December 10, 2007 – 6:29 am
The New York Times is reporting that that the New Jersey Public Health Council will be voting on a new rule today (Monday) that will require the addition of four new vaccines to the schedule, including one for any child entering school or daycare.
The flu vaccine is one of four that the council will consider. [...]
Yesterday, I got my hair cut and, not being well-versed in idle chit chat with complete strangers, I was relieved that my hairdresser did not have much to say. A neighboring patron, however, more than made up for our silence. As she pried into the social lives of everyone in the room, I [...]
Now it is abuse to not kiss a guy before marriage?
Michelle looks happy enough, but it can’t possibly be real. Not when:
her parents so brainwashed her from the time she was not capable of making an informed decision, and then insulated her from society to maintain that indoctrination so severely, that this girl has [...]
When I used to work at Burger King, one of the first things I was taught in training was to never apologize after any sort of accident. Those simple words, “I’m sorry” which come almost automatically when something bad happens can mean a world of trouble for a corporation should a law suit be [...]
February 27, 2007 – 2:48 pm
I don’t think I can really comment on this article. I find it too disturbing…Disabled Newborns Likely to Face Death, originally published in the AFA Journal. Granted, they are only opening the subject up for debate, and it is little surprise that Peter Singer would be offering his support. But the Church [...]
January 29, 2007 – 3:12 am
At what point does overfeeding a child constitute medical neglect? In Britain, childhood obesity could result in removal from the home.
Social workers are placing obese children on the child protection register alongside victims thought to be at risk of sexual or physical abuse.
In extreme cases children have been placed in foster care because their [...]
January 23, 2007 – 3:32 pm
The desire for the government to provide for “the common good” via a large array of schemes is as old as our government. Presidents Washington and Madison both desired a national university in Washington, D.C. The importance of education has often been at the root of a debate about just what the [...]
January 22, 2007 – 5:22 am
Suicide is a horrific and traumatic event for everyone connected to it. The victims most likely suffer months or even years of emotional anguish, perhaps in silence and perhaps not taken seriously by those closest to them. Family members are thrown into a desperate world of blame, guilt, regret and simply not understanding [...]