{"id":1209,"date":"2010-08-01T09:53:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T13:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2010-08-01T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T14:01:17","slug":"keep-an-eye-on-palm-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1209","title":{"rendered":"Keep an eye on Palm Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creationists are popping up in a few school board elections, such as John Tracy<\/a> in Pasco, Terry Kemple<\/a> in Hillsborough, and Terry Pittman<\/a> in Polk. We can now add Ron Young in Palm Beach. A column in the Palm Beach Post about candidate interviews notes Young’s stance<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Ron Young, a barber, believes that the world was created 7,000 years ago. But he advised his kids to give teachers the answers they expect on science tests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more about Young and his opponents here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Creationists are popping up in a few school board elections, such as John Tracy in Pasco, Terry Kemple in Hillsborough, and Terry Pittman in Polk. We can now add Ron Young in Palm Beach. 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