Everyone is familiar with ROTC, the college-level Reserve Officers Training Corps.  And most people are familiar with JROTC, the high-school level Junior ROTC.  But now there is a new level of military training being offered more and more in schools: the MSCC, or Middle School Cadet Corps. I know that people object to having military [...]

It’s so hard to know what to think in these cases, and I’m glad I’m not the judge who has to decide.  A 14-year-old boy in Tennessee is accused of raping and killing a 3-year-old girl.  Right now, the courts have to decide if the boy will be tried as an adult or not.  Tennessee [...]

Beginning Monday, September 7, 2009, PBS KIDS invites preschoolers to hop on board the fun and fantastical DINOSAUR TRAIN, a new CGI-animated series from The Jim Henson Company premiering weekdays (check local listings). DINOSAUR TRAIN embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills [...]

In an effort to help moms tortured by the woes of pumping breast milk, Easy Expression Products (http://www.easyexpressionproducts.com) just gave birth to a new partnership with A Pea in the Pod/Destination Maternity. The national maternity stores now carry The Easy Expression Hands-Free Pumping Bra. When you’re a new mother, every minute is precious. The Hands-Free [...]

School will be out soon, and the lucky among us will be taking our families on vacations that might include visits to some of our country’s exciting amusement parks.  These parks work very hard to give our whole family  a safe, enjoyable experience.  But there are things we need to know in order to do our [...]