Biased Groups Challenge the Wrong Programs, Say Abstinence Experts [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 3:58 PM
Today, two groups known for advocating teen sexual activity filed a baseless challenge to abstinence education, states the Abstinence Clearinghouse, the world's leading proponent of abstinence education. The challenging organizations, Advocates for Youth and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), contend that abstinence education is medically
Gender neutral behavior can be sexual harassment Nashua Telegraph - Sep 16 6:14 AM
An employer who allows a manager to bully and subject his subordinates to angry outbursts could be liable for sexual harassment, even if the managers conduct is gender neutral.
Historic UN summit ends without strong commitments Khaleej Times - Sep 16 9:24 PM
NEW YORK - The World Summit of government leaders ended on Friday with a watered down declaration providing half-baked programmes but also meaningful boosts including a commitment to prevent future genocide.
Routine of a Class Replaces the Chaos of Katrina Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 2:30 AM
BLUFFDALE, Utah Meshira is eating pizza at Camp BeBe, bouncing in a bright plastic chair. "Today," she says in her little girl drawl, "is my-y-y birthday. I'm 6." Inside a lunch baggie pinned to her shirt is $15 in small bills, gifts from people who have little themselves.
Around the Region Gainesville Sun - Sep 17 3:03 AM
A Satsuma man was arrested by Putnam County sheriff's deputies Thursday after they say he tried to set a "pull camper" on fire with a woman inside it.
Study: Half of All Teens Have Had Oral Sex Washington Post - Sep 15 9:28 PM
Slightly more than half of American teenagers, ages 15 to 19, have engaged in oral sex, according to a recent federal study.
Faith at school: What's allowed, aloud? djournal.com - Sep 17 8:11 AM
Wednesday will mark the 16th annual "See You at the Pole" prayer gathering on campuses in the United States and several other countries.
20 years Colorado Daily - Sep 17 9:56 AM
When Barb Cardell took an HIV test six months after getting married, she never expected the result to be positive. "I had some gay friends who needed to get tested," said Cardell. "One of my friends freaked out, so I said 'Hey, I'll tell you what. I'll go first, and then you go.'"
Old controversies resurface Seattle Times - Sep 17 3:05 AM
All three are veteran law-enforcement officers. Two have had controversial incidents in their professional or personal lives. The other's management decisions...
Groups File Legal Complaint Against Government Spreading False and Misleading Sex Education [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 10:43 AM
Today, Advocates for Youth and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) filed a challenge to the federal government's funding of inaccurate and ineffective abstinence- only-until-marriage programs.
Graham Capill's jail complaint Stuff - Sep 17 2:32 AM
Child rapist and former political leader Graham Capill is agitating to be treated better in prison, a letter leaked to The Press shows. The letter contains a string of complaints from Capill about his treatment at Rolleston Prison's Rata Unit.
The Maneater - Vigil begins Rape Awareness Month Maneater - Sep 16 6:45 AM
Candles in hand, Nick Taylor, Steve Kehnel and Brad Wing sit on the steps of Speakers Circle during a candlelight vigil for rape awareness on Tuesday. The Rape Education Office helped organize the vigil as part of Rape Awareness Month.
GPRS has been less successful - Coalition Ghanaweb.com - Sep 16 11:07 AM
Accra, Sept. 16, GNA - The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS), the country's economic framework, has been less successful in alleviating poverty since its introduction some three years ago.
Sexual health is a new priority Guernsey Press and Star - Sep 17 2:06 AM
THERE has been an alarming rise in sexually transmitted diseases in the last decade. Dr David Jeffs, the director of public health and strategy, has revealed that this is to become a new priority because of this.
State board restores license to Winterset chiropractor The Des Moines Register - Sep 15 8:47 AM
A Winterset chiropractor has had his license reinstated after being suspended for groping two of his patients. In a decision made public Wednesday, the Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners said Stuart Hoven had undergone counseling and education on sexual misconduct and professional boundaries. The licensing board suspended Hoven in April in response to complaints from two former patients who
St. Louis seminary to be among first evaluated in gay inquiry Kansas City Star - Sep 16 7:21 AM
ST. LOUIS - A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality.
Initiatives to ease plight of street children The Manila Times - Sep 17 7:51 AM
I testified on 13 September before a sub-committee of the United States Committee on International Relations on the plight of street children and children in sub-human condition in Philippine jails.
St. Louis seminary to be among first evaluated in gay inquiry Jefferson City News Tribune - Sep 17 2:33 AM
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality.
