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The China Syndrome: the effects of selective abortion
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jmcgee
What happens when the law only allows one child per family, and most of those — through selective abortion — are male? This CNN report offers one sobering answer.
RIP for BFF?
By
jmcgee
Incredibly, there’s a movement afoot to stop kids from having best friends. I’m not making this up. Really. Take a look: Increasingly, some educators and other professionals who work with children are asking a question that might surprise their parents: Should a child really have a best friend? Most children naturally seek close friends. In…
Root of Jesse: people see Jesus in tree
By
jmcgee
Maybe he’s in the tree because his eye is on the sparrow? I think it’s a stretch, myself, but people will see whoever they want, in whatever they want. From Connecticut: A Wallingford tree is attracting a steady stream of people to come and take a look at the mysterious image in its bark. The…
Shedding the collar for cleats
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jmcgee
The World Cup isn’t the only soccer tournament in the world, you know. The New York Times has this look at one in the shadow of the Vatican: On a recent weekend morning, a crowd gathered on a field behind St. Peter’s Basilica to cheer as a team of South American and Italian soccer players…
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