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EEOC said.
• The store also must develop an anti-discrimination policy, provide professional anti-discrimination training annually for employees and report any future discrimination complaints to the EEOC.
• "Employers need to be made aware that their personal myths, fears, and stereotypes about gender identity can subject them to liability if they act upon them in an employment setting," Julie Schmid, acting director of the EEOC's Minneapolis Area Office, said in a statement.
• Store owner Don Turner told KOTA-TV that he settled to avoid a costly legal fight and that he does not admit guilt.
• The EEOC said its investigation determined that there was reasonable cause to believe that the store violated McCreery's civil rights.
• "I'm so incredibly thrilled," McCreery said in a statement issued through Lamba Legal, a legal organization that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. "This gives me hope. The day I was fired, I had no idea what I would do. I now feel a sense of closure and can focus on my future. No one should be fired just because of who they are."
• McCreery said she now works for an airline.
• Dru Levasseur, transgender rights project director for Lambda Legal, said the settlement "makes a strong statement about the EEOC's commitment that discrimination against transgender workers will not be tolerated."
• "The days of firing people on the basis of their gender identity or gender expression have passed," Levasseur said.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Groups concerned about the impact of proposed uranium mining in the Black Hills of western South Dakota are unhappy with rulings issued in advance of state public hearings next week.
• The state Board of Minerals and Environment and the Water Management Board each have rejected a motion to delay the state permit hearings in Rapid City until after federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decide whether to approve Powertech Uranium Corp.'s plans.
• The decision pleased Powertech, which contends that the strategy of opponents is "death by delay," according to project manager Mark Hollenbeck.
• "We get to present the science," he said. "There's been an awful lot of emotion

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