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Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials
Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 15 Obama's 2nd term stumbles out of gate The Affordable Care Act could make or break President Barack Obama's second term and ultimately put a stamp on his legacy. Beset by a Congress that cannot agree on anything and a dizzying supply of scandals and controversies, ...
Florida hits lowest rate ever for infant mortality
Florida's infant mortality rate is at an all-time low. State health officials credit improved prenatal and infant health care for the good news. The infant mortality rate dropped from 6.4 out of every 1,000 live births in 2011 to 6 in 2012. Florida's Department of Health announced the news on ...
6 urban districts recognized for AP performance
The 50 students haven't even started ninth grade yet, but they're gathered this summer at a high school for a special program on statistics, language and social awareness taught by teachers who specialize in Advanced Placement classes. The "Come West 9" program at Westlake High School is part of a ...
One-time teenage mom pays lessons forward
Low graduation rates and meager earnings plague the population of teen moms, a variety of research has found. But it's not just the young mothers whose lives are changed by pregnancy. Their babies often suffer, too. A fact sheet prepared by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy indicates children ...
Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids
A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too. The move shows the growing willingness to do transplants to enhance ...
Playing violin soothes stress for Detroit teen
Grandearmere Burton cradles the violin under his chin, and the labels peel away. Poor black kid. One of eight born to a never-married single mom. No future. The bow glides across the strings, filling the air with Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A Minor, and his father's absence fades for a ...
Davidson, Tom win lead acting Daytime Emmys
"Days of Our Lives" won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night. The NBC soap opera that began in 1965 beat out defending champion "General Hospital" and ...
Poll: Most men aspire to be dads
A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday. Debates about the different ways women approach motherhood dominate news coverage about parenthood these days, with fathers' experiences often left unexamined. ...
Glen Burnie woman tends to abused grandson
Her expressions vary when she looks down at her 3-year-old grandson, Xzavier. Adoration. Sadness. Worry. Xzavier's face remains blank. "He's not your typical child. He might not ever be," Roberta Virts said, wiping away tears while clutching the child in their modest Glen Burnie home. "I'm just worried about future ...
Parents of NM girl found living in filth charged
The New Mexico parents of a 5-year-old autistic girl found living in filth and confined in a small room similar to a cage each have been order held $500,000 bail. The Roswell Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/19agRUh) the Chaves County Sheriff's Office arrested Friday 32-year-old Charity Calvert-Romero and 63-year-old Edward Romero ...
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