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June 30, 2023 • Vol. 4, Issue 26
Library kicks off campaign with ribbon cutting
INSIDE: • Around Town.........................50 • Churches.................................58 • Classifieds...............................56 • Entertainment......................... 5 • Opinion................................... 6 • Puzzles.....................................54 • Weather..................................55
BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer A large crowd of Library supporters gathered outside the Taneyhills Library on Wednesday for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The special event kicked off the Taneyhills Library’s campaign for a proposed tax levy, to be on the August 8 ballot. A passing vote would allow the Taneyhills Library to become a certified public library. Taneyhills Library has operated since 1933 as a nonprofit library.
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Library supporters gather at Taneyhills Library Wednesday morning for ribbon cutting. (Photo by George Kurland)
SEE TANEYHILLS LIBRARY, PAGE 32
Supreme Court declines to hear College of the Ozarks’ case on housing
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Submitted to Branson Globe The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of College of the Ozarks against the Biden administration last week. The case challenges a Biden administration rule that requires the College to open its dormitories, including dorm rooms and shared shower spaces, to members of the opposite sex or face fines of up to six figures, punitive damages, and
attorneys’ fees. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing College of the Ozarks asked the high court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit that concluded the Christian college cannot sue the Biden administration to challenge this rule. Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied the College’s petition for review, so the 8th Circuit decision
and the Biden administration’s coercive rule remain in place. “The Supreme Court left this issue unresolved,” said ADF Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake. “The Biden admin. must be held accountable, and we will continue to confront government overreach. College of the Ozarks brought this challenge for one reason: The Biden administration was attempting to force them to open their
dormitories to members of the opposite sex. Though the high court chose not to review this case, we are hopeful it will soon take up related cases—both challenges to the broad overreach of the Biden administration and the government’s repeated attempts to remove from law any real distinctions between males and females. It is wrong to force schools to open girls’ dorms, SEE SUPREME COURT, PAGE 45