Galesburg children’s museum discovers room to grow
Register-Mail - GALESBURG - A weather station, butterfly gardens, a periscope for watching trains - those are a few ideas for attractions in Discovery Depot Children’s Museum new outdoor exhibit area. The estimated $250,000 project is scheduled to begin with
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Children’s Place modifies Disney remodel schedule
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc (PLCE.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Friday it secured a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) that had been in jeopardy. The company
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Book Excerpt: ‘The Emperor’s Children’
MSNBC - Darlings! Welcome! And you must be Danielle?” Sleek and small, her wide eyes rendered enormous by kohl, Lucy Leverett, in spite of her resemblance to a baby seal, rasped impressively. Her dangling fan earrings clanked at her neck as she leaned in to
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Official: obesity risk to half of all children
Guardian Unlimited - The government has admitted for the first time that almost half of all children will be dangerously overweight by 2050 if drastic action is not taken to halt the growth in childhood obesity. Revealing the true scale of the obesity epidemic, Ed Balls
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Els withdraws from Deutsche Bank
FOXSports.com - GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) - Ernie Els withdrew from the Deutsche Bank Championship on Tuesday for family reasons. The fourth-ranked South African is returning to his home near London where his children will be preparing for their return to school
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Children flee Greenwood chemical leak
The State - GREENWOOD A leaking valve on a CSX rail car in Greenwood caused a flurry of emergency activity Wednesday, including the evacuation of a nearby children s home, but was under control by early afternoon. The valve leaked about 8 ounces of
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Catholic Health Association Applauds House Passage of The Children’s
PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), issued the following statement: On behalf of the Catholic health ministry, I
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Children’s Health Program Sparks Strife
Newsday - WASHINGTON - Republican efforts to scale back expansion of a popular children’s health insurance program failed in the Senate Wednesday, as a bitter partisan battle unfolded in the House over a more generous version that includes broad Medicare
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Tip of the hat: Saturday activities for children in Talladega
Daily Home Online - Despite the Talladega City Council s failure to take part in a tax holiday for students heading back to school, the Merchants Association is taking measures to keep parents business in town. The organization is looking to add children s
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Mother, 2 children found dead
Cincinnati Enquirer - DELHI TWP. Depressed at going through a divorce, Mary Ann Wittich drugged her two children and then shot both through the heart before putting the gun to her chest and killing herself, the Hamilton County coroner said today. Dr. O dell Owens
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Children shot by Aussie troops
News.com.au - Two children under 10 wounded in shooting ADF says car refused to stop at checkpoint Australian soldier wounded in Iraq shooting AUSTRALIAN soldiers injured two young children when the troops opened fire on a car that did not stop at a checkpoint in
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The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) Launches
Forbes - problems and vision therapy treatments NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) today announces the launch of a new one-month intensive national public awareness campaign, “Children’s
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Quad walk helps at risk children 
Ball State University’s chapter of College Mentors for Kids had a successful turnout Saturday at the fifth annual Walk for Kids. President Lindsey Koetter said 85 people attended, and it was the chapter’s best turnout in the event’s history.
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Firms back children’s agency 
Children’s Friend and Family Services of Salem runs on the motto “Helping Kids to Grow Up Strong.” Now the nonprofit mental health service provider is looking for friends, including local businesses, foundations and individuals, to raise $1.3 million to keep it financially strong.
Source: www.boston.com

Vista children learn Passover rituals 
VISTA —- A half-dozen children got a crash course on the ancient Jewish holiday of Passover on Saturday morning as they learned about the sacred day through song, dance and crafts at Congregation B’nai Tikvah in Vista.
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For Children, a Big Splash; for Parents, a Great Relief 
The grand opening of Loudoun County’s first — yes, first — public recreation center yesterday was the type of scene one might expect: a multicolored gaggle of balloons, a pair of ribbon-cutting ceremonies, a brief spate of speeches by politicians, dozens of screaming kids enjoying the sleek pool…
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Last year, 227 Texas children died innocently 
Officials with Child Protective Services want to paint the town blue to recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Campaign started in 1989 after a childs death.
Source: www.orangeleader.com

