RALEIGH, N.C. — As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized decades ago in North Carolina should get $50,000 each, a task force said Tuesday, marking the first time a state has moved to compensate victims of eugenics programs that weeded out the “feeble-minded” and others deemed undesirable.
Tom Kaelber and Joe Roden ran something of a joint campaign for Buckeye Valley school board. The two of them were successful, gaining the two most votes in a four-way race Tuesday night.
CHICAGO — Offer apples to trick-or-treaters and risk having your house get egged — maybe even by your own kids. But dentists and dietitians say you can still make Halloween reasonably healthy for little devils and witches without resorting to dracul-onian tactics, like no candy.
While some difference of opinion emerged, a public forum for Delaware city council candidates this week was largely an amiable affair. Squaring off were councilwoman Lisa Keller and challenger Jim Roberts for the city’s Second Ward seat, councilman Joe DiGenova and challenger Robert Hoffman for the city’s Third Ward seat, and councilman Andrew Brush and challenger Larry Garrett for the Fourth Ward. First Ward Councilman Chris Jones is running uncontested.
Debbie Crecelius’ decision not to seek another term has left at least one seat on the Buckeye Valley Board of Education up for grabs.
NEW YORK — David Rand cheerfully acknowledges he’s an overprotective father. An ex-Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, he’s also a single dad to 5-year-old Emma.
NEW YORK — One mother chose home birth because it was cheaper than going to a hospital. Another gave birth at home because she has multiple sclerosis and feared unnecessary medical intervention. And some choose home births after cesarean sections with their first babies. Whatever their motivation, all are among a striking trend: Home births increased 20 percent from 2004 to 2008, accounting for 28,357 of 4.2 million U.S. births, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in May.
Sunbury resident Virginia Tice wishes her oldest daughter, Julia, could talk to her. Tice has only heard only uncontrollable yelling and screaming from Julia her entire life, but no actual words in the form of a sentence like “Hi mom,” or “I love you.”