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Ben Botkin/Oregon Capitol ChronicleLawmakers and advocates hope the program can grow and serve more families in the future. -
Tony Avelar/AP PhotoA California bill would hold social media companies legally responsible for addicting kids to their platforms. Tech lobbyists, digital rights advocates, and others say the proposal would run afoul of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
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Wouldn't it be great if we had magical powers to help other humans grow their brains? It's not magic, and some of us DO have that power: mothers.鈥� -
The major political discussions about health insurance in our country revolve around how to get more people covered. So it perplexed more than a few鈥� -
Maybe it happened to your son: a friendly, chatty kid turned into a sullen, silent adolescent. What IS it with boys? They require some special treatment,鈥� -
In most of Oregon's counties, less than half of the children born into low-income families will reach the middle class or beyond as adults. That is one of鈥� -
Some of the themes and incidents in Rene Denfeld's life are reflected in her recent novel The Child Finder.Denfeld is a licensed investigator in Oregon,鈥� -
In card games, getting an ace is usually a good thing. In life, not so much... at least when ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. Therapists and鈥� -
The kids we get are not necessarily the kids we expected. Nature has a way of making changes in the family tree. Andrew Solomon talked to hundreds of鈥� -
Many women find it tough to go back to work after delivering a child. But economic realities limit most American women to around ten weeks off with the鈥�
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Law enforcement is greatly aided by sharing information: about suspects, about cases, about places. Three decades ago, there was no central database to鈥� -
The children's advocacy center concept has helped authorities investigate child sex abuse cases; advocacy centers are quiet, comfortable places for鈥� -
Diagnoses of autism in children have zoomed in recent years, and Oregon is among the states where the rate of new diagnoses is the highest. The Center for鈥� -
Don't you miss the teacher sending us out for recess? All that running around on the playground gave us a chance to forget about math and spelling for a鈥