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This session we have seen an all out assault on womens health driven by the erroneous assumption that family planning is synonymous with abortion. This narrow construction ignores the comprehensive nature of family planning, which is central to women and childrens health before, during and after pregnancy. Eliminating these services will have huge repercussions on [...]

On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives voted to ban the use of federal money for the purpose of training doctors in abortion procedures. Authored by Representative Virginia Foxx (left) (R-NC), the measure is one of the latest Republican efforts targeting abortions. National Right to Life reports: The amendment pertains to one of the many [...]

TRENTON New Jersey Senate Republicans have been asked to consider taking a unified position on public education that includes removing the Supreme Court from school funding decisions and granting the Legislature the power to determine what it means to provide a thorough and efficient education in public schools. A Republican strategy memo, laid out in [...]

Stacey Dashs VH1 performance in Single Ladies places her alongside Lisa Raye McCoy and Charity Shea in a Sex and the City Atlanta-style dÃbut. The Queen Latifah-produced scripted hour-long series explores the lives of three friends who view sex, money, relationships, and careers in totally different ways. Its a romantic-comedy that delves into the minds [...]

While trading narrowly, commodities move with a soft tone in European session on Monday. The major concern is whether Greece will be able to tap the next trench of funding from the IMF/EU. With the government and opposition parties failing to reach an agreement on austerity measures, the situation has got more complicated. Precious metals [...]

AUSTIN The House voted Sunday to slash Texas public school funding by $4 billion. Voting largely along party lines, lawmakers approved the cuts 84-63 in the Republican-controlled House. The Senate was still debating the bill late Sunday night. The plan will cut funds to all school districts by about 3 percent in the first year [...]

Law officers across the state breathed a sigh of relief Friday afternoon as the House lawmakers passed a bill that would avert the demise of a little-known state agency that provides grant funding to auto theft and car burglary task forces statewide. Right now, Im just kind of in a state of shock, said Sgt. [...]

Several Council members have expressed support for a millage shift, which could provide millions for the schools without affecting taxpayers. But such a move would take money from the city and open a painfully large gap in the citys budget, Armbrister wrote. The administration believes that a millage shift is not a wise course for [...]

Kiandra Jimenezs art was exhibited in the Riverside Metropolitan Museums 2008 exhibition Quilt Stories and is in the Museums permanent collection. This artist creates works of art incorporating her personal stories and heritage using fabric, quilting techniques and mixed media. Her pieces have great appeal to all ages, said Brenda Buller Focht, curator of Collections [...]

Delaware County Senior Games participants will include (l-r) John Durning, Robert Ballantine, Burr Daly, Collette Decker, Paul Walkovic, and Stephen Gamble, Co-Chair of Senior Games Committee and COSA View and purchase photos More than 500 county athletes will compete for medals in a wide variety of Olympic-style sports from golf to swimming. Delaware County Council [...]