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Matthew Shepard 10 years later

My sister once told me that having a child is like wearing your heart outside of your body for the rest of your life. I did not have children at the...
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Obama's school speech a harmless pep talk

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President Obama's address to schoolchildren yesterday turned out to be nothing more than a motivational speech to stay in school. Big surprise. What...
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Susan Boyle offers kids a lesson in appearances

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The star of reality TV's Britain's Got Talent is not a young heartthrob. In fact, she herself says that she looks rather like a garage. But wow, can...
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Brazil-US Custody Battle

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Most of us probably don't give our spouses enough credit. At least they don't kidnap our kids and move to South America. David Goldman's wife did.In...
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Facebook errs in calling breastfeeding photos obscene

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Last month, Facebook began removing photographs of women nursing their babies. The action has become the latest issue in what is and is not obscene....
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Thomas Jefferson High: America's Best Public High School

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Thinking about private school for your teenagers? Think twice. According to a US News study, Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School is the...
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Where childbirth is a gamble with life

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The chances of a woman dying in childbirth in Niger are one in seven, says a recent UNICEF study . The odds of a similar fate in Ireland, which has...
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House fire nearly kills triplets--no smoke alarms

An electrical fire broke out last week in a two-story family home in Bethesda. A set of triplets remains in critical condition today. There were no...
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Cost of college to become almost prohibitive

If you’re like me, you recently opened your mailbox to find a quarterly 529 plan statement, only to see that your child’s educational...
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Florida Judge Overrules Gay Adoption Ban

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A Florida judge last week ruled that a state law banning gays and lesbians from adopting children is unconstitutional. Of course, the attorney...
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