DHHS awards raises despite wage freeze

DHHS awards raises despite wage freeze | wcsh6.com:

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has given some child protective services caseworkers raises of as much as 9 percent despite a wage freeze for state employees that dates to 2009.

On The Witch-Hunt For Evil Parents - Baby LK Report For August 19th 2012

‘I won’t give the kids back’ states Foster carer

‘I won’t give the kids back’ - KwaZulu-Natal | IOL News | IOL.co.za:

Now Aurets, who is currently caring for seven children, will appear in the Howick Children’s Court on Friday to defend an application by social workers who want to remove Ned and Bobby and place them with the extended family in Matatiele. But Aurets fears they will be returned to the mother.

Lawyers Across US Urged to Give More Free Services

Lawyers Across US Urged to Give More Free Services - ABC News:
Jennifer Garcia stood alone before a judge with a stack of legal papers in her hands, answering questions about her personal life.She has acted as her own lawyer in state Family Court in a paternity, child support and visitation case on and off for three years, but representing herself in a courtroom full of strangers still makes her nervous.

Full Disclosure Needed About Psychiatric Drugs That Shorten Life

Full Disclosure Needed About Psychiatric Drugs That Shorten Life | Psychology Today:

Research Shows Some Psychiatric Drugs Decrease Lifespan

Those in emotional pain long for that pain to stop, but that longing makes them more susceptible to pitches for products that allegedly will help but can do great harm. People who have been labeled seriously mentally ill are dying 15 to 25 years earlier than normal [1], and it is clear that this is largely because of the effects of the drugs they are given. [2] It's alarming enough when makers of deodorant, for instance, conceal the risks attendant on using their product; how much more reprehensible it is when marketers play not on the fear of having body odor but on the intense suffering of those who are likely to be advised to take powerful psychiatric drugs.

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National Protest 2012

Cornerstone Releases 2011-2012 Scorecard; Tracks 59 Votes That Put Families and Traditional Values First

Cornerstone Releases 2011-2012 Scorecard; Tracks 59 Votes That Put Families and Traditional Values First — Cornerstone Action Cornerstone:

MANCHESTER, N.H.—To help identify which conservative incumbents truly defended traditional values and protected the natural rights of families during the last two years in the Legislature, Cornerstone Action is today releasing its 2011-2012 Legislative Scorecard, which can be downloaded at www.nhcornerstone.org/2012scorecard.

“Earlier this month, Cornerstone premiered its Families First Pledge to help distinguish which state candidates would promise to advance bills that preserve citizens’ rights of conscience and religion, protect innocent human life, defend the natural family and traditional marriage, restore the natural rights of parents to raise, educate and care for their own children, and enact free market economic policies to ensure prosperity in New Hampshire,” said Shannon McGinley, Cornerstone’s acting executive director.

“With the release of our legislative scorecard today, voters will be able to identify for themselves which current state representatives or senators have already supported these principles in the Legislature, and which incumbents have not,” McGinley said. “We hope this information will help voters make an informed decision on whether to send their incumbent representatives or senators back to the State House, or whether a new candidate for office may be a better choice.”

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