Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Lucas
Today during my social studies class, we had a debate over the Supreme Court case, Wade vs. Boy Scouts of America. In the case, a man that had been in boy scouts for 12 years, earning the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, began to tell people that he was gay. because of this he […]
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Filed under: Boy Scouts, Featured Stories, LGBT Rights, Lucas, Moral Issues, Religion, Young Adult Issues, freedom of speech, gay rights, kids, teens
Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
So, if my parents or guardians made me sleep in a room like this
or spend all of my time lying on the floor face down like this …
they would probably get arrested, right? Either for child abuse or neglect.
But what about if parents outsourced abusing their kids? What if they sent thm to places where […]
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Filed under: Child Abuse, Education, Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Young Adult Issues, children, kids, prison, prisons, schools, teens, torture
Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
On Blogging for Choice day, the 35th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion, I wrote a post for my other blog about anti-abortion eighth graders at a Catholic school. That post was read on the air and discussed on the Head On Radio Network, and you can hear the whole discussion […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Moral Issues, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Women's Rights, schools, sex education, teen pregnancy, teens
Posted on January 26th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
I think this seems like a pretty good idea. Everyone should have rights and everyone should know their rights. A bit surprising that the newspaper article doesn’t actually say what the rights are. What do you think?
Texas drafts bill of rights for foster children
Similar list of rights failed in 2007 legislative session.
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Filed under: Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Texas, children, foster care, kids
Posted on January 24th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
When I was 8, 9 and 10 I was a bully. I hit and kicked other kids all the time. I never threatened a teacher though. But I could have.
This little boy threatened his teacher with a plastic knife or fork. And he had to go to jail. Would that happen in other “civilized” […]
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Filed under: Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Opinion, Politics, Young Adult Issues, courts, crime, jail, justice, kids, poverty, prison, race, schools, violence
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
This is only good news AFTER I figure out how to block calls. But I guess it is good for other people.
Texas the last state to give inmates regular phone privileges
from HoustonChronicle
For the first time ever, Texas prison inmates will soon be able to pick up a phone and reach out to family and […]
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Filed under: FrecklesCassie, Secondary Featured Stories, Texas, prison, prisons
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by Alex Habrock
According to a newly released study by two non-profit journalism groups, President George W. Bush and seven of his top aides made 935 false statements about the pre-war risk Iraq posed to the United States. Astoundingly, that is only the number of false statements documented after September 11, 2001. The study not only fingered […]
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Filed under: Alex Habrock, Condaleeza Rice, Dick Cheney, Featured Stories, Foriegn Affairs, George W. Bush, Government, Terrorism, War on Iraq, War on Terror
Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
Would someone please tell me why the story about Huckabee wanting to change the Constitution and start a theocracy here is NOT in regular newspapers? I am not allowed to use AlterNet or TPM or the blogs as sources for weekly “current events in politics” assignments. And if it isn’t even news for a high […]
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Filed under: Constitution, Election 2008, Featured Stories, First Amendment, FrecklesCassie, Freedom of the Press, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Republicans, freedom of speech, news, schools
Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
How many times a day do you click something on the computer? These clicks make a difference!
help women to get a mammogram
By Texas Betsy | January 15, 2008 - 4:15 pm -
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Filed under: Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Health, Medical News, breast cancer
Posted on January 12th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
The site is closed for the time being. I will continue to post both political and other kinds of posts at Political Teen Tidbits and will post a note in both locations if we decide to re-open this site.
While you’re waiting, please check out the Reality Based News Feed, which is hosted here at […]
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