In The News
Brother Charged in Death of Sister, Leila Fowler
May 12, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
A 12-year-old Northern California boy – who called police to report that a stranger had fatally stabbed his 8-year-old sister, Leila Fowler – has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department. Read more
Prosectors May Also Charge Ariel Castro With Murder
May 8, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
Prosecutors say they may also seek murder charges against Ariel Castro, saying he forced at least one of the three girls he abducted to miscarry. Read more
Ariel Castro Knew 3 Missing Teens
May 7, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
Ariel Castro, one of the three men arrested for holding three teens (now women) captivity for 10 years, helped search for the girls after their disappearance and was a well-known member of the tight-knit Ohio community where the girls lived. Read more
Best Disney Restaurants
May 5, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
Sure Disneyland resorts and theme parks are great, but their restaurants have won numerous awards and accolades. Check out the best Disney restaurants for every occasion.
Mother Arrested for Forcing Daughter to Get Pregnant
May 5, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
An American woman is in a United Kingdom prison after repeatedly forcing her 14-year-old daughter to inseminate herself with donor sperm, because the mother wanted another baby and could not conceive or adopt more children. read more
Can Failing Schools be Turned Around?
May 5, 2013 By Julie Leave a Comment
Government intervenes when a school or district receives failing grades, but new insight shows that perhaps that’s not good enough. As successful charter schools have shown, sometimes failing schools need to start again from scratch. Read more
Tips of the Moment

Pride Can Only Be Earned
By Julie Samrick Can you tell what this is? It’s a clay gorilla, created in its entirety by my seven-year-old daughter. The school assignment was to create a rain forest animal at home and to search for facts for their first little research report. It was a great idea. I loved watching her learn… Read more

Best Disney Restaurants
Sure Disneyland resorts and theme parks are great, but their restaurants have won numerous awards and accolades. Check out the best Disney restaurants for every occasion.

Meal Planning: Why It’s Worth It
By Julie Samrick Very recently I’ve begun meal planning because until now I’ve always had the same annoying thing happen. I’d go to the store, stock up, look at my full shelves and refrigerator and then, undoubtedly, I’d still think by the next day, What should I make for dinner? Or worse, there’d still be… Read more
Spotlight On Kids

Check out this 4th grader’s “enviromercial” about recycling
The following enviromercial (a commerical about an environmental issue) was submitted by 4th grader James and his family from California. James is on his elementary school’s Nature Bowl team and they just won the county title. They are moving on to the regional competition next month and want to spread the word about the important… Read more


















