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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Southern Baptists expected to address Boy Scouts' homosexuality decision at annual meeting

Friday, May 24, 2013  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts, but controversy likely to persist

Friday, May 24, 2013  Mississippi Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America Scout Executive Gary S. Mertz issued a statement following Thursday's vote on gay members.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two families share affection for Scouts, differ sharply on whether no-gays policy should stay

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  If approved by the Scouts' national executive board, possibly as soon as next week, the change would be another momentous milestone for America's gay-rights movement.

Friday, November 30, 2012  He posed as a woman to trick the boys into sending pornographic photos over the Internet

Friday, October 19, 2012  Three scout leaders are listed in massive file release from the Boy Scouts of America.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Scout "perversion" files from 1959-1985 show local officials helped hush up some abuse cases

Friday, August 31, 2012  17-year-old Michael Miller will become an Eagle Scout on the award's 100th Anniversary Monday.

Monday, June 04, 2012  The Quincy Humane Society has new landscaping thanks to some eager Eagle Scouts.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The boy scouts will get a brush with Country music stardom this week.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Boy Scout council official resigns, says ouster of lesbian Ohio den mother is discrimination

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A Boy Scout leader accused of soliciting illicit photographs of underage boys on the Internet is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday, March 19 in Boone County, Mo.

Monday, March 12, 2012  Former Hannibal resident, Ian F. Burow, 22, now of Columbia, Missouri has been charged with alleged Internet sex crimes.

Monday, January 09, 2012  At a time when many city governments are experiencing financial challenges, would you try to grab as much funding as possible or give some of that money to others in need?