By Tara Culp-Ressler Article Reprint The popular sandwich chain Subway is teaming up with First Lady Michelle Obama to promote nutritional meals for kids. According to reports from the Associated Press, Subway will spend $41
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Judge Permanently Strikes Down Oklahoma’s Age Restrictions On Plan B
By Tara Culp-Ressler Article Reprint On Thursday night, an Oklahoma district court judge permanently struck down a state law that prevented some teenagers from buying Plan B over the counter, ruling that the restriction was
Read moreSurvivors, lawyers say documents prove priest sex abuse cover-up
By: Lynette Kalsnes Article Reprint Newly released documents offer the most sweeping look yet at how the Archdiocese of Chicago has handled cases of sexual abuse by priests. Attorneys and victims contend they provide
Read moreCPS approves seven new charter schools
By: Becky Vevea Article Reprint Despite protests and less than a year after closing 50 traditional public schools due to declining enrollment, Chicago’s Board of Education voted Wednesday afternoon to approve seven new charter schools.
Read moreCheerleaders file suit against Raiders
espn.go.com Article Reprint ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders are being sued by current and former cheerleaders claiming wage theft and other unfair employment practices. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court alleges
Read moreThe Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility
Higher education should be promoted to all students as an opportunity to experience an intellectual awakening, not just increase their earning power By: Andrew Simmons Article Reprint A 12th-grader wrote a college admissions essay about
Read moreRelease Political Prisoner: Robert Seth Hayes
By Crystal M. Hayes Article Reprint My father, Robert Seth Hayes, is one of the longest held political prisoners in the United States. He has been an inmate of the New York State Correctional system
Read moreGA Lawmaker Also Wants To Drug Test Everyone On Food Stamps
By David Bloodsaw Article Reprint Myfoxatlanta.com reports that a Republican Georgia Representative has drafted a bill that will require food stamp recipients to take and pass a drug test. Greg Morris is the House Banks and
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