And where is my support group when I have to listen to bazillion-decibel car speakers blasting violent sexist rap lyrics for all within a four-block radius to hear? Who cares if I am embarrassed, offended, or humiliated? The only program my husband and I ever watched on MSNBC was Imus. And where is my support group when I have to listen to bazillion-decibel car speakers blasting violent sexist rap lyrics for all within a four-block radius to hear? Who cares if I am embarrassed, offended,...

Desirable traits such as high milk yields in dairy cattle or pest-resistance in crops have been repeatedly bred into our domestic animals and plant foods. Definition GM foods can be defined as foods in which the genetic makeup has been changed so that one or more desirable attribute of the food is enhanced. As soon as man learnt how to cultivate grains, fruits and vegetables and keep domestic animals, genetic manipulation of the characteristics of these food sources began. The lowdown on...

She is one of 19 recent University of Virginia graduates working as "college guides" in schools across the state in an initiative meant to broaden the ranks of students on the college track. Two years ago, 55 percent of high school graduates in Rappahannock, a farming community nestled along the Blue Ridge Mountains, went on to college or trade school. The program was conceived in spring 2004 when the Loudoun County-based Cooke Foundation was seeking to support nonprofit groups that would...

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Returning Troops Face Obstacles to Care - April 16, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Injured soldiers returning home for medical treatment face an unacceptable maze of paperwork and bureaucracy, leaders of a presidential commission on veterans' health care said Saturday. Returning Troops Face Obstacles to Care - April 16, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Injured soldiers returning home for medical treatment face an unacceptable maze of paperwork and bureaucracy, leaders of a presidential commission on...