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Communities that Care | Talk with grads-to-be about alcohol’s effects
High school seniors throughout Centre County soon will be graduating. Graduation is a time of celebration. Before the parties start, however, take the time to talk your graduate about alcohol.
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LIVING
Helping Hands | Arrow ministry strengthens families by helping children
Twenty-two years ago, Mark Tennant, a former Pennsylvania foster child started a major foster care reform movement that was eventually to become Arrow Child and Family Ministries. Named after an Old Testament verse from the Book of Psalms (Palms 127:3-4) Arrow since has expanded its mission from...
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
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LIVING
6 men settle abuse lawsuit against Chicago Jesuits
Internal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children around the globe.
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FAMILY PAGES
The Parent 'Hood: Self-hate
Your daughter, 8, says "I hate myself!" when she makes a mistake. What's a healthy response?
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FAMILY PAGES
Unmarried with children: Does being married make people better parents?
After the American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for equal marriage rights for same-sex partners "as the best way to guarantee benefits and security for their children," advocates for the unmarried, while applauding the move, took exception to the language.
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FOOD
Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, May 20:
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FAMILY PAGES
Some parents say body-fat measurements hurt children's self-esteem, pose other risks
Like the other fourth-graders at King Lab, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment at the Evanston, Ill., school. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother recently told a panel of health experts.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
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LIVING
US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
Cuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report.
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