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Ader was referring to a Jewish National Fund monument honoring his father in a forest planted on the ruins of Bayt Nattif, an Arab village about 13 miles southwest of Jerusalem that was destroyed after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during Israel’s War of Independence.
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According to the NOS article, which erroneously states that the village was taken over by “Jewish militias,” Ader intends to donate trees for a forest that will be named after his father near an Arab village in Judea and Samaria. He has traveled to the village to participate in the unveiling ceremony of a plaque honoring his father.
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In a statement to NOS, the Jewish National Fund expressed its respect for the actions of Ader’s parents, adding that the monument was legally constructed on state-owned lands.
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The IDF captured Bayt Nattif as part of Operation Ha-Har, whose goal was to drive away Egyptian forces that had camped amid Arab villages in the Beit Guvrin area near Jerusalem.
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Backed by Egyptian forces, the area’s villages served as launching points for attacks on Jewish vehicles using roads that connected the coastal plain with southern entrances to Jerusalem. In September 1948, two months before the IDF took control of Bayt Nattif, such attacks killed 19 Israelis and wounded 68, according to historian Alon Kadish.
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According to IDF intelligence, Arab militants camped out in Bayt Nattif and local civilians were implicated in the slaying of 35 Israeli troops in January 1948 who were attempting to break through to besieged Jewish settlements in Gush Etzion in Judea and Samaria.
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Is reasoned debate becoming an endangered species?
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What’s happened to opinion and debate? I’m sure I’m right about everything (as you are too) but how comfortable are we with the fact not everyone agrees with us?
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Here’s another thing, I’m getting worried about the Dimblebys. Following on from their distinguished father Richard, whose sonorous tones accompanied memorable state occasions back in the day, his two sons David and Jonathan are saddled with today’s fractious topical debates and we seem to have entered a new phase. David holds court on BBC 1’s Question Time and Jonathan on Radio 4’s Any Questions?
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When Any Questions? came to Norwich a few years back, I was invited to be the warm-up man, setting the scene before the live transmission from the John Innes Centre. The audience was friendly, intelligent and a lively radio debate was had. I like to think I did my bit to get everyone into the right frame of mind in the fifteen minutes allotted to me.
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My reward? I got to dine with the younger Dimbleby and the distinguished panel beforehand. I felt very grown-up, not to mention slightly out of my depth around the dinner table!
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However, despite that terribly refined memory in my head, I fear the gloves are now off. Dimbleby Major and Minor are experienced broadcasters, but the world is moving on around them and getting more cross with itself. I blame the politicians – might as well – everyone else does. Them lot over there have gone further that way and the other lot have taken their own ideological lurch, further the other way. Or so it seems.
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I wonder if this social media world, where we can denounce an opinion instantaneously with relative anonymity, is the cause. Too many people now go that one step further and hurl spiteful insults at anyone who dares to express a view. Someone, somewhere, will be diametrically opposed to what you regard as your passionately-held voice of reason and a reply might not pass through a “polite” filter.
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This has all left me thinking the unthinkable because when we’ve run out of Dimblebys, what shall we do? To whom shall we turn? Have they seriously been trying out Piers Morgan on Question Time? He’s been a panellist a few times and looks and sounds to me like he wishes he could take it over. He nearly did the other week. He had the full force of an exasperated Dimbleby telling him, quite frankly, to shut up.
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Somewhere along the way we seem to be losing our patience with debate. It appears we can no longer wait to hear a reasoned counter-argument or even consider it. The instant gratification of shouting out – or Tweeting is the way it’s going. Has the age of reason and reasoning all but gone?
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Someone needs to set an example. We are, after all, home to the Mother of Parliaments where our democratically elected representatives engage in considered, respectful and tolerant………Oh, hang on a minute….
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Flu deaths and hospitalizations continue increasing across South Carolina.
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Total flu-related deaths in South Carolina this season have increased to 14, and the state health department reports flu activity continues to be widespread across all regions.
