All five of Dirk Baird's sons are or have been Boy Scouts. Three of them have earned Eagle Scout honors, with the other two climbing the ranks. "Scouting has been a great program for my boys," said Baird, a local Mormon Church leader. "They've all grown and benefited from it. Scouting has been big in our family." But for how long the Scouts will remain big with the Bairds or other families remains to be seen. The Boy Scouts of America voted Monday to lift the ban on openly gay employees and troop leaders, no longer allowing discrimination against its paid workers or at BSA-owned facilities. The decision was made in light of potential lawsuits filed by gay adults who were shut out of their jobs, but in so doing, it has generated a backlash from many of scouting's most loyal constituents. Tim McCandless, scout executive and CEO of the Inland Northwest Council, BSA, told The Press that chartered organizations may select the leaders they want/Devin Heilman, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here. (Coeur d'Alene Press file photo)

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