[HAPS-L] news from Darkest PA

["David Evans" <devans@xxxxxxx>]

According to the Jan. 6, 2006, Harrisburg, PA Patriot-News, the Dover school district may indeed be stuck with the legal bill (nearly $2 million) for losing the case over Intelligent Design. One of the private lawyers contesting ID normally gets $400/hour for his services but the ACLU at least will charge nothing. The district solicitor is urging the current board to seek compensation neither from the former board members nor from the Thomas More Law Center, the law firm working for the board in the ID case. Apparently, the district's insurance carrier is unlikely to provide financial relief either. Not a good day for the citizens and students of Dover Township.

The Dover school board has now formally dismissed the Thomas More Law Center as their legal representives, reversed the original ID policy, and declined to appeal the judgement of the federal court.

Fortunately, the Dover schools may be able to stay open if they can find some way to convince the Commonwealth of PA that they are in financial distress. Therefore, everyone in PA, not just those in that district gets to loose because of ID.

As Stan Laurel used to say: "That's a fine how-do-you-do!"

David in Darkest PA