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Mother calls her own child a 'traitor"
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (414+ words) DEAR ABBY: My mother and stepfather, "Pop," divorced a few years ago. He was the only father figure in my life and was good to me, so I want to maintain a relationship with him. What happened between them is…...
Children turn creative writing into published work at We Are Washington
3+ week, 4+ day ago (37+ words) Texarkana Gazette Children turn creative writing into published work at We Are Washington TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Children in an afterschool program are celebrating an accomplishment: becoming published authors....
St. James Day School Shark Tank STEM Competition
4+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) Ryder Irvin of St. James Day School shows a small-scale version of his invention on Thursday, March 26, 2026, which catches basketballs at the bottom of the hoop. Irvin said he came up with the idea after chasing his basketball and realized…...
Mother wants nothing to do with son's new flame
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (433+ words) DEAR ABBY: Seven months ago, my son filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years. Three months ago, he introduced us to "Carlene." Abby, the woman has five children with three different men and is currently married to her second…...
Grandson restricts access to his righteous flock
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (562+ words) Texarkana Gazette Grandson restricts access to his righteous flock DEAR ABBY: I'm a Christian. I've raised my family to be Christians, and they have raised theirs to be Christians, even though we may not all be members of the same…...
Study finds more screen time linked to smaller vocabularies in young kids
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) Here's what the research says and what it could mean for families trying to support language development when screens are part of everyday life. SCREEN HABITS SHAPING EARLY WORDS By age 2, four in 10 U. S. kids have a tablet, rising to 58% by…...
London contemplates 'childless' future as families leave capital
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) London's child population is collapsing faster than anywhere in Britain as unaffordable housing and childcare costs drive young families away, a report by the London Assembly found. "The number of children living in the capital has fallen faster than anywhere…...
Child, 4, arrived alone for heart surgery. His doctor became his mom.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1056+ words) Amy Beethe walked into a pre-operation room in January 2022 and was struck when she saw her patient: a small, underweight child in a hospital bed, covers pulled up to his chin. The 4-year-old was scheduled for a heart catheterization. He…...
TEA conservator to focus on improvements at Liberty-Eylau Middle School
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (54+ words) Texarkana Gazette TEA conservator to focus on improvements at Liberty-Eylau Middle School TEXARKANA, Texas -- The Texas Education Agency has dispatched a conservator to Liberty-Eylau Middle School to oversee what the district says is "a targeted improvement plan aimed at increasing…...
Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) MILAN -- Days ahead of the Winter Paralympics, when disabled athletes will take center stage at the Milan Cortina Games, a choir from northern Italy performed a pop music concert inside Milan's Sant'Antonio church, calling for harmony and inclusion -- particularly of…...