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...when Seven's father and I decided to go our separate ways as a couple--not as a family, but as a couple, because we're still a family," says Badu. She adds that while her son is primarily with her, he often spends time with his father. "[But] even though we see each other very often, I feel a sense of loss. I went through so many changes, it had to be a suite...
...inadequacies of the system and showing only a couple of examples of foster care working well. You mentioned a few people who "survived" foster care, but said nothing about those who were nurtured by it. The acts you described are indeed terrible, but they would be happening at an even more alarming rate if foster care did not exist. Solutions are what's needed, not horror stories. GWYNETH JONES Wenham, Mass...
...greatest irony of the concept of Utopia is that people are still searching for it when, at the dawn of the 21st century, most citizens of the world's industrial democracies are already living in one. Does anyone doubt that if we could communicate with any person--even the wealthiest and most privileged--who lived much before 1900, and told them that we live in a time when even ordinary people have clean clothes and houses, nutritious food and potable water with which to bathe and cook, the freedom to quit any job we dislike, the ability to hear symphonic...
...heart. Sure, we've got troubles in River City, but look at the Philippines: President JOSEPH ESTRADA (who played a crime fighter in the movies) was impeached two weeks ago on corruption charges: millions in payoffs from illegal gambling. He has denied all, but our actor-President was never even accused of such malarkey. So there...
...escalating attention? For starters, PE class has become practically invisible over the past decade--even as American kids have become alarmingly obese. In 1991, 42% of high school kids participated in daily PE. Now only 25% do. Less than a quarter of all children get 20 minutes of vigorous exercise a day; 25% of all students don't get any PE. Only seven states require elementary PE teachers to be certified; three don't require PE at all. Georgia, the state with the highest rate of increase in obesity in the past 10 years, voted last summer to give middle...