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February 17, 2017

Autistic Children and Alzheimer’s Patients Who Wander — Do Need Help. But Does it Require the State to Install a Tracking Device in People Against their Will?

In 2008, after wandering from his home. Kevin Curtis Wills, nine years old,  jumped into Iowa’s Raccoon River and drowned. Six years later, after having left school, 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo drowned in the East River of New York City. Both of these boys were autistic. In honor of these children …

February 17, 2017

Six Million Americans Celebrate Kwanzaa — But Did You Miss it?

Did you celebrate Kwanzaa this year? According to the NPR, citing the National Retail Association, two per cent of Americans did so — six million of your friends and neighbors. But did you miss it altogether? A new bill proposed by a Pennsylvania Democrat might make sure that  residents of her state, …

February 14, 2017

Cyberbullying Crackdown?

Has anyone by now not been the victim of online harassment and bullying at some point? The issue of online bullying is endemic, now that kids grow up with their social lives essentially online. Bullying that used to be confined to the schoolyard, now tracks children, teenagers and adults in cyberspace. And …

February 2, 2017

What the Heck Is An “Executive Order”? — Everything You Need To Know…But Were Afraid to Ask

Since his inauguration in late January, President Donald Trump has already signed seven Executive Orders, including an initiative to prevent refugees from entering the country and one to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. Whether or not you support Trump’s actions, it’s important to know exactly how much power his Executive Orders actually …

February 1, 2017

HUGE NEWS: Executive Orders Are NOT Binding Laws

Wow! There is no specific mention of Executive Orders in the Constitution… the power to issue an Executive Order is implied, Presidents argue, by Article 2 of the Constitution: ‘the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States’ is one quote they cite. ‘The President shall be …

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