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Scout's Dishonor: Florida Mom Arrested in Fight Over Girl Scout Cookies

By Ben MuessigFeb 22nd 2011 – 8:05PM
Collier County Sheriff's Office

Collier County Sheriff's Office

Sell the most Girl Scout Cookies and you might get a merit badge. Attack someone in an argument over Girl Scout Cookies and you'll see a police badge. Police in Florida say a Collier County mom earned a demerit when she assaulted her roommate in a dispute over Thin Mint cookies. Hersha Howard, 31, is accusing of waking...

Boy Scout Leader in Mich. Faces Child Porn Charges

By Allan LengelJul 22nd 2010 – 5:56PM

(July 22) -- If the office voice mail recording is any indication, damage control was in full swing this week at the Gerber Boy Scout Camp near Muskegon, Mich., where the director is behind bars, charged with possessing and distributing child pornography -- including locker-room videotapes of boys at the YMCA where he...

Recruiting: A Business Boom

By Brian GrummellFeb 5th 2008 – 9:06PM

Recruiting wasn't always like this. Until recently, the broad-based networks like Rivals.com and Scout weren't even an idea in someone's mind.Not long ago it was old school, with names like Allen Wallace, Tom Lemming and Rick Kimbrel. They (and others) published once-a-year magazines, perhaps a newsletter or a 900 number...

Is Scout.com Crumbling?

By Brian GrummellMay 30th 2007 – 10:07PM

Sure looks like it.Several months ago, the Ohio State website BuckNuts left the Scout.com network. Not long ago, another top school's affiliate website left Scout when the Florida website Gator Country departed. And news comes in tonight that WeAreSC, the USC affiliate, has informed Scout they are leaving the...

Background on scout

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society.

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