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WRAPPING UP FINAL PROJECTS

State barred from denying Medicaid funds

Judge makes order final, ending fight over Planned Parenthood.
BY KEN KUSMER
Of The Associated Press

By Matthew Glowicki of The News-Sentinel

Boy Scout Troop 442, chartered by Heartland Church, will disband at the end of the year. Chris Guntle, an Eagle Scout in the troop, is dressed in his uniform as he leads the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Traditional Marriage Rally on July 1 at the Allen County Courthouse.

Policy change ends Scouting for some

Troop to disband because of new rules about gays
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INDIANAPOLIS A judge Tuesday made permanent her order barring Indiana from denying Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood clinics, ending the states two-year legal fight. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued his permanent injunction after the U.S. Supreme Court in May refused to hear Indianas appeal in the case. Days later, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an administrative ruling siding with

Planned Parenthood. Indiana had sought to prevent Medicaid enrollees from accessing health care at clinics operated by Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky because the organization provides abortions. Planned Parenthood, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, had argued that a 2011 Indiana law targeting the organization should be blocked because it probably conflicted with a federal Medicaid statute that protects patients rights to make their own decisions about health care providers. This decision recognizes the rights and liberties of health care providers and the women they serve, said ACLU of Indiana
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Manning case could scare future leakers

He was acquitted of aiding the enemy, but may get life in prison.
BY MARK SHERMAN
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Beneath a white cross, they work. The six youth of Boy Scout Troop 442 break a sweat as they fell dead ash trees and clear a pond of out-of-control vegetation. Standing tall and thin, 17-yearold David Willig leads his fellow Scouts in completing his Eagle Scout project at Safety Village, an educational playground that teaches youth about safety. Miniature houses and businesses fill the space, along with a single white church. Earning Eagle Scout has been Willigs goal since he joined Boy Scouts 10 years ago. The homeschooled student has until his 18th birthday to finish the long list of requirements, and barring any major hiccups, he should achieve the rank by years end. But thats time the other Scouts dont have.

Heartland Church, 1025 Vance Ave., has chartered Troop 442 since 1999. Once a large group, the troop now has about 20 youth, about three of whom worship at Heartland. Leaders of Troop 442 are choosing to not continue with Scouting

adopt the new membership policy. Troop leaders met the Monday after the national vote to decide how it would affect their troop. It was a fairly clear-cut decision, committee member Gary Willig, Davids father, said. The principle is why, Gary

Youd never put a boy and a girl in a tent, so why would you put a (straight) boy and a gay boy in a tent?
CRAIG SPAULDING, ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTER

when their charter expires at the end of the year. The Boy Scouts of America was no longer a good fit, troop leaders say, when the national body changed its membership standards to not deny membership on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone. National delegates voted 757-475 in May to

Willig said. Its just in direct conflict with biblical view of practicing homosexuality and calling it OK. BSA is still working out policy and procedural details in light of the resolution, ahead of the Jan. 1 implementation.
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WASHINGTON The successful prosecution of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning gives a boost to the Obama administrations aggressive pursuit of people it believes have leaked national security secrets to the media. Manning was acquitted Tuesday of the most serious charge he faced, aiding the enemy, but he was found guilty by a military judge of enough charges to send him to prison for many years, and perhaps the rest of his life. Legal scholars said they expect the governments case against National Security Agency leaker

Edward Snowden to be similar to the Manning prosecution, although it would take place in a federal trial court, not a military court-martial. I dont think Edward Snowden is doing a jig in his airport lounge in Russia, said Elizabeth Goiten, co-director of the liberty and national security program at New York Universitys Brennan Center for Justice. Prosecutors were able to convince Army Col. Denise Lind that the reams of documents Manning gave to WikiLeaks constituted violations of the Espionage Act, despite the arguments of Mannings lawyers that he chose to hand over information that he believed would not harm the United States. Goiten said Lind determined
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Scout executive John Gliot said three chartering organizations in the Anthony Wayne Area Council which works with more than 100 charter partners in 11 counties have expressed interest in leaving Scouting, with only one making a firm decision to do so. Our primary message is

the Boy Scouts of America is here to provide the program to young people, Gliot said. We were doing that before the change, and were doing it after. For Troop 442, whose leaders supported by Heartland decided to not continue Scouting after this year, much will remain the same, with a few changes. There will be no more popcorn sales, because part of the proceeds goes to the national

