Family NewsNews on Family continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Husband wants to do nothing but sit in front of TV- June 24, 2008 Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our early 30s and have three kids. I am very sociable, but my husband is not.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/husband-wants-to-do-nothing-but-sit-in-front-of-tv?fro... Comedian Sandra Bernhard serene and serious while in Toronto for Pride Week- June 24, 2008 Comedian Sandra Bernhard is best known for her outrageous live shows, her memorable star turn in the film "The King of Comedy" in the 1980s and a famous feud with her former best friend forever, Madonna.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/comedian-sandra-bernhard-serene-and-serious-while-in-t... 4 Russian teens convicted of burning man to death in WWII memorial- June 24, 2008 A Russian regional court on Monday convicted four teenagers of burning a man to death in the eternal flame of their town's World War II memorial.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/4-russian-teens-convicted-of-burning-man-to-death-in-w... Mayor denies pregnancy pact, blames media- June 24, 2008 THE mayor of a US city where there has been a spike in teenage pregnancies says a lack of funds and the media's glamourisation of pregnancy are to blame.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/mayor-denies-pregnancy-pact-blames-media?fromrss=1 Cancer Society calls for ban on flavoured cigarillos, favoured by teens- June 24, 2008 The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for a government ban on flavoured cigarillos after a national youth smoking survey found a high proportion of teens have at least experimented with the product.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/cancer-society-calls-for-ban-on-flavoured-cigarillos-f... Little - Barbie Brat' bullies become concern- June 23, 2008 Recess was Allie Long's favorite part of the day until the second grade, when some of her friends on the playground pressured her to join their whisper campaign against a classmate.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/little-barbie-brat-bullies-become-concern?fromrss=1 Radio Transmissions Thwart Teens' Theft Attempt- June 23, 2008 Police said three teenagers were caught stealing signal horns from freight trains because they were using two-way radios to carry out their raid.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/radio-transmissions-thwart-teens-theft-attempt?fromrss... Summer camps for veterans' kids help ease strains- June 23, 2008 At a dining hall filled with the chatter of summer campers eating lunch, the photos on one wall bear witness that this is no ordinary camp.Pictures of mothers and fathers in uniform are adorned with notes in the bubbly penmanship of youngsters whose parents have or will serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.'My dad,' reads a note taped to the photo of a man in Air Force uniform. Another, written in thick, red marker: 'So me and my brother all have to be strong and make sacrifices for my dad because we..http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/summer-camps-for-veterans-kids-help-ease-strains?fromr... Bottom line matters with Medicaid- June 23, 2008 Medicaid is a program that has remained in perpetual crisis over the three decades that I've been writing about Mississippi state government.http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/bottom-line-matters-with-medicaid?fromrss=1 Elderly to get equal rights under plans to make age bias as bad as racism- June 23, 2008 The elderly will no longer be able to be barred from NHS treatment, credit cards or travel insurance under plans to make ageism 'as unacceptable as racism'. Equalities minister Harriet Harman will this week ...http://www.topix.net/family/2008/06/elderly-to-get-equal-rights-under-plans-to-make-age-bi... |