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If you liked Geithner you are going to love Holder

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Should the motto "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency? 1 2 3 4 7

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Say goodbye to the balance of Alan Colmes 1 2 3

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Presidential Oath Of Office 1 2

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We aint what we wanna be

By gwd-scouter, January 20, 2009
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Why you should be happy George W. Bush is our President 1 2 3 4 14

By Rooster7, March 9, 2002
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19 atheist/agnostic ask Obama to turn down BSA as honorary head

By Merlyn_LeRoy, January 14, 2009
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  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted Tuesday at 04:53 PM
  
  I too hate the term.
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  By DuctTape · Posted Tuesday at 04:41 PM
  
  I cringed when I read the term "Family Troop". My initial reaction was, "there's the final nail in the coffin of the Patrol Method".
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  By FireStone · Posted Tuesday at 04:40 PM
  
  This is so poorly worded and tone deaf. Family Scouting was a smart concept for Cub Scouts. It makes no sense as a marketing tool for Troops. And like Jameson76 mentioned, it's not what 11-17 year olds want. Also pitching this as a solution to inadequate numbers needed to start a single-gender troop is just pure nonsense. This didn't come about to solve that problem and we all know it. I'm 100% in favor of this all happening, it's long overdue, but I don't get this particular marketing pitch to roll it out as "family scouting". It makes no sense.
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  By qwazse · Posted Tuesday at 04:14 PM
  
  I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak. I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.” The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.
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  By MikeS72 · Posted Tuesday at 04:12 PM
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

Contacting your Senator/Congressman

A Math "Word" Problem 1 2

Health Care Policy 1 2 3 4 6

Respectful disagreement 1 2

"I Hope Obama Fails" 1 2 3 4 8

If you liked Geithner you are going to love Holder

Should the motto "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency? 1 2 3 4 7

Say goodbye to the balance of Alan Colmes 1 2 3

Presidential Oath Of Office 1 2

Changing "Avowed" ruling to broader context? 1 2 3

health

We aint what we wanna be

Why you should be happy George W. Bush is our President 1 2 3 4 14

19 atheist/agnostic ask Obama to turn down BSA as honorary head

What Makes a Hero...

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