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At the Welfare Office by Donald H. views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

June 01, 2008 02:38 PM EDT -- At the Welfare  Office A guy walked  into the local welfare office to pick up his check He marched straight up to the  counter and said, ' Hi.  You know, I just HATE drawing . . . more

A Myopic Government by Dave McGill views: 21 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 7

October 08, 2006 03:42 AM EDT -- Albert Gallatin is a name few remember.  However, he perhaps held the country's longest tenure as Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.  Gallatin's . . . more

Shifting from The "I" Mode by Donald H. views: 12 | rating: 7.5 | comments: 2

April 09, 2006 08:19 AM EDT --                             Shifting from The "I" Mode . . . more

The Horrific Damage Illegal Immigrants do to Arkansas by Jackie Beltran views: 256 | rating: 7.4 | comments: 162

January 29, 2007 01:45 AM EST --   According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the top five states for remittances in the year 2000 were Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee.  The high level of remittances . . . more

New World Order Daily Duo #7 by Olga*silenced* M. views: 14 | rating: 10 | comments: 9

July 25, 2007 02:35 PM EDT --    "There will be no middle class, only rulers and the servants. All laws will be uniform under a legal system of world courts practicing the same unified code of  laws, backed up . . . more

Killin's FUN?! by Qiana H. views: 47 | rating: 7 | comments: 23

August 29, 2006 01:38 AM EDT -- Killin's FUN?! How many of us have family or "that friend" or "that guy at work" that talks about how much fun it's going to be to go out with his buddies later that day and . . . more

Should CPS take Social Security money away from kids? by Linda M. views: 30 | rating: 9.6 | comments: 12

February 11, 2007 03:24 PM EST -- A sixteen year old boy in foster care, John G., wanted to travel to Washington DC to testify before Congress because CPS is taking away his Social Security money. But now he's decided not to go because . . . more

Anchor Babies by Linda M. views: 957 | rating: 9.6 | comments: 247

March 06, 2007 03:32 AM EST -- In 1986 I applied for the position of welfare eligibility worker in Tulare County, just south of my home in Reedley, California. Because I reported on my application that I could communicate in Spanish, . . . more

Another Child Beaten To Death In A Foster Home by Linda M. views: 450 | rating: 10 | comments: 34

February 06, 2007 01:41 PM EST -- Two-year-old Isaac Lethbridge died on August 16, 2006 because child welfare caseworkers took him from his parents and placed him in an unsafe foster home environment. He had been beaten and burned while . . . more

April 4, 2008: Emptying my Proverbial Plate Part III by Shun P. views: 57 | rating: 10 | comments: 24

April 04, 2008 11:04 PM EDT --   Today isn't just another day April 4, 2008 marks 40 years to the date of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. There is no shortage of TV specials commemorating the life of Dr. King, . . . more

Parents: Do You Remember the Fourth Amendment? by Linda M. views: 39 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 12

February 08, 2007 03:48 AM EST -- If you're a parent living in the USA with young children, and if you don't know what the Fourth Amendment is, please pay attention. This information could save your family. The Fourth Amendment . . . more

Massachusetts, Please Teach America by Bent Lorentzen views: 51 | rating: 8.9 | comments: 22

August 01, 2007 03:22 AM EDT -- Part 1 of 3 Articles and an Eventual Documentary This First Article is not to evoke fear or unfounded paranoia over socialized medicine, but to share reality.  I am intimately familiar with all the . . . more

Hitting back on the California spanking ban by Jesse BC views: 52 | rating: 10 | comments: 5

May 24, 2008 06:54 PM EDT -- Perhaps the first thing Emily Bazelon forgot in her January 25, 2006, Slate article, " Hitting Bottom ," is that, when your subtitle reads, "Why America should outlaw spanking," it . . . more

I've Just Been Luckier by Lorraine Lordi views: 12 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

October 23, 2007 10:52 AM EDT -- It was just a package of cheese. One you toss in your cart without giving it a second thought. Because it’s always good to have some on hand in case company stops by.   For some reason, . . . more

Thicker than water: Why reunification must remain the first goal of foster care services by Jesse BC views: 31 | rating: 10 | comments: 11

May 10, 2008 08:59 AM EDT -- On November 19, 1997, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) was signed into law, representing one of the most sweeping changes in child welfare policy since the advent of mandatory reporting in 1960, . . . more

The Crown Prince and the Princess who Starved by Bent Lorentzen views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

July 10, 2007 04:59 AM EDT -- authors silly little note:  Please do not take this story "outside" of Gather for copyright reasons...   The Crown Prince and the Princess who Starved A Christmas fairy . . . more

Stolen Baby Video At YouTube by Linda M. views: 30 | rating: 9 | comments: 4

February 08, 2007 02:03 PM EST -- Find out what happened to CPS caseworker Gary Sanderson and CPS Director Jill McVey after Daddy Justice Films interviewed them. According to the baby's mother, Sanderson stole her baby, rudely throwing . . . more

A Danish Princess by Bent Lorentzen views: 11 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

August 02, 2007 02:51 PM EDT -- I published a story a few months ago to a select few groups here at Gather.  Since I am in the middle of a trilogy-article linking Massachusetts development of universal health coverage with Denmark's . . . more