Pounded Ink – News

Principal Censors Newspaper’s Articles About Tattoos
By Joanna Brenner
Published : October 16, 2009
MISSOURI – Timberland High School Principal Winston Rogers is refusing to give the editors of the student newspaper an explanation for why he required replacement of a story in the second issue of their paper that included ads and an article about tattoos.
The original [...]

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Texas Has State-Sanctioned Murder
By PZ Myers
Published : September 30, 2009
TEXAS – The story of Cameron Todd Willingham (via Digby) ought to be read by everyone. Willingham seems to have been a kind of Texan dumbass, an uneducated, wife-beating piece of work, but he was also the father of three children, who he, by all accounts, [...]

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Tattoos Keep Man Off Force
By Joleen Chaney
Published : September 23, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – An Oklahoma man says his dream of being a police officer is being thwarted by his appearance. He says he’s qualified, can pass the background check and is ready to go, but claims he is denied employment because of his visible [...]

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State Police Job Applicant Sues Over Tattoo Policy
By Mark Scolforo
Published : August 26, 2009
PENNSYLVANIA – A northeastern Pennsylvania man claims his rights were violated when he was not hired as a liquor agent with the state police because he would not have his arm tattoo removed.
Ronald Scavone sued the department Friday, asking a federal judge [...]

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School District Tells Students To Cover Up Tattoos
Posted : August 7, 2009
HENDERSON, KY – School officials in a western Kentucky district have started enforcing an expanded dress code by asking some students to hide their tattoos or piercings.
The Gleaner of Henderson reports that some students in the Henderson County district were asked to wear bandages, [...]

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Dallas Police Department To Require That Officers Cover Tattoos
By Tanya Eiserer
Published : July 22, 2009
DALLAS, TX – The next time you see a Dallas police officer wearing a long-sleeved shirt when it’s hotter than a furnace outside, it may be because he or she is hiding something.
The department is planning to require police officers to [...]

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Owners Pleased With Ruling On Tattoo Shop
By Dianna M. Náñez
Published – July 11, 2009
TEMPE, AZ – A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday in favor of a Gilbert couple’s right to open a tattoo studio in Tempe.
Judge Robert Oberbillig said that the Tempe City Council’s decision in 2007 to revoke Tom and Elizabeth Preston’s [...]

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Tattoo Shop Owners Claim Tempe Biased
By Dianna M. Náñez
Published – July 9, 2009
TEMPE, AZ – Tattoos cover most of Tom Preston’s forearm and curl around his neck.
He is used to people judging him by the colored etchings on his skin.
But as a taxpayer and business owner, he thought City Hall would be different.
“You expect (elected [...]

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Bettendorf Businesses Mobilize Against Tattoo Parlor
By David Heitz
Published : May 20, 2009
BATTENDORF, IA – Don Keller, owner of K & K Hardware, a downtown Bettendorf fixture for 69 years, makes no bones about why he does not want a nearby parcel at 1737 Grant St. rezoned to allow a new business to come to town.
“Mention [...]

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Tempe Tattoo Studio Wins In Court
Published : May 13, 2009
TEMPE, AZ – A judge has ruled the Tempe City Council acted unlawfully when it revoked a permit for a tattoo studio at a strip mall.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Oberbillig said Wednesday that the council must reconsider the matter.
The Goldwater Institute went to court [...]

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