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October 26, 2006
Science Professors Seek to Influence Ohio School-Board Election
Seventy-five science professors at Case Western Reserve University have taken the unusual step of endorsing a candidate for Ohio’s Board of Education, The New York Times reports. The professors hope that their candidate will unseat a current board member who has led efforts, thus far unsuccessful, to adopt a public-school curriculum that would cast doubt on evolutionary theory.
The professors’ candidate is a former congressman named Tom Sawyer, an unlikely name for any defender of academic science. His opponent in the November election is Deborah Owens Fink.
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Those wishing more info on this or other state school board races, or info on how to contribute much needed funds to these campaigns are encouraged to peruse the website of Help Ohio Public Education (HOPE):
www.OhioHope.org
— Patricia Princehouse Evolution@Case.edu Oct 30, 11:27 AM #