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It's the Ads, Stupid: Why TV Leads to Obesity
(Blog Post) How much TV do your kids watch? If you don't know, you might want to find out, say experts, since the time children ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
China shuts battery factories due to lead poisoning
Battery factories across China have been closed amid fears about poisoning from metals used by the industry. About ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Circumcision Ban to Appear on San Francisco Ballot
An initiative that would ban the circumcision of males younger than 18 in San Francisco has received enough ...Posted by Ellie Kesselman
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Report: Thousands of U.S.-Born Kids Languish in Foster Care As Immigrant Parents Detained, Deported
(Multimedia) A new report looks at how thousands of U.S.-born children are being sent to foster care when their non-U.S. citizen ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive
If Lopez is ultimately exonerated, his case will not be unique. An investigation by ProPublica, PBS "Frontline" and ...Posted by Gin Ferrara
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Why Fire Teachers?
(Blog Post) I think there are some jobs that are too important to let any consideration intrude other than the best way to get ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
The New Normal
Since we have to cut the deficit, we might as well learn to do it wisely. Starting with education.Posted by Jon Mitchell -
In Defense of the Western Mom
Here are some of the things that my four children of a Jewish mother were always allowed to do: • Quit the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Why Pope Benedict Must Resign
It’s also now clear that this is not a localized problem. It is a global Catholic Church pandemic. Yet, the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Hard Realities for Early Head Start
() As the Senate debates whether to cut some Head Start funding from the stimulus package, let's zoom in on Early Head ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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