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Dads Help Boys Become Men
June 17, 2010
Summertime is kid time. In my case, it was more specifically "boy time." When school let out for the summer...
 
 
HPV Vaccination Should Be a Matter of Choice
March 30, 2007
A major debate is underway across the nation over a promising new vaccine against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. The controversy is over whether...
 
 
Family Structure Will Impact Alabama’s Economy
June 13, 2007
John Edwards, one of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, says there are two Americas. He is right, but not by the criteria he uses...
 
 
A Closer Look at Alabama’s Income Gap
April 17, 2008
A recent study by the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the organized labor-backed Economic Policy Institute reports that Alabama has the second widest income gap in the nation...
 
 
Healthy Marriages Save Taxpayers Money and Improve Children’s Lives
June 19, 2008
One of the major social trends of the last four decades is the decline of marriage and the breakdown of family structure...
 
 
A Hole in the Soul of a Child
July 11, 2008
A few weeks ago I wrote about the high cost of family breakdown .... There is now a new study released in June 2008 which estimates the cost of absent fathers to taxpayers.
 
 
Controversial Ad Is Ultimate “Feel Good” Story
February 19, 2010
An unusual thing happened in the weeks prior to the 44th Super Bowl. As you know, Super Bowl ads have become ...