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Three of those deaths occurred between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5, according to the latest flu report published by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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Five of the flu-related deaths this season were reported in the Upstate; four were in the Lowcountry.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of states that are reporting widespread flu activity, like South Carolina, recently jumped up from 11 states to 24 states.
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South Carolina also ranks as one of 12 states with the highest influenza activity. Between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5, the state health department reported nearly 140 flu-related hospitalizations.
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The state has seen almost 500 hospitalized for the flu so far this season.
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The CDC advises getting the annual flu vaccine. Some of its benefits include reduced risk of hospitalization and death.
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According to the state health department, 80 of the flu-related hospitalizations during the first week in January were for people who are 65 years old or older.
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So far, the flu has been milder this season than last season, when almost 300 people in South Carolina died from the disease.
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More than a dozen children in Knowsley will be homeless this Christmas, according to estimates from housing charity Shelter.
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Across Britain, the number of homeless children has increased by 59% in five years, the charity’s report said.
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In Knowsley, at the end of March this year, 15 children were reported as homeless.
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It means one in every 2,195 children in the area was homeless.
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Across the North West, 3,111 children were recorded as homeless, at a rate of one in every 496 children. Of them, 316 are in hostels or B&Bs, often with one family in a single room, sharing bathrooms and kitchens with other residents.
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Greg Beales, director at Shelter, said, “No child should be homeless. But for the generation growing up in the housing crisis, this is the grim reality for many.
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But after reviewing previous case decisions, the appeals court said an officer can be awarded line-of-duty disability benefits when an officer is disabled “as the result of the injury incurred in the performance of an act of duty.” The appellate court came to the same decision as the St. Clair County Circuit Court. Because Martin was injured while performing his duties as a detective and had to direct his attention toward “being prepared to deal with any eventuality” from his squad car, he was injured in the line of duty, according to the appellate court.
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On-duty pension is equivalent to 65 percent of an officer’s salary, as opposed to the 50 percent of salary that comes with a non-line-of-duty pension, according to appellate court documents.
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Cable News Network announced three specials to air during the month of May.
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CNN Presents documentary High Stakes: The Battle to Save Our Schools will delve into “the surprising and sometimes devastating consequences of testing through the candid and often poignant stories of students and teachers,” the network said. It debuts Sunday, May 8, at 8 p.m. (EST), repeating at 11 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
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CNN senior medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta will examine the science behind CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in Anatomy of Murder: Crime Scene Investigation, premiering Sunday, May 15, at 10 p.m.
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Finally, CNN will present the television debut of Academy Award-nominated film Autism Is a World, a co-production of CNN Productions and State of the Art Inc. The film -- which the network described as “a candid and compelling look into the mind of Sue Rubin, a 26-year-old Los Angeles woman living with autism” -- will air Sunday, May 22, at 8 p.m.
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BMW is recalling certain 7-Series cars from the 2005 to 2007 model years that are equipped with optional features called Comfort Access and Soft Close Automatic doors. The company built the affected cars from Aug. 23, 2004, through Sept. 3, 2007.
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The recall includes 7,485 vehicles.
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In a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the car maker said a software problem could cause the doors to open unexpectedly even after they appear to be closed and latched.
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The Time Will Come When The Dream Becomes A Reality by Don Kuehle Columnist | January 30, 2019 at 4:00 a.m.
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"We believe in the Kingdom of God as the Divine Rule in human society, and in the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God." Thus affirms the Korean Creed.
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God's people have always had a dream. Abraham dreamed of a people who were faithful to the one God. Moses dreamed of a promised land where people would live together in freedom and harmony. Isaiah dreamed of a day when all nations would convert their instruments of war into instruments of peace. Jesus had a dream of human society living together under the Divine Rule of our Heavenly Father.
