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Thugs Destroy $2,500 Worth of Girl Scout Cookies

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:39:09 +0000

This is not the way the cookie is supposed to crumble.

New Girl Scout Cookie Mango Creme Is 'Vitamin Enhanced'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:51:56 +0000

When those sugar peddlers in green sashes come to your door this Girl Scout cookie season there will be a new treat on the menu.

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Why Have Catholic Bishops Launched an Inquiry into the Girl Scouts?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:19:31 +0000

When you think of Girl Scouts, you probably think of their iconic green uniforms and annual cookie sales.

But an inquiry launched by a group of Catholic bishops accuses the organization of “possible problematic relationships with other organizations” — specifically, Planned Parenthood.

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Girl Scouts Chase Down Robber Who Stole Their Cookie Money

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:28:00 +0000

Is there anything lower than stealing money from Girl Scouts selling cookies? A shameless Houston, TX area thief did just that, snatching $200 from the scouts of Troop #29152, who were hawking their thin mints in front of a local Wal-Mart.

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Why Would a Politician Call the Girl Scouts a 'Radicalized Organization?'

Kathy Landin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:25:40 +0000

State lawmakers in Indiana were recently presented with a resolution to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization and honor the positive influence the group has had on American women. Representative Bob Morris, a Republican from Fort Wayne, was the only representative to refuse to sign, citing a belief that the Girl Scouts is a “radicalized organization.”

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Should Colorado Boy Be Allowed to Join Girl Scouts?

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:41:56 +0000

A 7-year-old Denver boy was turned away by a local Girl Scout troop when he asked to become a member. Despite his gender, Bobby Montoya has been into “girl stuff” since he was two, according to his mother Felisha Archuleta.

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Girl Scouts Cut Costs by Axing a Few Cookies

Aaron Galloway — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:24:10 +0000

Snack fans united in shock and disbelief on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Girl Scouts would be discontinuing a few varieties of their popular cookies. The economy hasn't been kind to the cookie business over the past couple of years, organization reps explained to the paper, and a few flavors had to go.

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Woman Steals Girl Scout's Cookie 'Dough'

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:59:36 +0000

Seven-year-old Girl Scout Vanessa Bergeron learned a hard lesson about life on Sunday night, when a woman stole $92 of her cookie sales money outside a Florida shopping center.

When Vanessa's mother Misty approach the perpetrator's car, the thief grabbed the cookie cash and floored it.

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