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Oregon Has Lowest Rate of Childhood Obesity

by Associated Press, Posted May 4th 2010 9:00AM

CHICAGO (AP) - What's the magic in Oregon that keeps kids lean? It's a mystery health officials would like to solve as they admit all states are failing -- by a mile -- to meet federal goals for childhood obesity.
Oregon has the nation's ...
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Lesbian Teen Says She Was Sent to a 'Fake Prom'

by Colleen Egan, Posted Apr 6th 2010 1:30PM

Constance McMillen was left out of the prom. Again. Credit: Matthew Sharpe, AP
Just when it was looking like Constance McMillen's prom drama was over, the lesbian teen is reporting a new injustice.
"They had two proms and I was only invited ...
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Lawsuit Aims to Put End to Paddling as Punishment in Mississippi Schools

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Feb 26th 2010 9:00AM

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Credit: Corbis
Abolished in a majority of states, paddling is still practiced in Mississippi schools, but a federal lawsuit is hoping to strike a blow against corporal punishment. The lawsuit seeks a ...
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Teen Birth Rates Increase in 26 States

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jan 8th 2009 6:04PM

Thought teen pregnancy was a thing of the past? Well, if the well-publicized "celebrity" teen pregnancies that went down in 2008 didn't convince you, take a look at this. Turns out Jamie Lynn Spears and Bristol Palin are way more representative ...
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Teachers at school for the deaf not fluent in sign language

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Dec 13th 2006 9:03AM

Inspired by deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., 20 deaf students from the Mississippi School for the Deaf walked out of their classes over not being able to communicate with teachers. Turns out that four of the 26 teachers at ...
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