I was taken quite by surprise while watching the NBC news at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3. There was a human interest story about a boy and his doll that perked me right up and my very first thought was, “My gosh, they have finally caught up with me —…
The state commission investigating the Parkland shooting is wrapping up a second report that outlines more school safety recommendations. It’ll be sent to the governor’s office by Nov. 1. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission met near Orlando for two days this week. Members discussed mental health,…
Image: The Century Foundation In recent years, New York City’s child welfare leadership has proudly told the story of how the system has dramatically reduced the number of children in foster care while maintaining child safety. To be sure, that is a major accomplishment. But there is another, troubling NYC…
Loose Women viewers have criticised Saira Khan for branding parents evening a ‘waste of time’ and insisting she’d rather catch up with her children’s teachers over the phone. The 49-year-old panelist admitted on the show today that she was ‘absolutely exhausted’ after attending her two children’s parents evening, and joked that…
Eleven candidates are vying for seven seats on the Biddeford School Committee in the Nov. 5 election. In Biddeford, school committee candidates run at-large for two-year terms. However, the city charter stipulates that no more than two school committee members can be from the same ward. This year four candidates…
GROTON CITY, CT — When last seen, Nyah Hilliard, 14, was carrying a backpack and wearing a red sweatshirt. Police believe she may be in New London, but are asking the public for help in finding the child. “The City of Groton Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance…
Black anger, no hugs and pressing for justice after Ft. Worth shooting By Richard B. Muhammad, Charlene Muhammad and Cavon Muhammad | Last updated: Oct 15, 2019 – 8:57:20 PM What’s your opinion on this article? FORT WORTH, Texas—When the mayor showed up at a vigil for a Black woman…
Advertisement By Daniel Heimpel The first recorded sign of trouble in the short life for Noah Cuatro came before he was born. In August 2014, when his mother was nine months pregnant with Noah, she allegedly threw her baby sister in her crib, causing the 10-month-old children’s bride to burst…
(Reuters Health) – Fewer U.S. adolescents are participating in programs designed to prevent substance abuse, a study suggests. Participation in these programs has dropped significantly since the early 2000s, researchers found. While 48% of adolescents attended prevention programs in 2002-2003, only 40% did so in 2015-2016, the researchers report in…
The author of “Feeding the Other” demonstrates how stigmatization is a process that is as much about power and privilege as it is about marginalization and disenfranchisement. The United States has one of the highest rates of hunger and food insecurity in the industrialized world, with poor households, single parents,…
