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Dover CARES members said they plan to stay
(Nov 2, 2005)
By TERESA MCMINN
No matter the outcome of next week's election, Dover CARES school board candidates will continue to follow the school district's meetings and try to improve the community, they said. The candidates spoke to reporters and a group of about 50 people at a news conference Tuesday at the Dover Township Fire Hall. full story
Judge grills Dover official
(Nov 1, 2005)
By LAURI LEBO
HARRISBURG — After Alan Bonsell finished his testimony Monday, in which he accused two local newspaper reporters of making up the information that drove the Dover Area School District into a First Amendment lawsuit, Judge John E. Jones III demanded to see a copy of Bonsell's previous sworn statements. full story
Plaintiffs ask: Why choose Thomas More?
(Nov 1, 2005)
By MICHELLE STARR
Dover Area School Board member Alan Bonsell testified he would be offended if plaintiffs' attorney Steve Harvey was implying he chose Thomas More Law Center's counsel based on information from its Web site. full story
In Dover suit, a day to sweat
(Nov 1, 2005)
MIKE ARGENTO
HARRISBURG — On the witness stand during Monday's session of the Dover Panda Trial, Dover Area School Board member Alan Bonsell accused the press of just making things up.
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Contract dispute ignites Dover race
(Oct 30, 2005)
By MICHELLE STARR
Incumbents in the race for Dover Area school board say they’ve tried to resolve the teachers’ contract situation but have had little help from the union, while challengers say the board’s efforts haven’t been enough. full story
Buckingham contradicts self on money for books
(Oct 28, 2005)
By MICHELLE STARR
HARRISBURG — Former Dover Area School board member Bill Buckingham struggled to clarify Thursday how he raised $850 at his church for copies of the textbook "Of Pandas and People" even though earlier he gave a deposition saying he didn't know how the books were donated to the high school. full story
Buckingham seesaws on the stand
(Oct 28, 2005)
MIKE ARGENTO
HARRISBURG — It was surely one of the most anticipated moments in the history of federal jurisprudence, the appearance, finally, of former Dover Area School Board member Bill Buckingham at the Dover Panda Trial.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
In October 2004, the Dover Area School Board voted to add a mention of intelligent design to its ninth-grade biology curriculum.
What is intelligent design?: Intelligent design holds that life had to have been created by an intelligent force because it is too complex to have happened otherwise.
The reason: Board members who support the change say students should learn about alternative theories to evolution.
The other side: Critics argue intelligent design is an attempt to get creationism and religion into the classroom. top
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