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The recognition that we are all created by the Father means we are, in fact, sisters and brothers. Living a life that pleases the Father means loving Him with all we have and are, and loving one another as much as the Father loves us. Living together under His rule means that we respect the lives of every other person -- their beliefs, their opinions, their possessions, their hopes and dreams. Every life is sacred in the sight of God; every life is important because God created that life. Living in God's kingdom on earth involves showing mercy to those who use us and abuse us, showing forgiveness to those who seek to harm us. Being brothers and sisters under the Father's guiding hand means treating one another with honesty and integrity, telling one another the "truth in love" and being willing to accept true criticism.
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It's a long hard road from dream to reality. The heralds of peace have been imprisoned. The preachers of brotherhood have been silenced. Divine love was crucified on the "cross of self-centeredness." The Father's kingdom has been outlawed in many sections of our society. The sacredness of human life has been destroyed by human selfishness, pride, anger and hatred, lust and greed, envy and jealousy, and the desire to live life as if there were no God.
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The "Brotherhood of Man" will never become a reality apart from the "Fatherhood of God." The two are connected -- can never be separated. Attempting to live together as brothers and sisters is impossible outside the Christian community.
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A modern prophet said, "I have a dream."
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That pastor was part of the Christian Community, the Church. As pastor and preacher and prophet, he was sharing Christ's dream of living together as brothers and sisters, under the guidance and grace of our Heavenly Father.
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Let his words continue to inspire all of us to be more faithful in showing our love for God and love for each other, to be more diligent in promoting the sacredness of life, to be more creative in devising ways to work together in peace and harmony, to be more concerned about building people up instead of tearing them down, to be more generous in sharing the blessings God has given each of us.
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William P. Merrill stated the dream in this manner.
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Give heart and mind and soul and strength to serve the King of kings!
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Bring in the day of brotherhood, and end the night of wrong!
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As brothers of the Son of Man, rise up, O people of God!"
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Historians, Christians of all denominations and students of art and architecture in Victoria were in mourning and shock Monday after learning of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Catherine Harding, associate professor of Gothic art and architecture in medieval studies at the University of Victoria, said Notre Dame resonates with everyone for its architecture, artwork, history, the gargoyles that line its exterior, its bells and stained-glass windows and stories such as Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
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“It is a building of such enormous importance,” Harding said.
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She said news of the fire at the cathedral, which dates to 1163, strikes everybody around the world who has any emotional attachment to history, Paris or the church.
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Roman Catholic Bishop Gary Gordon, of the Diocese of Victoria, said Notre Dame de Paris is one of those special churches for Catholics.
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“Every diocese in this country has a Notre Dame church. Ours is in Port Alberni,” said Gordon. “It is such an icon for Roman Catholics globally.
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“It’s not like we are totally connected to physical things, but they represent something deeply spiritual,” he said.
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Rev. Barton Priebe, lead pastor at Central Baptist Church, said when he visited Paris, he stopped at the church and stood in awe of the art, the building and the world-renowned stained-glass windows.
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Hélène Cazes, UVic professor of French and medieval studies, who is spending this term teaching in Toulouse in southern France, said the fire has struck a blow to everyone in the country.
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“Everybody is in touch with their TV and talking about it, even in Toulouse,” Cazes said.
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Cazes said the history of Notre Dame Cathedral makes it an icon for all the French people, even those who are no longer very religious.
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It’s a site where sacred buildings preceded the cathedral, dating back even before the Romans. It is a building that has unified the French people, apart from its sacredness.
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The building is also a monument to French technical ingenuity. Its use of exterior flying buttresses allowed its steeples to be built to new heights. Its arrangement of the seating for the choir and the acoustics of the interior allowed musicians to pioneer new methods of harmony.
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So while people the world over might think first of the Eiffel Tower when thinking of Paris, for the French, it’s Notre Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Paris.
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“So all the Catholic churches all over France are now ringing their bells, this knell, the very mournful sound of one note ringing,” Cazes said.
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Danny Cox stands-in for David Prever. The Radio Times film critic, James Luxford, reveals plans to make a sequel to one of Danny's favourite movies: Now You See Me.
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James also reviews the latest Marvel film Captain America: Civil War, holocaust drama Son Of Saul and the latest movie based on a video game Ratchet And Clank.
