Police Say School Nurse Had 'Sex' with Teenage Boys

Story here. Excerpt:

'A health assistant at a southwest suburban elementary school was charged Thursday with sexual abuse after officials investigated illicit text messages she allegedly sent to teenage boys.
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During the investigation, police identified three boys who allegedly had physical sexual contact with Obzera in 2006, the release said. She was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.'

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Australia: The Fatherhood Revolution

Article here. Excerpt:

"The Fatherhood Foundation believes that fatherlessness is a major contributor to the problems our children face. Dr Bruce Robinson says that fatherlessness costs Australia $13 billion a year. Fatherlessness increases the likelihood that children will grow up in poverty, increased crime, drug abuse, youth suicide, child sexual abuse, mental health problems, high levels of child obesity, poor health, poor nutrition and lower levels of educational performance for children. In spite of what radical feminists may say about the ills of patriarchy, involved and loving fathers are foundational for the development of healthy children and strong families."

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Study asserts women are ten times more prone to sexual harassment in conract jobs

This article is worded in a straight-forward way but is only backed by vague information. Not much detail is given about how the study was done. It simply says there was a study, then gives results. It also does not count for the possibility that some participants might lie or have been false sexual harassment accusers in the past. The one credible part is that the study was done at the University of Melbourne and not some by some random small group, yet colleges are a bastion of one-sided feminist ideology.

From the article: ""Our study shows that 79 per cent of those who experience unwanted sexual advances at work are women. People who are employed in casual jobs are about five times more likely to be subjected to unwanted sexual advances."

I'm posting this because I'm honestly not sure if this is legit or questionable. Does anyone have input?

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WST graduate auctioning her virginity

No, not a joke. Read this. Excerpt:

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 22-year-old woman in the United States is publicly auctioning her virginity to pay for her college education...

The student ... said she had no moral dilemma with her decision and found it "empowering".
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"We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity?" she added.

The woman, who has earned a bachelor degree in women's studies and now wants to start a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, is hoping the bidding will hit $1 million.
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The online auction site eBay turned her down so the auction will take place at a Nevada brothel, the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, where her sister is working to pay off her college debts.'

Just what would Susan B. say if she were alive to see it?

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"When dad is just bad"

Via email submission. Article here. Excerpt:

'What's a conference on domestic violence without fireworks? An American speaker shot off a doozy here yesterday, charging that the leaders of some fathers' rights groups are abusers who use the organizations as tools to harass women.
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"The agenda, often by the leadership, is to completely undermine women's rights," she said. "The ones that are the most dangerous are, in fact, creating safety problems for women and children."
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Want more fireworks? Here goes. Smith also said domestic abusers who fight for custody in U.S. courts win full custody, joint custody or unsupervised access 70% of the time, regardless of the evidence of the mother.'

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Canada: Woman kills sons, seeks 'infanticide' verdict instead of 'murder'

Story here. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Look at the comments below it. It's encouraging to see some appalled by the double standard. Excerpt:

'A Guelph, Ont., woman who told a psychiatrist she had suffocated her two infant sons is expected hear a verdict Thursday in her trial on murder charges.

The 27-year-old woman, who cannot be identified because she was 17 at the time of her first son's death, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.
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The defence has argued that the woman should be convicted of infanticide, rather than murder. Infanticide is defined in the Criminal Code as a woman's killing of her newborn child while her mind is "disturbed" by the effects of childbirth.
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If convicted of infanticide, the woman could receive a maximum sentence of five years in prison. A first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory life sentence.'

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Philippines: Mother kills daughters, police cite 'poverty' as cause

Story here. Notice how 'poverty' was the culprit. Apparently dad failed to provide for the family. Excerpt:

'MANILA, Philippines — Police say poverty apparently has driven a jobless woman in the Philippines to kill her three young children and herself by getting them to drink toilet cleaner before she also took some.
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Police say her husband, a construction worker in Manila, had not sent money for a month.'

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Struggling School-Age Boys

The subtitle of this article is appropriately called "A new study says parents are right to worry about their sons."

The author points out that instead over-diagnosing boys with ADHD, prescribing medication and placing them in special ed, there are other methods. She suggests it would be helpful for educators to realize that boys have a hands on, visual and active learning style. Sometimes restless boys who are treated as "bad" really just need more free activities and options.

Closing statements from the article: "Let's take a moment, before the school year gets any farther underway, and ask ourselves whether we are raising and educating our boys in a way that respects their natural development. And if we are not, let's figure out how we can bring our family life and our schools back into line."

