by Jodi Mathews | Jun 25, 2003 | News
Feeling like a slave to your schedule? This Oct. 24, thousands of Americans are just saying “NO” to overworking and overstress that is overwhelming them. Take Back Your Time Day, a project of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell...
by Jodi Mathews | Jun 25, 2003 | News
Teachers generally love their work, but they are unnerved by problems in the education system, according to a survey by Public Agenda. The study, “Stand By Me: What Teachers Really Think about Unions, Merit Pay and Other Professional Matters,” revealed...
by Jodi Mathews | Jun 23, 2003 | News
Researchers hoping to test how alcohol affects sleeping in teens are coming under fire from ethicists arguing that such research puts children at risk. Brown University Medical School wants to study how drinking affects sleep by giving teenagers varying amounts of...
by Jodi Mathews | Jun 18, 2003 | News
A Wisconsin woman is suing for the right to hand out Bibles on her county’s buses. Gail Anderson had been offering the Bible to fellow passengers since she began riding the bus in 1999, the Associated Press reported. But Anderson’s Bible-passing days ended...
by Jodi Mathews | Jun 17, 2003 | News
Straight-Edgers may not be walking the traditional “straight and narrow” in every way, but this breed of teen thinks it is cool to be drug-, alcohol- and smoke-free. Young punk and hardcore music fans started the trend in the 1980s, and the Straight-Edge...