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2 hrs ago | KUOW-FM Seattle

Wash. Supreme Court Rejects Legal Fees, Hurdles For Poor

Washington's judicial system abolished court fees for poor people in 2010, but county courts sought ways around the rule.

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Related Topix: Lynnwood, WA, Family, King County, WA

Thu May 23, 2013

Patch.com

Nutley Middle Schooler Wins Statewide Art Award

The Department of Human Services honored six New Jersey high school and middle school students for their creativity and artistry in depicting parental responsibility for the Division of Family Development's Annual Teen Media Contest.

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Related Topix: Nutley, NJ, Education Etc., Family

Noozhawk

Inquisitive Canine: Tails from the Doghouse - Meet Hoss

We've handpicked these dogs in the hopes of finding them loving homes. We encourage you to ask questions and add your own parenting tips in the comments.] Hoss is a handsome, fun-loving, strapping inquisitive canine who's full of life and a happy-go-lucky personality.

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Related Topix: Family, Santa Barbara County, CA

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Parenting Tip: How to control what your child watches on YouTube

My kids are growing up as part of the Internet generation and, as a result, they love watching videos online.

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Related Topix: YouTube, iPod touchiPad App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Family, Kids, Chrome, iPad App, iPhone

The Arizona Republic

Arizona mom accused of contaminating infant daughter's IV tubes

A prosecutor says a 23-year-old woman on trial in Tucson contaminated her hospitalized infant daughter's intravenous lines in an attempt to get attention from the girl's father.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Health, E. Coli, Family

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Local father working on co-parenting application

Many blended families have multiple children with different parents, keeping track of everything can get hectic for some.

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Related Topix: Family

Missourian

Mother talks about raising her child despite lack of faith

Editor's note: Now in its third year of reporting on sensitive issues, Project 573 devoted its attention during 2012-13 to the growing group of people who check "none" when asked to designate a religion.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Family, Jefferson City, MO

NJ.com

Parenting with Pete: Parental rules of engagement

Sound familiar? Siblings fight and then yell for Mom or Dad to intervene. Brothers and sisters argue and quarrel over all kinds of things - games , chores , cake , parents , clothes , space , or body language .

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Related Topix: Family

The Daily News Journal

Will Smith: 'We respect our children'

Few Hollywood parents receive more scrutiny than Will and Jada Smith, who have been accused of pushing their children into showbiz and have even come under attack for endorsing "open" marriage.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

Wed May 22, 2013

Globe and Mail

The Canadian government's delaying tactics involving native children are harmful and wrong

Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada's National Household ... (more)

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Related Topix: Canada, Family, Opinion

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding

Top: Lines on a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth mark the passage of time. Bottom: The distribution of barium shows dietary transition: low barium before birth , high barium during breast-feeding and falling barium as the Neanderthal transitions to a mixed diet .

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Related Topix: Family, Chemistry, Science

KGW-TV Portland

Test reveals 9 parenting types

If you find yourself on a constant quest to become a better parent, you might want to find out your personality type.

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Related Topix: Family

Cleveland Daily Banner

Foster parenting not an easy job

If little girls are made of sugar, spice and everything nice while little boys are snips of snails and puppy dog tails, then what does it take to make a foster parent? As it turns out, foster parent qualifications do not fit so easily into a nursery rhyme.

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Related Topix: Bradley County, TN, Sequatchie, TN

Michigan Lawyers Weekly

Family Law - Parenting time, asset valuation rulings affirmed

The trial court's parenting time order, which increased defendant's parenting time, did not modify the custodial environment.

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Related Topix: Family

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Take a Father to School big success

More than 5,000 were expected to turn out for the Pittsburgh Public School District's annual Take a Father to School Day this year.

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Related Topix: Kids

Examiner.com

Salt Lake City ranks as the top city for same-sex couples to raise kids

It would be expected that the top places to raise kids for same-sex couples would be cities or communities with the heaviest concentration of the LGBT population, but researchers have found in new study that the top areas for gay parenting aren't gay meccas like San Francisco and New York.

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Related Topix: Salt Lake City, UT, Family, Kids, Gay/Lesbian, IGN Entertainment

The Village Voice

Film Summer Guide: Club-going Teens Turn Celebrity Burglars in Coppola's The Bling Ring

Maybe it was the toxic convergence of celebrity worship, hyper-materialism, shitty parenting, and Adderall: Starting in late 2008, a gang of spoiled Valley kids walked into the unlocked homes of Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Audrina Patridge, and others, pilfering over $3 million in designer clothing, jewelry, artwork, and Brian Austin Green's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Somewhere, Arts, Cinema, Family, The Virgin Suicides, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Marie Antoinette, Mystery Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Go Local

Julia Steiny: Public Schools Owe Neglected Kids More Than Academics

Dr. James Comer is a rock star in my world, with sterling credentials and a great personal story.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Brown University, Standardized Testing, Education

Tue May 21, 2013

Chicago Reader

StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone

I'm sitting in a dimly lit recording booth, about the size of an elevator, at a small table opposite my friend Brenna.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Skokie, IL, Chicago, IL

Canada.com

Oh, baby! Researchers explore symbolic meaning behind infant-feeding choices

A group of women gather for a nurse-in in Montreal, Quebec. A new study investigates the symbolic meaning behind infant feeding choices.

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Related Topix: Canada, Family