Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $12,693
15%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $300 to reach 16%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: willmar

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Muslim parents, Willmar schools reach agreement on prayer time (MN again)

    09/16/2008 7:13:44 PM PDT · by WOBBLY BOB · 20 replies · 483+ views
    MPR ^ | 9-16-08 | Ambar Espinoza,
    St. Paul, Minn. — A few Somali parents in Willmar complained that the public schools weren't allowing their Muslim children to step out of class for daily prayer. Some didn't send their children to school last week in protest. Today, school officials said they won't change their policy, which allows students to pray during lunch time and between classes. For now, families have reluctantly agreed to send their children to school, but the issue may resurface later in the school year. This is the first school year Somali parents have had an issue with Willmar public schools over when their...
  • Willmar boy facing deportation won't stand alone against ICE (MN)

    12/14/2007 3:03:36 PM PST · by WOBBLY BOB · 11 replies · 212+ views
    Pioneer Press ^ | 12-14-07 | GREGG AAMOT (AP)
    MINNEAPOLIS—The deportation case of a 10-year-old Willmar boy who appeared in court earlier this year and told of his fear in the face of an immigration raid has been unified with the case against his parents. Federal immigration officials have questioned the handling of Sammy Diaz-Maldonado's case, in particular the decision by his lawyers to have the boy appear in court hearings, in some cases by himself, even though it's not necessary.