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2 hrs ago | 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

3 hrs ago | 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

7 hrs ago | 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

In Paris Texas

Hands on Parenting

"Hands on Parenting is, hands down, one of the hardest parenting styles out there.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

WMC-TV Memphis

More women arrested for pain pills stresses jails

Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson told the Knoxville News Sentinel 3 of the four counties in his district have overcrowded jails, largely because of an increase in women being arrested.

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Related Topix: Family

The Baltimore Sun

'Real Housewives of Orange County' recap: Episode 8, 'Hot in Orange County'

Season 8 -- Pictured: Tamra Barney, Heather Dubrow, Gretchen Rossi, Vicki Gunvalson, Alexis Bellino, Lydia McLaughlin -- It's a bright and early morning at the Dubrow home, with Heather getting excited and nervous about starting her first day on set.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Wedding, Family, Kids, Hot in Cleveland

Anorak

Desperate mother who 'sold' her toddler on Craigslist deserves help not hatred

OTHER parents - our occasional look at bad parenting - presents Stephanie Redus, the mother who tried to sell her three-year-old son Conner Danger Redus on Craigslist.

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Related Topix: Family, Texas, Prison

The Austin Chronicle

'Someone Could Get Hurt' at BookPeople Tonight

Someone who's written for Maxim , GQ , Playboy , Penthouse , and Deadspin is probably the last person you'd expect to write a book on parenting.

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Related Topix: Family

Mon May 20, 2013

Noozhawk

CALM's 'I Will Not Be Silent' Campaign Helped Community ...

Raising one's voice against violence and abuse is a simple, yet incredibly important action.

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Related Topix: Cleveland, OH, Family

The Miami Herald

6 months before boy's death, DCF said he was safe

Catalina Marista Bruno had been arrested three times on charges involving drugs or alcohol.

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Related Topix: Family, Miami Dade County, FL

Freshnews

Health & Parenting Releases Pregnancy week to week App for iPad

Health & Parenting, a leading independent developer of healthcare and family-related mobile applications for expectant parents, has launched its 'must-have' pregnancy essentials app, Pregnancy week to week for iPad, available now on the App Store.

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Related Topix: Ipad, Science / Technology, Family

Maroondah Journal

What's on around Maroondah and Yarra Ranges

Cupcake fun: Arrabri Community House in Bayswater North is running a one-off course on cupcakes for special occasions from 7.30-9.30pm on Wednesday, May 29.

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Related Topix: Family, Life, Food, Cheese

BroadwayWorld.com

Author J.N. Cisse Discusses the True Meaning of Dad

What did God intend for families today? Certainly not dead-beat dads or single, unsupported parents who struggle to provide spiritual, emotional and physical support.

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Related Topix: Family

Caribbean News Now!

Navigating 'Island' Parenting 4

By Mutryce A. Williams Navigating "Island" Parenting is a collection of quotes, tips and parenting advice that I have gathered over the years as a source of inspiration and as tools to deal with the daily challenges of parenting.

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Psychology Today

A Mother's Fight to Stop Cancer from Killing Her Child

We're reading and seeing a lot about breast cancer these days, with Angelina Jolie's big news about her double mastectomy after testing positive for the 'breast cancer gene .' But for those who are not Hollywood royalty with access to the nation's best healthcare at their beck and call, cancer can be a relentless beast that stalks - and too often ... (more)

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Related Topix: Family

Sun May 19, 2013

Nursery World

Government austerity measures could increase child poverty, warn doctors

The UK is failing its most vulnerable children and any improvements in tackling child poverty are in danger of being eroded by Government welfare policies, doctors' leaders have warned.

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Related Topix: Family, Life, Nutrition, Food, Medicine

OhNoTheyDidnt

'Wonder Years' star Danica McKellar talks attachment parenting

Danica McKellar, star of "Wonder Years," has opened up about attachment parenting and how she handled criticism while breastfeeding her son until the age of two-and-a-half. The 38-year-old actress is a well-known champion of attachment parenting, which is encouraged by a number of celebrities, including Alanis Morissette and "The Big Bang Theory" ... (more)

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Related Topix: Family, Danica McKellar, Pop/Rock, Alanis Morissette, The Big Bang Theory, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

The News Tribune

Tacoma program uses housing to promote good parenting, self-sufficiency

ABOVE: Shawna and Mike Allen and their family study together at the dining room table.

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Related Topix: Tacoma, WA, Family, Kids