Rummage Sale this weekend The Daily Dispatch - Sep 16 3:14 PM
Starting at noon Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park, The Daily Dispatch and House of Hope domestic violence shelter will host a rummage sale and silent auction to benefit the shelter and student literacy.
N. Kentucky Obituaries Cincinnati Enquirer - Sep 16 8:03 AM
The Enquirer publishes obituaries of residents in Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and Pendleton counties as a free service. Information is accepted from funeral homes 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. For information regarding online submittal, please call (859) 578-5574. For all other information call (859) 578-5555 or (513) 768-8600 on Saturdays and Sundays.
Study Finds Change in Teenage Sexual Behavior News 10 Sacramento - Sep 16 6:38 PM
A new government study that is likely to spark further debate on abstinence-only sex education finds more than half the teens in America have engaged in oral sex.
Teacher faces sex charges involving 3 male students phillyburbs.com - Sep 14 5:09 AM
A former Cherokee High School soccer star who is now a physical education teacher at Hammonton High School in Atlantic County was arrested last week on charges of official misconduct and sexual assault and contact involving three male students.
The Latham interview The Courier Mail - Sep 16 8:03 AM
Q: Mark, are you pleased to be out of it all? A: I thank my lucky stars I got out of politics and life is relatively good. I love being a home Dad. Everyone in politics talks about work and family balance - so that was a big issue.
37 indictments returned in Fayette The Charleston Gazette - Sep 16 10:02 PM
FAYETTEVILLE A businessman accused of murdering his son-in-law and a lawyer accused of embezzling from clients were among the 37 felony indictments Fayette County grand jurors returned Friday.
Old controversies resurface Seattle Times - Sep 17 4:40 AM
All three are veteran law-enforcement officers. Two have had controversial incidents in their professional or personal lives. The other's management decisions...
Deputies arrest man for sexual assault of a child Brownsville Herald - Sep 13 10:07 PM
September 14, 2005 A San Benito man remains in custody after a special education student told deputies that he sexually abused her several times over the last few months.
Today Public Opinion - Sep 15 9:09 AM
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays to Dec. 15, Otterbein Ministry Center (Room 217), 912 S. Potomac St., Waynesboro; Principles For Christian Living teaches concepts for practical everyday living; information, 762-7147.
Lawmaker wants Mass. schools to take on bullying Sentinel & Enterprise - Sep 16 9:09 PM
BOSTON -- State lawmakers want to get tough on schoolyard and classroom bullies, and have proposed that the state make schools adopt policies that create consequences for bullies.
Oral sex prevalent among teens, study says Boston Globe - Sep 16 12:55 AM
WASHINGTON -- Slightly more than half of American teenagers ages 15 to 19 have engaged in oral sex, with females and males reporting similar levels of experience, according to a national survey of sexual behaviors released yesterday by the federal government.
Northwest The Lewiston Tribune - Sep 15 7:11 AM
KENDRICK -- Kendrick Art teacher Peggy Fiske was named Wednesday one of 50 educators nationwide to receive the American Star of Teaching Award from the U.S. Department of Education.
Baldwin City Signal: School board discusses bullying issue Baldwin City Signal - Sep 15 7:00 AM
You're viewing our low-tech edition. Find out more. Among the various topics at Monday night's school board meeting were a bond issue, site councils, improving the board of education Web site and enrollment numbers, but it was the bullying discussion that received most attention.
Canada: Angolan Students Briefed On Sexual Education AngolaPress - Sep 16 7:48 AM
Ottawa, 09/16 - Members of the Angolan Students Association (ASAO) in Ontario were Thursday briefed on sexual education, during a workshop held in the Canadian city of Toronto.
Board makes no decision on opt-in sex education Kansas City Star - Sep 14 12:20 AM
TOPEKA Kansas Board of Education members put off changing sex education guidelines Tuesday after they could not agree on a proposal requiring parents to sign children up for the class.
Lorman Education Services presents A Family And Medical Leave Act Teleconference on October 6, 2005 [Press Release] PR Web - Sep 16 12:10 AM
This Family And Medical Leave Act Teleconference will cover what employers need to know, what steps they must take to comply with the law, as well as what preventative steps they can take to reduce employee abuse of the leave provisions. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2005]
Married Americans remaining faithful World Peace Herald - Sep 16 5:59 AM
WASHINGTON -- More than 90 percent of married Americans said they were faithful to their spouses in 2002, according to a new federal report on sexual behavior that includes data on men for the first time.
Raunch culture, fake boobs signal feminism gone wild Miami Herald - Sep 17 12:41 AM
They're the faces of feminism in the 21st century: Girls Gone Wild flashers, porn star Jenna Jameson and the Sex and the City supershoppers.