One other point: Compare this article with the If boys will be boys, men will beat women article which calls for schools to single out boys and put them in special programs which treat them all like potential woman-beaters.

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Heather Mills reneges on charity donation

Story here. Excerpt:

'Heather Mills has failed to hand over a multi-million pound charity donation.

The former model vowed to give "a large majority" of her £24.3 million divorce payment from Sir Paul McCartney to the Adopt-A-Minefield organisation, of which she is a patron, but charity sources claim they haven't received anything.

A source said: "They have waited in vain for their millions. She's had plenty of time, but sadly it's yet another untruth by the queen of lies."
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Meanwhile, Mills's former publicist has branded her a "pathological liar".'

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UK: Failing to treat women more favourably is not sex discrimination, Employment Appeal Tribunal rules

Article here. Excerpt:

'Failing to treat a woman more favourably than a man is not sex discrimination, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

Commander Dawn Kenney, awarded an OBE for active service in Iraq, claimed the Ministry of Defence discriminated against her by rejecting her for the post of captain and medical director in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and giving the job to a man.
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“Second, and in any event, the fact that in certain very exceptional circumstances it is open to an employer to give preference to one gender rather than to another does not demonstrate that it is even prima facie unlawful discrimination if that opportunity is not taken and all candidates are treated equally,” he said. “It is not discriminating against a woman to fail to treat her more favourably than a man.”'

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Fugitive mom pleads guilty, expects probation

Story here. Excerpt:

'PLYMOUTH, Michigan (AP) -- A California woman who escaped from a Michigan prison more than 30 years ago and remade her life as a suburban mother pleaded guilty to escape Tuesday after a judge said he would give her probation.

Susan LeFevre, 53, was in court for a routine hearing on the escape charge. But that changed unexpectedly after the offer from Wayne County Circuit Judge Leonard Townsend, defense attorney William Swor said.

"I was glad the judge was willing to inject some rationality into this environment," Swor said. "He said 'Enough is enough.'"

"She was crying," Swor said of LeFevre. "She was somewhat surprised and relieved that this could come to an end."
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However, LeFevre must serve at least 5½ years on the drug charge that led to her original sentence of at least 10 years in prison sentence before getting a chance at parole.'

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US News & W.R.: "How Hard Do Abortions Hit Men?"

Story here.

Columnist Adam Voiland of U.S. News & World Report reports on how two organizations -- the Knights of Columbus and the Archdiocese of Chicago's Office for Evangelization -- are shining a light on the psychological effect that a woman's abortion has on the father. Contrast this with the American Psychological Association's report that an abortion is not detrimental to a woman's mental health (with no investigation or even overture to how it effects that of a man).

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Illinois Mother Convicted in Drowning Deaths of 3 Children Free on Parole

Story here. Excerpt:

'A central Illinois woman convicted in the drowning deaths of her three children is free on parole.

Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Derek Schnapp says Amanda Hamm left the Dwight Correctional Center just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Hamm was convicted of child endangerment in 2006 in the deaths of 6-year-old Christopher Hamm, 3-year-old Austin Brown and 23-month-old Kyleigh Hamm. She served almost five years of a 10-year-sentence.

Hamm's boyfriend, Maurice LaGrone Jr., is serving a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder.'

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Hillary backers come to defense of Palin

Blog entry here. Excerpt:

"The leaders of a women's political organization that launched earlier this year to support Hillary Clinton are speaking out against what they say are examples of media sexism toward Sarah Palin and urging members to tell the press corps "to back off.

WomenCount, a group co-founded by top Hillary fundraiser Susie Tompkins Buell, posted a lengthy item on their blog decrying questions over whether Palin can, as a mother of five, juggle her family responsibilities and still be vice president.

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"To paraphrase the words of one blogger who said it best over the weekend: We will defend Sarah Palin against misogynist smears not because we like her or support her, but because that’s how feminism works."

I don't know who questioned whether Gov. Palin can "juggle her family responsibilities and still be vice president," but I would hardly consider such a consideration as hatred of women. But again, terming anything feminists don't like as "misogyny" is how feminism works."

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UK: Mothers should be paid to stay home with their children

Article here. Excerpt:

'Mothers should receive financial help of up to £6,000 a year to stay at home and care for their babies and toddlers, according to a report which says that nurseries fail to provide the one-to-one adult interaction children need.

Too many parents of babies and toddlers are being forced back to work by financial pressure and government policy when they would prefer to stay at home during their offspring's earliest years, according to the research by a think-tank chaired by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.
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"We need to level the financial playing field for parents," Mr Duncan Smith said. "The current system pressurises mothers – and it is mostly mothers – into going back to work soon after their children are born.'

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