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In 1813, Shawnee Chief Tecumseh was killed in battle. Said to be the twin brother of Teuskwatawa the Prophet, he worked long and hard to unite the Indian tribes and improve their conditions.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-04 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1417317 [Title] => US sex-abuse trial to unveil Boy Scout 'perversion' files [Summary] =>

The sexual abuse of a 13-year-old Boy Scout by an adult volunteer was part of a "sordid history of child sexual abuse" within the organization that has been documented internally by the Boy Scouts for nearly a century, the victim's attorney said Monday in his opening statement at a civil trial.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-27 09:28:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1339171 [AuthorName] => Gillian Flaccus [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150127/boy-scouts-trial.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1411490 [Title] => Judge allows newer 'perversion' files in Boy Scout sex case [Summary] =>

A judge ruled Friday that more than three decades of Boy Scout "perversion" files containing allegations of sex abuse within the organization can be used as evidence in a molestation case brought by a 20-year-old man that goes to trial month, including 16 years' worth of documents that have never been publicly revealed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-10 13:54:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1339171 [AuthorName] => Gillian Flaccus [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1296978 [Title] => Disney ends funding to Boy Scouts over gay policy [Summary] =>

The Walt Disney Company will cut funding to the Boy Scouts of America beginning in 2015 because of a policy that bans gay adult leaders in the organization.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-04 02:08:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 992151 [Title] => Program lets Scouts turn each other into 'zombies' [Summary] =>

Pssssst. Hey, Scout. Tag! You're a zombie!

 

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-20 02:04:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1405256 [AuthorName] => John Raby [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/782/ffca.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 954103 [Title] => BIR: Unaccredited printers are still used [Summary] =>

When our article making a plea to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) came out last Thursday, on the same day on page 16 of The Philippine STAR there was a report entitled, “Old receipts, invoices valid only up to Aug. 30 - BIR” which is actually a response to our previous articles about this issue.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 945817 [Title] => Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys [Summary] =>

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks to gay Scouts but not gay adult Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-24 09:07:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3946/boyscouts.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 921203 [Title] => Madonna calls on Boy Scouts to lift ban on gays [Summary] =>

Wearing a replica of one of the organization's uniforms, Madonna called on the Boy Scouts to lift its ban on gays while also calling for a "revolution" to prevent discrimination and abuse of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-18 11:22:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 902440 [Title] => Scouts considering retreat from no-gays policy [Summary] =>

The Boy Scouts of America may soon give sponsors of troops the authority to decide whether to accept gays as scouts and leaders — a potentially dramatic retreat from a nationwide no-gays policy that has provoked relentless protests.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-29 10:57:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 792324 [Title] => Court upholds time limit for clergy abuse claims [Summary] =>

 California's highest court sided with Oakland's Roman Catholic bishop and refused Thursday to reinstate a lawsuit brought by six brothers who allege they were molested by a priest during the 1970s.

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