By Gienie Assink   In classrooms across North America, there is a new trend that worries educators.  In every category and demographic group, boys are falling behind in school.  Many teachers believe boys cannot stay organized, they finish their homework but lose it in their backpacks, and they often have […]

By Gienie Assink Dialectical tensions, conflicts that arise when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously, occur often in many relationships.  For couples especially, privacy dialectic centers on decisions to reveal or conceal good news about their relationship. “Should we tell our friends we’re dating?” or “Is it time for […]

By Gienie assink   Mary was married to a male chauvinist.  They both worked full time, but he never helped out with chores around the house.  “That”, he declared, “was woman’s work”.   One evening Mary arrived home from work to find the children bathed, a load of wash in […]

By Evergreen, In Washington, a woman was arrested last Saturday after failing a roadside alcohol sobriety test with a blood alcohol level of .25 percent.  She had four children in the car ranging from a toddler to a teenager.  In addition to a packed vehicle of passengers she was towing […]

Article Submitted By: Gienie Assink, Springfield OR We are all familure with slogans such as “low-calorie” and “sugar-free.”  But those are phrases of the past.  These days it’s hard to walk down a supermarket aisle and not notice America’s fixation, perhaps even obsession, with fat.  It’s a game of how […]

By: Gienie Assink, Springfield Oregon Jasmin Salehi.  More than likely it is a name you do not recognize, unless you happened to page through the metro section of the Los Angeles Times a few weeks ago.  Though her name may not be important, her situation is.   You see, Jasmin is […]