McAllen Woman ‘Denied’ Job for Multiple Tattoos by Ryan Wolf Published : February 21, 2011 MCALLEN, TX – “I’ve been working fast food in the front, the back, the kitchen, everywhere,” Melia Ortega of McAllen said. With some 20 years of fast food experience, Including managerial duties, Ortega felt confident she’d be hired for a [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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