10.16.2009 10:29 am

Louisiana justice of the peace refuses to marry interracial couples

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A justice of the peace in Louisiana refuses to perform marriages of interracial couples because he believes most of society wouldn’t accept their offspring, the Associated Press is reporting.

AP reporter Mary Foster quotes Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in…

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Tags: ACLU, AP, Beth Humphrey, Hammond, interracial couples, interracial marriage, Katie Schwartzmann, Keith Bardwell, La., Louisiana justice of the peace, Mary Foster, Tangipahoa Parish, Terence McKay, The Associated Press

03.11.2009 6:59 pm

Is immigration status relevant in news stories?

By Jean Buchanan

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Miami Herald ombudsman had a thoughtful column on the relevance of someone’s immigration status in news coverage. He uses two stories about the suspect in the Chandra Levy murder case to illustrate. Is immigration status relevant? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

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Tags: Chandra Levy, Crime, immigration status, McClatchy, Miami Herald, race, The Associated Press

Louisiana justice of the peace refuses to marry interracial couples

Is immigration status relevant in news stories?

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