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JR's new participatory art project allows the whole world to participate.
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This year’s TED conference winner has created a global pervasive photography project that seeks to redraw the boundaries between fine art and street art. JR, a Parisian photographer, has become famous for his large-scale photo installations in which he pastes and drapes the faces of urban dwellers in various strife-ridden geographic locations.
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He has been creating this type of art since 2003, but his first project to gain substantial notoriety was “Portrait of a Generation” in 2006 when he photographed the “thugs” of the banlieues (the low-income Parisian suburbs) and papered middle-class, bourgeois neighborhoods with these images. This attempt to traverse the barriers between race, class and geographic location would become typical of JR.
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Trump: "Nobody knew health care could be so complicated"
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After meeting with governors, President Trump has come to an important conclusion: Reforming the health care system is immensely difficult.
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QuoteWe have come up with a solution that's really, really – I think – very good. Now I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.
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Trump said he's spent time discussing the issue with Govs. Scott Walker, Rick Scott and Chris Christie.
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The two men will be sentenced later this month.
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The two suspects who police say were involved in the burglary of a Livonia gas station have pleaded in the case, avoiding a jury trial.
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Mahmoud Saad, 32, of Dearborn, and Damon Thompson, 32, of Highland Park, both were charged with breaking-and-entering after a March 28 incident where Livonia police pulled the two over during a traffic stop and determined they were suspects in the burglary of a Livonia gas station.
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Saad pleaded no contest to the charges, while Thompson pleaded guilty. Both pleas were entered during the first week of May.
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Saad is set for sentencing Thursday before Circuit judge James Chylinski, while Thompson will be sentenced May 26 in the case before Circuit Judge Shannon Walker in Detroit’s Frank Murphy Hall of Justice.
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The pair were pulled over near Plymouth and Merriman that night after police determined they might be suspects in the burglary of the BP gas station at 17151 Middlebelt in Livonia. After checking security camera footage, police determined the two were the primary suspects in the burglary, which resulted in several items being taken, including several cartons of cigarettes.
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The two were bound over to circuit court last month after waiving their preliminary examinations in Livonia’s 16th District Court.
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Both are being held in the Wayne County Jail until sentencing on retainers from the Michigan Department of Corrections, as the two men were on parole at the time of the incident.
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Saad was released from prison in April 2014 after being paroled on several breaking-and-entering charges he was sentenced for in Wayne County. Thompson was released on parole in August 2014 after serving time on several breaking-and-entering charges, among others in Wayne and Oakland counties.
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Veteran star Amitabh Bachchan becomes most followed Indian celebrity on Twitter.
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Amitabh Bachchan has become the most followed Indian celebrity on Twitter.
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The veteran actor has knocked Priyanka Chopra into second place with over 1,850,903 followers on the microblogging site, Economic Times reports.
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Chopra was the most popular Hindi film star on Twitter, but in recent months the star has tweeted less as she completes three films and records her debut album.
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Bachchan has shared over 11,108 posts since he began tweeting in 2010.
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The Silsila star also maintains a blog on Big Adda.
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Bachchan also uses voice blogging to keep in touch with followers through his Bachchan Bol subscribed mobile phone service available in India and in the UK.
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The actor recently criticised Chopra for retweeting an F-word tweet originally written by Rihanna.
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A temporary restraining order filed by one group of local officials against another group of umpires that resulted in two playoff games being postponed Thursday was lifted, allowing the umpires to return to work Friday.
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The restraining order was filed by the Texas Association of Sports Officials' San Antonio chapter against the Texas Collegiate Umpire Association on Thursday afternoon, claiming the TCUA lacked the accreditation to officiate high school games.
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Thursday's Madison-Judson and Boerne Champion-Hays games were postponed. A hearing is scheduled for May 14 regarding TASO's injunction.
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“The rules are pretty particular about who can officiate, and we don't believe they're following the rules,” said Gary Schumann, a lawyer for TASO.
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TCUA umpires are registered with the University Interscholastic League through the UIL's El Paso chapter.
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