Here is the direct link to the article.
http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/28/news/index.html
Stephen J. Krogh, P.G.
The PanTerra Group
http://panterragroup.home.mindspring.com/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
> Behalf Of Marcio Pie
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:31 AM
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Fwd: Not just in Kansas, Anymore....
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just got this from another mailing list.
>
> Marcio
>
>
> >Colleagues,
> >
> >I would like to share with you the leading headline on the front page of
> >this morning's Honolulu Star Bulletin:
> >
> >"BOE [Board of Education] Panel Opens Door to Teaching Creationism"
> >
> >A version of the article is at:
> >
> >http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/26/news/indext.html
> >
> >Click on the "Late Breaking" icon near the top list.
> >
> >Some of the more disturbing excerpts:
> >
> >"The move came after board member Denise Matsumoto complained
> that proposed
> >state performance standards for science...presented Charles
> Darwin's theory
> >of evolution as fact rather than opinion."
> >
> >When board memebr Karen Knudsen asked Matsumoto what she meant when she
> >referred to "both" theories of origin:
> >
> >"Matsumoto replied, 'The other theory is creationism. They're
> both theories.
> >They both have scientific data that go with them."
> >
> >"'Evolution' is often times confused with 'adaptation,' Matsumoto argued.
> >'So many times in our textbooks and our science classes, adaptation gets
> >replaced with the word evolution,' she said. 'Adaptation is a
> change within
> >a species to adapt to their survival rather than evolution, which is
> >changing from one species to another species such as ape to man.
> Matsumoto
> >suggested that such changes between species are not possible."
> >
> >When I told my wife (also an evolutionary biologist) about this, she
> >responded "Not in my backyard!" We'll be drafting a letter this
> evening. I
> >encourage others on this list to consider doing the same.
> >
> >Aloha,
> >Rich
> >
> >Richard L. Pyle
> >Ichthyology, Bishop Museum
> >1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
> >Ph: (808)848-4115, Fax: (808)847-8252
> >email: deepreef@bishopmuseum.org
> >http://www.bishopmuseum.org/bishop/HBS/pylerichard.html
> >"The views expressed are the author's, and not necessarily those
> of Bishop
> >Museum."
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Marcio R. Pie
> Department of Biology
> Boston University
> 5 Cummington St.
> Boston, MA 02215
> Phone: (617) 353-6974
> FAX: (617) 353-6340
>
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