(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

News from Texas, where there's a challenge to the Institute for
Creation Research's eligibility to receive donations from the state
employee charitable campaign, and where the Texas Freedom Network is
warning of a possible resurgence of controversies over the treatment
of evolution in textbooks.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Sad news of Lynn Margulis's death. And the contents of Evolution:
Education and Outreach are freely available on-line through the end of
the year.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new way to support NCSE. A preview of Shawn Lawrence Otto's Fool Me
Twice. And the latest batch of videos on NCSE's YouTube channel.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new poll suggests that challenges to climate change education are
common in the classroom. And two recent webcast symposia on human
evolution are now available on-line.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The American Society of Naturalists adds its voice for evolution, and
a reminder about NCSE's Grand Canyon excursion for 2012.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A NESCent contest for bloggers, a preview of Brunetta and Craig's
Spider Silk, and a reminder about speakers from NCSE.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new issue of RNCSE for your reading pleasure. NABT issues a 2011
update of its statement on teaching evolution. And a well-deserved
honor for long-time NCSE member James Krupa.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A landmark for NCSE's Facebook page. A deserved honor for long-time
NCSE member Mark Terry. And NCSE's Steven Newton discusses creationist
participation in scientific conferences in the pages of New Scientist.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The latest setback for John Freshwater, the Ohio middle school teacher
accused of teaching creationism. Plus a deserved honor for Victor H.
Hutchison and a preview of How and Why Species Multiply.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Three exciting opportunities for teachers, a new poll on evolution and
climate change, and the winners of NCSE's bumper sticker contest.