James E. Yates Jr. James Everett Yates Jr., 72, Taylors Valley, Va., died unexpectedly Jan. 29, 2015, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, S.C.He grew up in Tazewell, Va., …
Day: March 24, 2015
Chicago atheists ‘come out’ again
FFRF and its Metropolitan Chicago Chapter placed their third set of friendly but thought-provoking billboards that feature the diverse faces and “testimonials” of Chicago-area atheists, agnostics and freethinkers. Eleven “Out …
FFRF schools Eastern Howard on Constitution, history
FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover sent a complaint letter Feb. 23 to Superintendent Tracy Caddell of the Eastern Howard School Corp. in Greentown, Ind., about statements Caddell made to the …
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FFRF complaint letters spread from sea to shining sea
Contact: Mayor of Slidell, La. Violation: The mayor hosted a religious community breakfast with the theme “A Call for Prayer and Unity.” At least eight different speakers delivered prayers. Contact: …
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Hypocrisy in Searcy?
Police Chief Jeremy Clark suddenly resigned his position in Searcy, Ark., after a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms task force searched his home March 3. FFRF had complained …
State/church success moves from Hawaii to Michigan
Mitch Kahle and Holly Huber, FFRF Lifetime Members, have made several notches in their state/church separation belts since moving home to Michigan 16 months ago from Hawaii, where they had …
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Meet a legal intern: Kristin L. Martin
Name: Kristin L. Martin. I was born: On a lazy Sunday afternoon in July. Family: I have two parents and an older sister. Education: I’m currently a law student at …
FFRF to Wis. Legislature: End school vouchers
FFRF is urging the Wisconsin Legislature’s powerful Joint Committee on Finance to investigate rampant school voucher fraud and to end the disastrous voucher experiment altogether. In a Feb. 16 letter …
FFRF in Reddit’s top 10, to receive $83K
FFRF was chosen from more than 8,000 charities to be in Reddit’s top 10 and receive an $82,766 donation. Reddit, a social networking and news website, decided to donate 10% …