Finalists for college presidency face the public The Arizona Republic - Sep 16 2:21 PM
Two contenders for the presidency at Glendale Community College visited campus on Thursday and answered questions in two public forums. The finalists are Toni Jenkins, a vice president from Collins Community College in Texas and Debra McCurdy, a provost from Georgia Perimeter College.
Our Vision africast.com - 29 minutes ago
Many in the world are heralding the dawn of an "African Millennium". Culturally and politically, Africa is poised to undergo more changes and wield more influence in the world than ever before.
Kuensel Online Kuensel - Sep 17 6:03 AM
16 September 2005 - A hand shoots up in a crowd of young girls and boys. A question, Sir! Is opening of students letters by teachers in schools a crime under the Penal Code?
Sleaze made me quit: Latham NEWS.com.au - Sep 15 4:22 PM
MARK Latham was ready to "pull the pin" on the Labor leadership in December last year over a sexual harassment rumour spread by his own party. Court battle : ABC screens Latham interview Suicide : Conroy 'had a role' in MP's death
Increasing Number of HIV Cases Detected Among Central Florida Latinos Concerns Health Officials Medical News Today - Sep 16 4:08 PM
An increasing number of Latinos in Central Florida are being diagnosed with HIV, raising concerns among some state health officials and advocacy groups, the... Orlando Sentinel reports.
New teen sex survey defines fact, fiction Salt Lake Tribune - Sep 15 11:52 PM
The stories, it turns out, are true: Teens today are more likely to engage in oral sex than sexual intercourse. And the stories also are untrue: Not everyone is doing it.
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Daytona Beach News-Journal - Sep 17 12:17 AM
American Red Cross: To donate blood, visit the Daytona Donation Center, 341 White St., from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays; New Smyrna Beach location, Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside National Bank, 1811 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach (386) 428-3926. To donate money, mail a check to American Red Cross, Hurricane Relief Fund, P.O. Box
:: The News-Courier :: Athens, AL The News-Courier - Sep 16 10:19 PM
Grethel Harlow says the faces of little Guatemalan children keep coming back to her more than a month since she returned from a mission trip to that country.
Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault suggests daytime curfew for Hartsville Florence Morning News - Sep 13 7:17 PM
for help with the problem of juvenile crime at its meeting Tuesday. Anne Gainey of the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault asked the council to help find solutions that would cut down on problems with younger members of the community.
Increased HIV/AIDS Education Services Needed To Help Combat Stigma, Lack of Awareness, Opinion Piece Says Medical News Today - Sep 15 4:06 AM
While the "perception remains" that an HIV-positive person "must be gay or an addict or promiscuous," there is also a "complacency" about HIV/AIDS "creeping into young people's minds," Diane Hardy -- an educator for the...
AAUW begins new season on Tuesday Ukiah Daily Journal - Sep 16 9:30 AM
New officers, 2005 to 2006, of the Ukiah-Branch of the American Association of University Women were installed at the North State Cafe. Officers include: President, Marie Pera; Past President & Vice President-Programs, Dr. Katarzyna Rolzinski; Vice President-Membership, Evelyn Broaddus & Josie Herndon; Vice President-Education Fund and Legal Advocacy Fund, Arleen Shippey; Treasurer, Betty Boss;
LATIN AMERICA: Gender Equality in Education Not Matched in Labour Market OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 2:37 PM
SANTIAGO, Sep 16 (IPS) - One of the few Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have already met or are well on their way to fulfilling refers to gender equality at all levels of education.
ANNA KARENINA Centre Daily Times - Sep 16 9:16 AM
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Teen sex risks evolve recklessly Houston Chronicle - Sep 15 10:34 PM
WASHINGTON - Slightly more than half of American teenagers, ages 15 to 19, have engaged in oral sex, with females and males reporting similar levels of experience, according to the most comprehensive national survey of sexual behaviors ever released by the federal government.
St. Louis stop slated in tour of seminaries Kansas City Star - Sep 17 12:09 AM
ST. LOUIS A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality among would-be priests.
Biased Groups Challenge the Wrong Programs, Say Abstinence Experts Christian News Wire - Sep 13 5:10 PM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Today, two groups known for advocating teen sexual activity filed a baseless challenge to abstinence education, states the Abstinence Clearinghouse, the world's leading proponent of abstinence education.
