Julie Stauffer

<<good things he has done>>

Well, I am not a fan of our government but I will proudly stand up for
George for something he did while governor of Texas. We had a horrible
foster care system here (still do in too many ways). Kids would come into
the system and just stay there....for years....until they simply got too old
for foster care and were sent out into the world. George passed a couple of
laws that meant the world to these kids. First, he championed a law that
limited the time the state could keep a kid in foster care to 1 year with a
maximum one time extension of 6 months. At the end of that time, either a
kid must be returned home or if the state could prove the home had not
improved and the kids would continue to be unsafe there, parental rights are
terminated and the kids are placed for adoption. The second law was that
any kid that grew up in foster care was eligible to have their college paid
for by the state.

Julie

Wendy Silver

Do any of you have any more articles like this but easier reading. I have an
8th grader and a 4th grader.
Nikki

Hi Nikki,
If you go the website,
www.csMonitor.com
there are things for all different ages;however,
I am not sure if there is similar article geared more for kids.

If there are any photographers lurking, there is also a place to click BUY
MONITOR PHOTOS. Awesome photos to view.

It is also interesting to me is why an 86 year old lady even started this
paper.(copied and pasted a little, but more info at site)
About Us/Help > About the Monitor
About the Monitor


Is the paper a religious periodical?

No, it's a real newspaper published by a church - The First Church of
Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass., USA. Everything in the Monitor is
international and US news and features, except for one religious article
that has appeared each day in the Home Forum section since 1908, at the
request of the paper's founder, Mary Baker Eddy.

In an age of corporate conglomerates dominating news media, the Monitor
combination of church ownership, a public-service mission, and commitment to
covering the world (not to mention the fact that it was founded by a woman
shortly after the turn of the century, when US women didn't yet have the
vote!) gives the paper a uniquely independent voice in journalism.

How do you compare to other newspapers covering international news?

Unlike most US dailies, the Monitor does not rely on wire services, like AP
and Reuters, for its international coverage. We have writers based in 11
countries, including Russia, China, France, the UK, Kenya, Mexico, the
Middle East, and India, as well as throughout the US.

Why does the Christian Science church publish a newspaper?

One answer might be found in a story the Monitor's Washington bureau chief,
David Cook, told in a recent talk he gave:

"Consider this case. It is 1907. An elderly New England woman finds herself
being targeted by Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. She is 86 years old and
holds some unconventional religious beliefs that she expounds in a book. The
book becomes a bestseller, making her wealthy and a well-known public
figure.

"The New York World decides she is incapable of managing her own affairs and
persuades some of her friends and her two sons to sue for control of her
estate.

Although Boston and New Hampshire newspapers and major wire services
interview this person and find her competent, the New York World is
unrelenting. The lady in question finally is taken to court where the case
against her is dropped.

"And the next year this woman, Mary Baker Eddy, founds The Christian Science
Monitor.

I read this as I was thinking about whay Lynda was saying about Patty Hearst
and the Hearst's owning the news.
Wendy

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Thanks for the positive words about our pres, Julie.
I, for one, appreciate it.
Karin


--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Julie Stauffer" <jnjstau@g...> wrote:
> <<good things he has done>>
>
> Well, I am not a fan of our government but I will proudly stand up
for
> George for something he did while governor of Texas. We had a
horrible
> foster care system here (still do in too many ways). Kids would
come into
> the system and just stay there....for years....until they simply
got too old
> for foster care and were sent out into the world. George passed a
couple of
> laws that meant the world to these kids. First, he championed a
law that
> limited the time the state could keep a kid in foster care to 1
year with a
> maximum one time extension of 6 months. At the end of that time,
either a
> kid must be returned home or if the state could prove the home had
not
> improved and the kids would continue to be unsafe there, parental
rights are
> terminated and the kids are placed for adoption. The second law
was that
> any kid that grew up in foster care was eligible to have their
college paid
> for by the state.
>
> Julie