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Threats to Muslim rights endanger Bill of Rights, speaker says

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 5:31pm

Institutionalized profiling of Muslims is undermining American democracy, a leader of Cleveland’s Islamic community said at Bluffton University Nov. 5.

Julia Shearson, executive director of the Cleveland Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Ohio, cited a 2004 Cornell University study in which 44 percent of respondents indicated acceptance of curbing the civil rights of American Muslims. But in the United States, she argued, if you curb one group’s rights, “you destroy the fabric of the Bill of Rights for everyone else.”

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Bluffton University
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"Deck the Farmhouse," new feature to this year's Blaze

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 5:00pm

Who were Dorothy and Harry Ream? Did they make all those cutout displays on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn on display between Thanksgiving and New Year's? What’s their story?

Answers to those questions, for a generation of people who don’t know the Ream story, will be part of this year’s Blaze celebration. This summer, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invited a troupe of local actors and singers to put the Ream story to drama and music.

And they did.

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Regional news
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Volleyball: Beavers stun Mt. St. Joseph

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 3:36pm

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/volleyball/2013/11-05-vb.htm

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Bluffton University
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Barry Schneck wins final Icon high school football contest of season

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 3:21pm

The winner of Week 10 of The Icon football contest is Barry Schneck.  He correctly picked 14 games this week. 

Other contestants:

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People
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Michael Augsburger 1954-2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 2:39pm

Michael K. Augsburger, 59 died Nov. 5, 2013 at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born Oct.16, 1954 in Bluffton to Donivan and Peggy (Eckenwiler) Augsburger. He married Paula Pursell and they were later divorced.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton. He was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Bluffton.  

Survivors include a daughter Kim (Sean) Stevenson of Pandora; his mother Peggy Augsburger of Bluffton; and two brothers Jeffrey Augsburger of Bluffton and Mark (Denise) Augsburger of Novi, Michigan.

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Obituaries
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Before there was Vetter's there was Reichenbach Lumber

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 6, 2013 - 10:44am

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Before there was Vetter's Lumber, there was Reichenbach Lumber. Here's a advertisement photo of the staff, reprinted from the 1967 Bluffton High School yearbook.

Paul Reichenbach is standing on the far left; Jean Reichenbach on the far right. The Icon welcomes other identifications from viewers.

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Historical Bluffton
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