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Disruptions: A Beacon to Silicon Valley, From a Start-Up for Children

By NICK BILTON — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

While entrepreneurs and venture capitalists waste their time on me-too projects, it's refreshing to find a standout start-up called DIY, which is developing a do-it-yourself community for children.

Dear Boy Scouts: Let a Gay Mom Lead the Pack

By KJ DELL'ANTONIA — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

After Jennifer Tyrrell spent a year as a volunteer "den mother" for her 7-year-old's troop, the scouts kicked her out for being gay. That may be legal, but that doesn't make it right.

The Molester Next Door

By FRANK BRUNI — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The predator to watch out for is less likely to don a trench coat and lurk behind a bush than to be someone who works closely with kids.

Indiana: Scout Leader Is Slain on Hiking Trip

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A 76-year-old man was stabbed to death while leading Boy Scouts on a hiking trip, and the police said they arrested a man who lived nearby and had assaulted his mother at home earlier in the day.

Louisiana Boy Scouts Found by National Guard

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Six Louisiana Boy Scouts and two leaders stranded by high water were reunited with their families Tuesday.

Arkansas: Waters May Have Stranded Scouts

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The authorities searched a wilderness area Monday for a group of Louisiana Boy Scouts believed to be stranded behind rain-swollen waterways.

Boy Scouts Settle Sexual Abuse Suit

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The organization will pay an undisclosed sum to six men who were abused when they were members of a troop in Oregon.

Boy Scouts Seek a Way to Rebuild Ranks

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The group is working to redefine itself amid falling numbers, a push for diversity and a knock on the door from girls.

Pennsylvania: City Cannot Evict Scouts for Gay Ban

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Philadelphia cannot evict a Boy Scouts chapter from a city building for refusing to admit gay members, a federal jury ruled Wednesday.

Troop Therapy

By PAUL THEROUX — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Boy Scout experience is about diversity and individualism, not conformity.

$18.5 Million in Liability for Scouts in Abuse Case

By WILLIAM YARDLEY — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A lawsuit has focused new attention on the secret files the Boy Scouts of America keeps to document claims of abuse.

BITS; Boy Scouts Add a Badge Both Woodsy and Digital

By NICK BILTON — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Bits blog highlights new app that is kind of treasure hunt designed for Boy Scouts; photo

California: Democrats Balk Over Scouts

By JESSE MCKINLEY — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Faced with a $20 billion deficit and its own plummeting popularity, the California Legislature cannot even agree on the Boy Scouts.

Oregon: Scouts Lose Negligence Suit

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Portland jurors on Tuesday found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a former Portland man who was abused by an assistant scoutmaster in the early 1980s.

Files Logging Scout Abuse Are a Focus in Civil Trial

By WILLIAM YARDLEY — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Lawyers for a victim say the files show a centralized national effort to conceal abuse while lawyers for the Boy Scouts say the files demonstrate proactive efforts to stop it.