The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA has sent the local Boy Scouts packing over the Scouts' prohibiting gay members from serving in leadership posts. The action, which will require the Scouts to leave the YMCA in a year, comes amid concern from local elected officials and others about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members and employees in a possible future merger with the Triangle Y.

Read staff writer Lana Douglas' story here, and tell us what you think. Did the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA do the right thing?  Or do you disagree with the local YMCA's decision.

It should get easier for non-profit community groups to distribute materials to students in Wake County schools.

The school board signed off Tuesday on new research and procedures (R&P) that say principals must permit distribution of publications about activites from non-profit community organizations with youth participation of over 500. But the R&P still allows principals to place "reasonable limits" on when and how often the material can be distributed.

School board attorney Ann Majestic said that she'll explain the new distribution procedures to principals at a countywide meeting today. R&P is what's developed by staff to carry out board policies.

SEE UPDATE AT END OF POST, INCLUDING A RESPONSE FROM DEBRA GOLDMAN