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A Catholic couple in Indiana is asking the Supreme Court to hold the state accountable for keeping their child out of their home after they declined to use his chosen name and pronouns.  In M.C. and J.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, Mary and Jeremy Cox are appealing to the Supreme Court after they …

My parents turned 70 this year. They both have deteriorating health and independence, albeit in different ways. I want to help them but they are very set in their ways. What would you do? My mother has hip mobility issues and is extremely stubborn about any invasive procedures. She needs surgery but vehemently refuses it …

Very often I will come up with a big existential question that I have no real ability to answer and then, not only agonize over it, but agonize over a bunch of other questions that branch off from it. I do this both for things in my life and also for things I write about. …

Bennett Markow looks to his big brother, Eli (right), during a family visit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento. Bennett was born four months early, in November 2020. Crissa Markow hide caption toggle caption Crissa Markow Bennett Markow looks to his big brother, Eli (right), during a family visit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital …

About 15 parents stood in a circle at Blacklick Woods Metro Park in Reynoldsburg, braving the heat and humidity of a late July evening.  Everyone had their eyes closed. One woman had a hand on her heart and the other on her stomach.  “I am enough just as I am,” Ivory Levert said, leading a guided meditation. “I welcome moments …

As a lifelong educator, I spent my days in public schools where everything centered on setting a path for our youth to have a good life.  If we could distill values shared across all cultures, at the very heart would be protecting our children as they grow while also ensuring a safe and healthy world …

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Even before the pandemic, the mental well-being of teens had declined. The most recent CDC survey found 19.9% of all teens reported having seriously considered attempting suicide. Fifty five percent reported having experienced emotional abuse at home. The US Surgeon General says there is a “devastating” mental health crisis among …

IOWA COUNTY (WKOW) — An Iowa County jury has found Laurie and Alexis Barry not guilty in connection to the death of Selah Kaden. The mother and daughter were caring for Kaden at the time of her death. Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Laurie and Alexis Barry finished closing arguments earlier Tuesday, before the jury …

Courtney Lee lived in one house for her entire life, since 1991. Eventually, she met and married her husband Jackson Martin, and soon thereafter, two children were born, son Beau (2016) and daughter Stella (2020).  Life couldn’t be sweeter for the Martin family, but then came the pandemic, and soon, the kids were pulled out …

MIAMI ­— After growing up with progressive Cuban American parents who eventually divorced, Natalee Rivero was surprised at the reaction of her mother’s boyfriend, who got up during a July 4 barbecue and went inside after seeing Rivero and her husband’s T-shirt that read “Cuban Americans for Black Lives Matter.” Rivero, 30, tried to have …