Word: bans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weeks ago, hundreds of high school students marched in the State Capitol in Utah to protest the Salt Lake City school board's ban on extracurricular clubs. Usually, most of the adult world despairs of student apathy. They must have been pleased to see such motivated students...
Once again, school has become the battleground for the question of the separation of church and state. First there were debates about evolution and creationism, and then there were arguments about prayer in school and moments of silence. Now, the Salt Lake City Board of Education has initiated the ban because its members are incensed by the idea of a gay-straight student alliance at East High School...
...school board truly wants to fight a gay-straight student alliance, it should speak out against it, not ban it. It should promote a discussion, not close off the topic without debate. After all, this is a high school. It is supposed to be preparing its students for adulthood and responsibilities in the real world. How can it succeed in its goal if it keeps taking away more and more of the students' power to decide for themselves...
...closest of advisers to E.G. ("Bud") Shuster of Pennsylvania, who after the 1994 election was suddenly elevated to chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a position from which he can steer billions of dollars to specific projects and industries. And while House rules put a 12-month ban on Eppard's directly lobbying her boss of 22 years, she had free access to the rest of the committee and its staff. She kept her job as Shuster's chief Washington fund raiser, earning $3,000 a month for arranging receptions and speaking engagements. Among her new clients, which...
...federal restriction that keeps billboards off scenic roadways. The billboard industry is both an Eppard client and a leading Shuster contributor. One question that Common Cause may ask the ethics committee to investigate is whether a lobbyist's providing free lodging to a Congress member violates the gift ban that the House, with much self-congratulation, passed late last year. Shuster maintains that he has "meticulously complied" with all ethics restrictions. He says his stays with Eppard were cleared by the committee, which refuses to comment...