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SpeakingOut Against Child Sexual Abuse!

Not only are these our children and the most innocent of all victims, they are also the future leaders of this country.

(OAK RIDGE, Tenn.) - April... National Child Abuse Prevention Month! This is a request for YOU to join Susan Suafoa-Dinino, President/Founder of SpeakingOut against Child Sexual Abuse, Inc. (aka SpeakingOut) in the fight against Child Sexual Abuse in America.

SpeakingOut is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention.

Oregon Police Trooper Delivers Baby

Trooper Stops To Help Disabled Motorist, Instead Delivers Baby - Highway 199 south of Grants Pass.

(GRANTS PASS, Ore.) - An Oregon State Police trooper stopping to help what he thought was a disabled motorist ended up helping deliver a baby girl Monday morning on the side of Highway 199 in Selma south of Grants Pass.

The mother and child are in good condition at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass.

Horrors... the National Cherry Blossom Parade Might Not Take Place!

I apologize folks but our leaders need help and they need it badly. Would someone, anyone... please go to Washington and help them pull their heads out of their asses?

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - According to an article written by Rob Port and published by “The Hill” Wednesday, the current administration issued a warning the if the government were to go into shutdown mode, the National Cherry Blossom Parade might not take place.

Wow! You know, I could not sleep all night last night, worrying about that.

B is for Babies and P is for Pill

In nations similar to the US, the rate of teenage pregnancies is 9% less; Europeans accept that sex is a natural act and realizing they cannot prevent it.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - More than 400,000 teenage girls still give birth a year according to the CDC's Vital Signs report.

Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black teenage girls are two to three times more likely to give birth than white teens: and of the 46% of teens who have sex 14% of the girls and 10% of boys do not use contraceptives.

Nowruz, Iranians` Message of Peace and Friendship for the World

Nowruz celebrates the beauties of life and reminds us that we should enjoy these beauties before we lose the chance.

(TEHRAN) - During the final days of the year, the lifestyle of the Iranian people becomes quite different than the other days and months of the year.

The most remarkable feature of this difference is the immense dynamism and bustle of the people.

The Silencing of Women` Voices

In recent years, a third variant of violence, connected to organized crime disputes, has added an “extra” deadly element to an already violent scene.

(CIUDAD, Juarez) - On the second Tuesday in March; International Women’s Day 2011, the voices of many prominent human rights defenders will be absent from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Within the past 14 months, human rights campaigner Josefina Reyes, poet Susana Chavez and activist mother Marisela Escobedo all have been murdered, while Cipriana Jurado of the Worker Solidarity and Research Center and Paula Flores have been forced to flee the city.

The Costly and Ineffective Home Ownership Subsidy

Lawmakers must recognize that Oregonians cannot afford to continue subsidizing million-dollar mortgages that leave many homeowners without assistance.

(SILVERTON) - Did you hear about Oregon's whopping spending increase for a subsidized housing program?

Chances are you didn't, because this spending program -- the home mortgage interest deduction -- exists in the shadows of the tax code. Its results are not something legislators can brag about.

In the Name of Love

Welcome to “The Good Stuff” where we shine a light on the good things that happen every single day! Everyday acts of love, bravery and kindness. Also en Español.

(ATLANTA) - What would we do in the name of love? How would we serve? What would it look like?

Our nation just spent millions celebrating Valentine’s day, yet who would believe that after reading the February 2011 edition of Town & Country magazine.

Akron Mom Incarcerated? Kids To A Better School?

The new American criminal: a mom who dared to challenge the law in to free her children from what she believed to be a failing environment.

(CLEVELAND) - A felony charge against a poor mother because she tried to enroll her daughter in a better-performing school?

Currently residing in a housing project, unable to move or pay tuition, Kelly Williams-Bolar, of Akron, Ohio used her dad's address to get her children in a school she felt would best benefit them.

Marine`s Encounter with an Angel

Mom. Something happened to me that I don’t dare tell anyone else for fear of their disbelief... - Marine's letter home

(SALEM, Ore.) - I don’t know if you believe in angels. I’ve never met one but when I’ve been in a tight spot and asked for help from my guardian angel, he always came through.

Does this prove that angels exist? No. But, if you need proof, you wouldn’t believe this story no matter what I said.