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Lilly Ledbetter
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
The first bill signed by President Barack Obama is the so-called Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, named after the longtime Goodyear Tire and Rubber employee who accused the company of pay discrimination only to be rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which found she had not filed within 180 days of an employer’s first alleged violation, as the law required.
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Internet’s influence has weakened America
By BILL O’REILLY Anyone who spends time around young children or teenagers knows that high-tech has changed everything in Toyland. Today, the babes aren’t running from a mean old landlord named Barnaby; they are dressed provocatively while doing X-rated stunts all over cyberspace.
Afghan girl’s tale should inspire us all
By LEONARD PITTS A story for women and girls.
Shamsia was walking with her sister when a man on a motorcycle pulled abreast of them. "Are you going to school?" he asked.
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