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body. No summer camp with other troops. But the boys of Troop 442 will still work toward their badges and rankings until the end of the year. Theyll still go on camping trips, like the one the Scouts are on this week at Turkey Run State Park in Bloomingdale. F i f t e e n o f t h e t r o o p s Scouts are on the weeklong trip filled with hiking, canoeing and horseback riding. Its in lieu of the summer camp that Troop 442 usually attends along with many other area troops. It also is the last big camping trip the boys will take together. Troop leadership will meet in October to determine the next step for the Scouts of Troop 442. What happens to the Scouts bond after that remains unknown. David Willig says the national ruling conflicts with the pledge the Scouts make to be morally straight. Most of the guys in this troop think the new resolution is complete bullcrap, Willig said. He helped the boys as they sawed down overgrowth and dragged dead branches to the back of a flatbed. He moved them along from project to project, keeping them on task. Scoutings highest rank is also on the minds of some of the younger Scouts. They want to follow the path defined by their older brothers who have already ascended to Eagle Scout. M a r k S p a u l d i n g , 11,

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Mark Spaulding, 11, left, and Thomas Wegmann, 12, take a moment to relax during an Eagle Scout project Monday at Safety Village. The two boys joined Boy Scout Troop 442 more than a year ago. Both have the option of moving to a new troop when Troop 442 disbands later this year, but they said they will leave the organization altogether.

stands beside his friend Thomas Wegmann, 12. Theyve been in Scouting for just more than a year and often are paired as buddies in group activities. They looked forward to summer camp, especially free shooting. Less so: todays manual labor. They want to achieve the star rank by the end of the year, which means more service hours and more badges. You just have to keep working up to the end, said Wegmann, Boy Scout First Class. Neither plans to join another troop when Troop 442 disbands. As Scouting buddies, the two boys will often pair up and share a tent. Spaulding, Boy Scout Second Class, recalled a wilderness survival trip where the Scouts had to build their own shelter. A strong storm collapsed a fellow Scouts structure and forced four boys into the same tent. If you were like a buddy, and hes gay, how could you sleep with him? Spaulding said. But you couldnt leave him by himself. That would be wrong. What are you supposed to do with him? Spaulding looks down, silent, running his foot over the wood chips beneath him. He has no answer. Its an issue that his father, Craig, said remains unresolved. Hes been an assistant scoutmaster for 12 years and is the proud parent of two Eagle Scouts. He and Gary Willig joined the boys on Willigs Eagle Scout project, installing white window trim on a few of the miniature houses. Youd never put a boy and a girl in a tent, so why would you put a (straight) boy and a gay boy in a tent? he said.

Spaulding saws away at an overgrown tree Monday at Safety Village as part of friend and fellow Scout David Willigs Eagle Scout project.

The idea that he or the troop is gay bashing is false, he said. Craig, who himself has a gay brother, said its a lifestyle he doesnt agree with. He doesnt take issue with gays living the way they want, only with BSA changing its values. Theyre redefining what morally straight is. You just cant just redefine morality. Ive done more work than youve done in your entire l i f e , We g m a n n j a b s a t Spaulding. Yeah, right. Spaulding scrubs out a blue work bucket. All right, I did this half. You do the other. Wegmann makes his way over, motioning for the bucket. Its part of the back and forth between the two boys, between most members of the group, really. Earlier, they laughed about the television character Dora the Explorer. They took a moment to watch a hatchling hop from branch to branch.

Together, they helped push Willig closer to achieving his final rank. Spaulding knows he wont make it there, though he has no plans to seek another troop. Gliot said the council will aid those wanting to continue with Scouting, matching Scouts with new troops and troops with new chartering organizations. Troop 442 leaders continue the search for an organization more in line with their beliefs, Gary said, one that keeps moral and ethical standards high. You have to have standards some place, he said. You have to know Gods word has a say. You have to take a moral stand. Mark and his father will see what new options develop in the new year. In the meantime, Mark will be lucky to jump two ranks by the end of the year. He cant help but wonder as he presses the wood chips beneath his feet. Whats the point anymore?