by Jodi Mathews | Mar 25, 2003 | News
Increasing homework loads has some parents concerned about disappearing personal time for their children. A University of Michigan study found that in 1997 elementary students were spending 50 percent more time on homework than they had 15 years earlier. In 1999, the...
by Jodi Mathews | Mar 24, 2003 | News
A national watchdog for charitable organizations has set some new standards to hold these groups accountable to their donors. The new “seal of approval” from the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance will help donors decide which...
by Jodi Mathews | Mar 19, 2003 | News
Although the current number of foreign-born residents is at its highest, the rate at which people are coming to the United States has slowed. The Census Bureau estimated about 32.5 million foreign-born residents in the United States in March 2002. That is 2 percent...
by Jodi Mathews | Mar 19, 2003 | Opinion
Talk of war and peace is no longer relegated to the neighborhood diner. The Internet has become a happening place to gather information, meet fellow peaceniks, sign petitions, download peace posters, buy bumper stickers and even protest. MoveOn.org is calling on...
by Jodi Mathews | Mar 18, 2003 | News
Bread for the World is challenging Americans to end world hunger through a new letter campaign it has developed for 2003. Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters campaign, “Rise to the Challenge: End World Hunger,” offers a handbook, poster and...
