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Reading To Your Children Improves Their Literacy Skills

Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published online ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Posted 5 hours ago by  Bob Ewing | 7 comments

Schools In China's Quake Trap Thousands Of Students

The earthquake disaster in China may well be remembered by the massive amount of young students lost when their schools tumbled down trapping them into the earth.
Posted 6 hours ago by  momentsintime | 2 comments

'The Revolution: A Manifesto' Hits No. 1 on NYT Bestsellers List

Ron Paul's new book entitled The Revolution: A Manifesto has hit #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list for the week of May 18, 2008. Paul has proclaimed that he will not drop out the race for president as long as he still has supporters.
Posted 16 hours ago by  TheRationalAnarchist | 3 comments

Op-Ed: Should Hillary Clinton Stay In The Democratic Race?

Hillary Clinton has vowed to stay in the race for the Democratic nomination until the last primaries and on into the Convention, hoping to convince the party she should be the choice to run for the November general election. What do the polls say?
Posted 17 hours ago by  Mr Garibaldi | 4 comments

Op-Ed: Ron Paul Soldiers Plan Revolt At Republican Convention

Top of the Ticket reports that Ron Paul forces have been quietly, under the radar, plotting a public revolt against John McCain for the national convention in St. Paul which will be in September.
Posted yesterday by  S. D. | 10 comments

First Class, Coach and Potty Class Flights?

I've flown first class and coach, but I've never had to fly potty class on a cross country flight. One man has and to say he is ticked off is almost correct.
Posted 17 hours ago by  Gar Swaffar | 3 comments

$20 Million Debt Looms Over The Clinton Campaign

While Senator Hillary Clinton of New York refuses to drop out of the Democratic race, her campaign is in a financial world of hurt.
Posted 20 hours ago by  Can Tran (TFactor) | 4 comments

ICE and DOJ Arrest 300-700 In Raid At Iowa Meat Packing Plant

Reports are coming out that anywhere from 300 to 700 have been arrested at a raid of the Agriprocessors Inc., in Iowa, which is the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant.
Posted 19 hours ago by  S. D. | 3 comments

Hillary Clinton Holds Massive Leads In West Virginia and Kentucky

Hillary Clinton does not have the delegate lead that Barack Obama enjoys. Clinton's goal at this point is to convince superdelegates that Obama cannot win in November's general election against John McCain. WV and Kentucky will give her argument validity.
Posted yesterday by  S. D. | 18 comments

FLDS Leader to Bush: Raid Was An Act Of Terrorism

The aftermath of the raided Yearning for Zion (YFZ) ranch does not seem to be going away anytime soon. Willing Jessop, an elder of the FLDS sent a letter to President George W. Bush saying that the raid on the ranch was a terrorist act.
Posted 22 hours ago by  Can Tran (TFactor) | 2 comments

94-year-old mom hits and kills son while riding an ATV

Ronald Smith was helping his mother, Mary Smith on her farm yesterday afternoon. The farm is located near Howell in Michigan.
Posted yesterday by  Cynthia T. [Picasso] | 10 comments

Elisabeth Fritzl: I never want to see Josef again

Elisabeth Fritzl, who was held captive for the last 24 years, has spoken out for the first time and said that she never wants to see her father’s face again.
Posted yesterday by  cgull | 15 comments

Bus accident takes life of gospel singer Dottie Rambo

Singer-song writer Dottie Rambo was killed early Sunday morning. She was on her way to Texas for a Mother's Day performance when the bus she was in ran off the highway and hit an embankment in Missouri. The seven other people in the bus were injured.
Posted yesterday by  Cynthia T. [Picasso] | 8 comments

Children's Rain Ponchos Recalled by Daiso Due to Strangulation Hazard

The children's ponchos recalled by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Posted yesterday by  Bob Ewing | 10 comments

Coastal Florida Residents Evacuated As Officials Battle Wildfires

There are at least four fires in Volusia County and Brevard County, in central Florida, which has forced the evacuations of hundreds of coastal residents as firefighters battles the blazes.
Posted yesterday by  S. D. | 6 comments

Panama Searches For 6,000 Potential Victims Of Contaminated Drugs From Two Years Ago

Panamanian investigators are on the hunt for 6,000 patients who received medicine that was contaminated with a chemical found in antifreeze and brake fluid. The medicine was handed to the government two years ago when 116 people died.
Posted yesterday by  momentsintime | 3 comments

Schools Collapse In Chinese Earthquake

At least five have died as a 7.8 earthquake shook central China Monday morning. Four of the dead were killed when two primary school buildings collapsed in the Chongqing municipality injuring at least 100. [b]Updated[/b]
Posted yesterday by  momentsintime | 2 comments

Stolen Mac Laptop Victim uses Built-in Camera to Catch Thieves

A couple of laptop thieves got away easy after taking a woman's laptop, but they couldn’t get away from her cleverness. She used Apple's software to remotely activate the laptop’s camera and took pictures of the men who took it.
Posted May 11, 2008 by  cgull | 6 comments

A special perspective of the Toronto Zoo

Yesterday was the official "International Migratory Bird Day". We went looking for birds in the zoo of Toronto. Not in the cages, no, that would be too easy, wouldn't it?
Posted May 11, 2008 by  Bart B. Van Bockstaele | 6 comments

Family Day At The Beach Turns Pornographic For Some

A day at the beach meant more than just sandcastles and boogie boards for beach goers when they caught sight of of some "wild" life. Three men, over 55, were arrested for performing sex acts on one another in full public view.
Posted May 11, 2008 by  Nikki W (karateblossom) | 4 comments
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Cynthia T. [Picasso]
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Reporting from the state of Michigan, United States
Registered: Dec 23, 2006, last time online 1 min ago
I live in a suburb that is north of Detroit.

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