Tears for Ananda - Scholarship set up in 11-y-o's memory
A wailing mother, a crying father and a temple shrouded in grief brought an expected solemn mood to the thanksgiving service for the life of 11-year-old Ananda Dean. The mutilated body of the child was found in bushes almost two weeks after she went missing on September 17...

Paloma clobbers Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP): Crashing waves and powerful sea surges from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes along Cuba's southern coast, but the storm rapidly weakened into a tropical depression on Sunday as it moved over the island...

Cops go back to school for anger management
Do you know the names of all the feelings you experience and what causes them to occur? Recently, a group of police officers went 'back to school' to learn how to deal with emotions and manage conflict. These are policemen and policewomen who would later be used as school resource...

Don't talk to strangers!
I am glad Mom didn't spank me or yell at me. I really didn't mean to be bad. I made another mistake. It's hard to do all those things. But I am learning. And I hope it won't be so hard as I get older. Mom said she would talk to all my friends' parents.

Late start might keep him back
Q I was happy to find a column in the paper that deals with the concerns of parents and gives advice to parents like myself. Thank you.I have a five-year-old son who has been struggling for some time now. His speech acquisition was slow. At age three, we had his hearing tested...