The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to send Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville, from which he had been expelled for his support of gun control protesters.
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‘Brave’ Bowdoin College graduates embody college’s ideals, president says
Evan Gershkovich and Justin Pearson made global headlines after facing adversity in recent weeks.
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At least 1 ousted Black lawmaker to return to Tennessee House
A 2nd expelled lawmaker, Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.
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Neighborhood appeal of Bowdoin College athletic complex renovation fails
The Brunswick Zoning Board of Appeals denied a petition against a $20 million upgrade to Bowdoin’s Pickard Field athletic complex.
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Bowdoin College graduate expelled from Tennessee Legislature has history of advocacy
Justin Pearson, who graduated from Bowdoin College in 2017, was one of two Tennessee lawmakers ousted from office.
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Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prison
A graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Evan Gershkovich is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained on espionage accusations.
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Legal experts: Detained Bowdoin College grad faces years-long struggle for freedom
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
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Jailed U.S. reporter’s lawyers appeal his arrest in Russia
Evan Gershkovich was put in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.
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Commentary: Protect women athletes? Show me the money
Laws requiring equal financing and equal pay for men’s and women’s teams would benefit dozens of women athletes at USM and Bowdoin – and thousands nationwide.