anchor/ReporterTwo Giles County families have come forward to pursue legal action against the Giles County School system for the posting of the Ten Commandments in its schools. Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, confirmed the...Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Wisconsin, American Civil Liberties Union, Virginia
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Proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution stirs new debate about prayer in public schools
ReporterTwo weeks ago, the posting of the Ten Commandments in Giles County schools was generating headlines. Now, the issue is prayer in the public schools, and a state constitutional amendment proposed by a lawmaker from western Virginia. "The prayer was...Tags: Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Public Schools, Civil Rights
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Is the Giles Co. school board breaking the law by hanging Ten Commandments?
ReporterIn a split decision, the Giles County school board voted to put the Ten Commandments back up in county schools. But is that decision legal? Can the Ten Commandments- even in a historical display- hang in public schools? The ACLU and Freedom from Religion...Tags: Justice System, Trials, American Civil Liberties Union, Public Schools, Schools
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Rabies cases increase in New River Valley
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Rabies cases are increasing in the New River Valley.
The New River Health District said Tuesday that 15 cases have been confirmed this year. That matches the 15 cases confirmed in all of 2010.
Two cows and a bobcat are...Tags: Pets, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Nature, Rabies
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Police identify body recovered from the New River
State Police have identified the body of a man who drowned in the New River last weekend.
Police say 27-year-old Virginia Tech student Kevin Ocampo-Arias drowned Sunday near McCoy Falls in Giles County.
His body was recovered early Monday afternoon.
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