Pleading to Stay a Family 
As the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrant workers intensifies, so do the consequences for their American born children.
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State studying high rate of black children removed from homes 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Nearly 20 percent of children in state are black, despite Kentucky’s overall black population being 7.3 percent. That disparity has state officials launching a project to see why so many black children are being removed from homes and what can be done about it.
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Woman dead, 4 children in hospital following fire 
A woman is dead, and her four children are in the hospital after a fire in Syracuse Sunday morning. The fire happened on the 2600-block of Midland Avenue around 8 a.m.
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Give time to our kids this Children’s Day
Scoop - This Sunday is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate New Zealand s children and young people and remind ourselves of the fresh ideas, energy and enthusiasm that they bring, says CYFS Minister Ruth Dyson and Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta
Source: www.scoop.co.nz

Cold remedies put children at risk, group says
Baltimore Sun - Parents of young children are spending billions of dollars on over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that don’t work, and which could make the kids sicker, according to a group of leading pediatricians. “When you see multiple deaths, hundreds of
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‘Not enough progress’ on poverty
BBC UK - A single person is in poverty if they are living on less than 100 per week A lone parent family with two children (aged 5 and 11) are living in poverty if the are living on less than 186 per week A couple with two children (again aged 5 and 11
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Children First: Gaines Letter Perfect on State Test
WTOK-TV - Aubree Gaines, a sophomore at Southeast Lauderdale High School, posted a perfect score on the English II portion of Mississippi’s state test. Gaines said she likes English and reading, and her teacher prepared the whole class well. “I took my time
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The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. to Broadcast Review of
MSN MoneyCentral - The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. PLCE today announced that in conjunction with its February sales release, you are invited to listen to the Company’s pre-recorded monthly sales call on Thursday, March 8, 2007, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Eastern
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Barbara s magical memories of her time at Horncastle children s
Horncastle Today - In the second of a two part series, Barbara Preston, who now lives in Ontario, Canada, recalls her childhood days at Horncastle s former children s home, Holmeleigh. Joyce and Barbara are pictured with Dennis and Winnie Hatfield. BARBARA Preston
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Secure Computing Corporation Collects Tchotchkes for Children
MSN MoneyCentral - SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Secure Computing Corporation SCUR today announced that the February kick-off of its new “Tchotchke Challenge” program at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco was a tremendous success
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‘Little Children’ full of bad boys and girls 
Writer director Todd Field’s last feature film, “In the Bedroom,” garnered more Oscar nominations than his latest, “Little Children.” But the only thing that proves is that the Academy Awards ceremony — like life — isn’t fair.
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Jury convicts man of killing ex-girlfriend’s children 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A jury takes less than two hours to convict a Lowell man of killing three of his girlfriend’s four children.
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Grants available for children with medical needs 
Coachella Valley children, as well as children nationwide, may finally get the medical services they need thanks to grants offered by the UnitedHealthcare Childrens Foundation.
Source: www.desertsunonline.com

Bad stomach bug sickens Bay Area children 
Bay Area pediatricians are seeing a sharp uptick in numbers of children sickened with a gastrointestinal illness similar to the norovirus hitting nursing homes and cruise ships this winter.
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

Man accused of abducting woman, children appears in court 
GOSHEN - Jerry White appeared in court today for an attorney status hearing.The 30-year-old is accused of holding his ex-girlfriend Kimberly Walker and their four children hostage before abducting them Jan. 20 from their Elkhart home.
Source: www.southbendtribune.com

Task force investigating Devlin and other missing children gets call from other states 
Chesterfield (KMOV) The investigation into accused child kidnapper Michael Devlin is drawing attention from investigators searching for missing children in other states.
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Special children now have own building 
AFTER 15 years, the Ray of Hope Centre for special children finally has its own building in Bercham, Ipoh.
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Woman gets ten years in drowning of three children 
CLINTON, Ill. The sentence is ten years in prison for an Illinois woman convicted of allowing her three children to drown. Amanda Hamm was convicted last month in the deaths of the children, ages six, three and one.
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Zambia: State Aims to Remove 6,000 Children From the Streets 
PARLIAMENT heard yesterday that Government has plans to remove 6,000 children from the streets in the next three years.
Source: allafrica.com