After an abortion for fetal anomalies, she hoped IVF would build her family. Now that’s in doubt.
A blanket given to Anne Angus at the Boulder Abortion Clinic in Colorado, one of the only clinics in the country that offers termination after the second trimester. Angus said…
If schools won’t ban kids’ cellphones, some lawmakers say, they will
A “flip” cell phone. (Photo via Flickr | CC-BY DEED 2.0) At David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri, the rule is that students must keep their cellphones out…
Weekend reads: Dueling budgets, marijuana legalization, and steps to ensure a healthy pregnancy
North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Dueling GOP budgets: NC House Repubs advance proposal that Senate counterparts say is too generous NC House Speaker Tim Moore presides over Wednesday’s…
Marshall Ramsey: Cut Okra
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Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo by…
A blue state malaise could spell disaster in the 2024 election
A sign urging Michigan voters to approve Proposal 3 of 2022 enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. | Susan J. Demas image In 2022, Michigan became one of the…
For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
Child care worker Marci Then helps her daughter, Mila, 4, put away toys to get ready for circle time at the Little Learners Academy in Smithfield, R.I. A state program…
Vermonters with hearing and vision loss fear end of a pilot program
Rene Pellerin, seen at home in Waterbury Center on Friday, June 21, is DeafBlind and has been using a pilot program that provides the assistance of a sighted guide who…
On this day in 1963
JUNE 23, 1963 Martin Luther King delivers his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, before the Lincoln Memorial l during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.…
Dean Pineles: On the 40th anniversary of the raid at Island Pond, the fundamental dilemma lingers
This commentary is by Dean Pineles. He served as a Vermont district judge from 1984-2005, and then worked internationally as a judicial adviser and criminal judge for most of the…