Asbury Park man continues to fight president of board Asbury Park Press - Sep 17 2:17 AM
ASBURY PARK Armed with a federal judge's ruling that he can't be cut off before speaking against the city's Board of Education president, resident James Maynard is continuing his 16-month crusade to see Robert DiSanto dethroned.
New charges filed against ex-teacher Reading Eagle/Reading Times - Sep 17 4:50 AM
Additional charges against Daniel M. Shields Jr. stem from a videotaping and from contact with a girl, now 18, detectives say. Additional charges were filed Friday against a former physical education teacher in Pottsville in the videotaping of female students in a school training room.
Study Shows Teen Sexual Experience Levels Washington Post - Sep 15 8:19 AM
Slightly more than half of American teenagers, ages 15 to 19, have engaged in oral sex, according to a recent federal study.
Lawmaker wants Mass. schools to take on bullying Sentinel & Enterprise - Sep 16 7:23 AM
BOSTON -- State lawmakers want to get tough on schoolyard and classroom bullies, and have proposed that the state make schools adopt policies that create consequences for bullies.
Speaker says military has shaped gender roles The Buffalo News - Sep 16 6:06 AM
The "militarization of women" is taking place outside of war zones, the keynote speaker for the Conference on Military Culture and Gender declared Thursday evening at the University at Buffalo.
Seminary visits aim to search for homosexuality Columbia Daily Tribune - Sep 16 12:13 PM
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality.
MOUNTAIN VIEW The Charlotte Observer - Sep 17 9:29 AM
The getaway driver in a 2003 robbery that left a 77-year-old Mountain View woman so badly injured that she later died was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by Santa Clara County Judge Jerome Brock.
Study Finds Change in Teenage Sexual Behavior KXTV - Sep 16 6:50 PM
A new government study that is likely to spark further debate on abstinence-only sex education finds more than half the teens in America have engaged in oral sex.
Fourth Day of Hearings on the Nomination of Judge Roberts New York Times - Sep 15 9:04 AM
The following is the transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
California Launches Cutting-Edge Prevention Campaign That Engages Young Men to End Sexual Violence [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 13 10:00 AM
The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault today unveiled a cutting-edge multi-media and outreach campaign to prevent sexual violence in California that targets young men aged 14-18 and engages them as part of a solution to prevent first-time perpetration.
Sex Offenders Rally For Rights WESH NewsChannel2000.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 16 4:04 AM
Sex offenders are rallying against growing restrictions on where they can live and work in Central Florida.
St. Louis stop slated in tour of seminaries Kansas City Star - Sep 17 12:15 AM
ST. LOUIS A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality among would-be priests.
Our Vision africast.com - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Many in the world are heralding the dawn of an "African Millennium". Culturally and politically, Africa is poised to undergo more changes and wield more influence in the world than ever before.
[Campus] Campus provides help for dealing with sexual assault The Minnesota Daily - Sep 14 12:34 AM
In 2003, six rapes a day occurred in Minnesota, according to the state's Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. If a student experiences or has experienced any type of sexual assault, there are many counseling options available on campus.
Vatican's gay probe of American seminaries begins The Advocate - Sep 16 12:21 PM
A Catholic seminary in St. Louis will be among the first in the country to be visited by Vatican officials seeking evidence of homosexuality.
Smear campaign pushed me out, Latham says Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 16 7:15 PM
TONY JONES: On the eve of the publication of his diaries interviewing Mark Latham was always going to be a competitive business for journalists. Months ago his publishers actually got TV producers to pitch for the right to speak to him.
LEXINGTON UK Targeting Campus Safety For Women WLEX-TV Lexington - Sep 17 7:41 AM
(AP) -- The University of Kentucky is expecting to spend $1.25 million during the academic year on campus safety improvements, particularly those aimed at protecting women from violent crime.
Lionel Shriver: No kids please, we're selfish Guardian Unlimited - Sep 16 4:18 PM
The population is shrinking, but why should I care, says Lionel Shriver. My life is far too interesting to spoil it with children.
Events and activities The Pilot-Independent - Sep 15 6:14 AM
St. Joseph's Hospice is sponsoring a five-week series on grief support and education Mondays from 6:30-8 p.m. through Oct. 10 at Riverside United Methodist Church in Park Rapids. Participants will explore the dynamics of grieving and offer suggestions for finding continued meaning in life.
Pakistan activists, parents want investigation of sex abuse in Islamic schools The Tucson Citizen - Sep 17 11:02 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The accounts are disturbing: beatings, forced sex and imprisonment with shackles and leg irons. Abuse accusations from hundreds of children sent to study at Islamic schools are prompting growing calls from parents and rights groups for a full-scale investigation.
