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The team had been wearing a decal with the words “Arm in Arm” since the first day of training camp this summer. Dallas police Chief David Brown and Mayor Mike Rawlings paid the team a visit on that day, according to Fox 4 News. The NFL’s strict rules on uniforms forced the league to deny the Cowboys’ request to wear the decal for the upcoming season. Dallas police said it appreciated the Cowboys’ support. “Their concern for the families of our fallen officers, the Dallas Police Department, and the City of Dallas is what matters most, and we know that...

OK, OK, enough already. I get that American Atheists Inc. has every right to wield its beliefs - publicly and loudly - against all things suggesting that God is in his universe. Atheists serve a useful purpose in this country. They are the burr under the saddle of this predominantly Christian nation. They are like the kid in class who won't sit quietly and join in while everyone else is practicing perfect penmanship. When atheists poke and prod at none-too-subtle efforts to co-mingle church and state, they help shake up the 80 percent of Christians in this nation and nudge...

Merced police comb area for suspectMerced police comb area for suspect Members of the Merced Special Weapons and Tactics team search the Evergreen Park Apartments complex Friday afternoon while looking for Tahua 'Tao' Cuitlahuac Rivera, the suspect in the shooting death of Merced police officer Stephan Gray on Thursday. GEORGE MacDONALD/MERCED SUN-STAR (Tahua "Tao" Cuitlahuac Rivera, 21, of Merced) Rivera BEE FILE Merced Police Officer Stephan Gray, 34 BEE FILE By MIKE DE LA CRUZ MERCED SUN-STAR Last Updated: April 17, 2004, 04:56:54 AM PDT MERCED -- All eyes were on the city's residential areas Friday as officers sought the...