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September 30, 2011 - Teen girls being paid not to get pregnant

Does a “buck-a-day” keep teen pregnancy away? By Traci Scott, Oregon writer An innovative program, College-bound Sisters, was founded at the University of North Carolina with the purpose of incenting girls to keep from getting pregnant. The program pays $1 each day to girls 12 to 18 years old who […]


September 29, 2011 - Video: Kids kiss melts your heart

Here is another You Tube video making waves on the internet. Very precious to see this little girl try to reach out with love to her stubborn older brother. Please watch.


September 28, 2011 - How to create an atmosphere where teens will want to talk

Creating an Atmosphere to Share by Chantelle K. Dockter, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor cccow.org Life is busy. I know, that is stating the obvious. But just recently, I truly realized how busy each day really is. It seems like every moment is accounted for. By the time you get the […]


September 28, 2011 - Bullying Leads to Another Tragedy

by Erika Weisensee, Oregon Writer The media is publicizing another tragic case of teen suicide—14-year-old Jayme Rodemeyer of New York took his own life after years of bullying, his family reports. Bullies utilized social networking sites to torment this boy. For every child like Jayme, there are thousands of other […]


September 27, 2011 - Frets over first-born result in one confident mom

The only thing I worry about is my lack of worry by Jen Rouse The Short Years Before I became a mother I was pretty sure of one thing–that whatever else may happen, at least I would be a *fair* parent. You always hear that the first-born gets the most […]


September 26, 2011 - Brooklyn’s Emily Roebling picks up where her husband left off

by Leona Atkinson Wondrous Works Blog “…an everlasting monument to the sacrificing devotion of a woman and of her capacity for that higher education from which she has been too long disbarred.” –Abram Stevens Hewitt (“Father of the New York City Subway System”) When Abram Stevens Hewitt spoke those words […]


September 25, 2011 - Plus-Size woman wins contest, gets ultimate revenge

Now here is a story. A reader is offended at American Apparel’s plus-size women contest because all their promotion seems to demean the plus size women they are targeting. So as a prank she enters — and wins the vote! Must see video. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, […]


September 24, 2011 - Study reveals why we choose the friends we choose

People Tend to Choose Friends Just Like Themselves — They seek out like-minded individuals because the interaction is smoother, researchers say. HealthDay News — In large and diverse groups, people with similar beliefs, values and interests tend to stick together, establishing both friendships and romantic relationships with like-minded people, a […]


September 23, 2011 - We’re being an accomplice to distracted driving

By Evergreen, Oregon writer, It breaks my heart to see child being killed in a preventable auto accident caused by distracted cell drivers. It happened in Port Orchard Washington where a man was sentenced this week to three years in jail for running his car into another killing a baby […]


September 22, 2011 - The beauty of a certain age

By Cathy Rae Smith founder of Culture Magazine While I can go routinely unaddressed here at home, travels abroad, especially to France, invariably bring me unsolicited compliments. Our general culture still seems fixated on the notion that beauty is the exclusive right of youth. France, on the other hand, culturally […]