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Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two families share affection for Scouts, differ sharply on whether no-gays policy should stay

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  If approved by the Scouts' national executive board, possibly as soon as next week, the change would be another momentous milestone for America's gay-rights movement.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  He posed as a woman to trick the boys into sending pornographic photos over the Internet

Sunday, October 21, 2012  He has "absolutely no recollection" of a 1961 letter he wrote to a Scout executive in Wichita, declining to file charges.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Scout "perversion" files from 1959-1985 show local officials helped hush up some abuse cases

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Boy Scout council official resigns, says ouster of lesbian Ohio den mother is discrimination

Saturday, March 03, 2012  Over 20,00 lbs of food collected this year.

Friday, February 24, 2012  Cub scouts and boy scouts will be collecting food on front porches throughout Mid-Missouri on Saturday, March 3.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  An Austrian tradition of celebrating Christmas with a “Peace Light” has come to Mid-Missouri for the first time.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Last week the Troop 9 Boy Scouts' trailer sit near the scout master's house in Holts Summit, but four days ago it disappeared.  Now no one knows where it is.

Saturday, March 05, 2011  2,500 boy scouts and their leaders from across mid Missouri took part in the "good turn project" Saturday.

Sunday, August 08, 2010  Boy Scouts throughout Missouri met this weekend at Central Methodist University in Fayette to celeberate 100 years of scouting.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010  Oregon jury finds Boy Scouts negligent in 1980s sex abuse case and awards victim $1.4 million

Friday, March 19, 2010  Oregon lawsuit claims Boy Scouts failed to prevent sex abuse by local leaders, coverup

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Dave Harris has been a scout master in Jefferson City for the past 27 years as Scouting celebrates its 100th birthday.