"Jason Klein" became the first openly gay man chosen to head a national rabbi/rabbinical association of one of the major Jewish denominations in the United States in 2013, when he was chosen as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association.[http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/gay-man-chosen-to-lead-u-s-reconstructionist-rabbis-1.508883 Gay man chosen to lead U.S. Reconstructionist rabbis - Israel News / Haaretz Daily Newspaper] He was also the first Hillel director to hold the presidency, the chief volunteer position of the organization.[http://www.njjewishnews.com/article/16826/nj-native-to-lead-rabbinical-association#.UVCStFfYREc NJ native to lead rabbinical association / NJJN] As of his election as president, Klein was the executive director of Hillel at UMBC, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a post he held from 2006 until 2013.[http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Major-US-Jewish-group-elects-1st-openly-gay-rabbi Major US Jewish group elects 1st openly gay rabbi / JPost / Israel News] He will be president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association for two years. As of July 2013 he became the Director of the Center for Jewish Life at JCP Downtown, the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan.

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We need to take this stand. It's been a long time coming for Minor League umpires. We all have a passion for umpiring. It'd be crazy to just go out there and get yelled at, but we love umpiring. Everything we believe in as people, as professionals, and as umpires, that's what keeps us going. We have integrity as umpires.

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We want shorter contracts, because the times change. And we haven't had a pay raise since 1997. That's what this whole strike is about is unfair labor practices. We're asking for a livable wage.

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I think that the management there feels that the stock price is well below where it should be, and I agree with them.

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I think that a leveraged buyout by management is also possible.

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The trends are not exactly what we would like, but I think the reports of print's death are greatly exaggerated.

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It's tough getting volunteers when it's not as well-publicized as it is. People like to take part in an event.

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I just want Minor League umpires to be respected. They tell us we're apprentices, but we feel like kids. A nine-year apprenticeship? Usually apprentices make at least 50 percent of their masters. We're not even making close to that if you look at the numbers.

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