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Posted by FoM on November 12, 2001 at 19:48:27 PT By Louise Taylor Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 
Donna Cockrel, the fifth-grade teacher whose pupils actor Woody Harrelson taught about the merits of industrial hemp, will have her day in court to argue that she was fired from Simpsonville Elementary School because of her controversial choice of guests. In a vehement opinion issued yesterday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that a lower court had erred when it threw out Cockrel's lawsuit against the Shelby County Public School District before the case went to trial. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #7 posted by ekim on October 05, 2012 at 18:33:39 PT |
| and roll in all the States Governors that have vetoed \ hemp bills its just a cryin shame please President Obama stand up for your old State its broke help create the jobs of today. When Mitt looks you in the eye and says you spent billions on green energy i am asking you to say yes and i am going to invest in Hemp farming as well. http://cannabisnews.com/news/8/thread8929.shtml [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by i420 on November 13, 2001 at 04:40:01 PT |
| "On the face of it, it appears inappropriate for a fifth-grade class to have a celebrity speaker on a matter as complicated as legalizing industrial hemp," Siler wrote.
complicated ??? algebra maybe hemp not this issue is a no brainer for fifth graders its those idiots higher up that don't get it. The crop is illegal in Kentucky because it is the same plant as marijuana, although it lacks sufficient narcotic ingredients to have the same drug-related effect on people. IT IS NOT THE SAME PLANT IT IS A RELATED PLANT I can't wait to see this movie hope it gets out there soon. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #5 posted by FoM on November 12, 2001 at 21:24:40 PT |
| This is not good. We watched a news program on World Link that talked about why we are hated and it was correct. I never noticed this channel bfore but I will be checking it more frequently now. They said if you say anything against the war you are really stepping on dangerous ground. They said they cut off controversial calls on the regular news channels and I've seen them do that since September 11th. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by freedom fighter on November 12, 2001 at 21:13:52 PT |
| http://www.greenparty.org/bangor_release.html GREEN PARTY USA COORDINATOR DETAINED AT AIRPORT PREVENTED BY ARMED MILITARY FROM FLYING TO GREENS MEETING IN CHICAGO Armed government agents grabbed Nancy Oden, Green Party USA coordinating committee member, Thursday at Bangor International Airport in Bangor Maine, as she attempted to board an American Airlines flight to Chicago. "An official told me that my name had been flagged in the computer," a shaken Oden said. "I was targeted because the Green Party USA opposes the bombing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan." Oden, a long-time organic farmer and peace activist in northern Maine, was ordered away from the plane. Military personnel with automatic weapons surrounded Oden and instructed all airlines to deny her passage on ANY flight. "I was told that the airport was closed to me until further notice It's official now, Green Party members are terrorists... ff [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by FoM on November 12, 2001 at 21:00:18 PT |
| Patrick these are strange days. I was finally looking at life with a little more hope and then the plane crash today. It kicked in the same oh my panick thing again. Even though this crash might not be terrorist related it still is tripping the same trigger for many of us I'm sure. I wasn't shocked by today and that bothers me that things don't shock me as frequently if that makes sense. I'm really fine though just saying how I looked at today. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by Patrick on November 12, 2001 at 20:25:57 PT |
| DEA raids cannabis clubs, teacher wins federal appeal for teaching hemp to 5th graders, planes fly into buildings, bombs drop in from seemingly out of nowhere, what strange days indeed these days are. Am I confused, or is it all the mixed signals? And I am not confused! NOT NOT NOT I tell ya. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by E_Johnson on November 12, 2001 at 20:00:35 PT |
| Poor teachers, what they have to put up with. Many parents treat their children in such a way that these children are not fit to come to school and be civilized and socialized beings. What are the teachers to do? They get blamed when home problems contribute to low test scrores and learning problems and disruptive behavior on the part of the students. And now we have parents are trying to inflict the same control over the teachers that the parents WISH they could inflict over their children -- but can't, because they don't have the time. They don't have time to police everything that comes towards their child so instead they police the educational system. It's much easier to be a member of an angry pressure group than it is to be a truly involved parent. That's why we have drug testing at schools and very little mental health assistance to speak of for children whose coping problems don't include drugs. In the end, it's the children who are being let down. And shut down, by their parents. [ Post Comment ] |
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