Family

Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker questions Maureen Dowd's assertion that men don't want to wed smart and successful women [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0511020035nov02,1,3738820.story?coll=chi-news-hed] . Excerpt: > Men haven't turned away from smart, successful women because

The NYT has found a common theme in Alito's decisions: the importance of marriage [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/politics/02abortion.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1130927319-dgtzZ2UBJNW5RBLMci0HeA] . The NYT is either genuinely confused or is merely laying the groundwork to jump on him later: >

Those most concerned about children are often those who are horrible to their own children or who chose not to have children at all: > The former Kiss manager who spent 10 years on the lam to avoid supporting his ex-wife and kids pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge

I was pulling a child's wagon. Running with it, actually, with two of my children, ages eight and six, loaded in the back. It was my exercise for the day. There were a lot of cars on the road, using the mechanical Jacobin to make more stops. I

When I was a kid, it was rare that you'd come across a house with its lights off (signalling, "No candy here") on Halloween night. When you saw one, you'd think, "Some old woman who chopped up her husband must live there."

One of the better blog posts I've ever read, and I've read many. Link [http://www.volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_10_16-2005_10_22.shtml#1129906061]. Excerpts: > Remember how we were promised that unilateral divorce would expand liberty, and only affect people in

Former Detroit Lions quarterback, Eric Hipple [http://lions.foxsports.scout.com/2/392385.html?refid=400], lost his son to suicide in 2000. He now tours schools, talking about teenagers' susceptability to the suggestion of suicide. I found this admission rather startling: > Hipple and his wife, Jann, college

> Kids are popping sleeping pills at an alarming rate to help counter their increasingly stressful lives and demanding parents, a new medical study reveals. > The use of prescription sleep aids among children ages 10 to 19 skyrocketed 85 percent from 2000 to 2004, according to new research by

Tracking down and arresting expected felons is highly dangerous work, but that doesn't stop this woman. Yet another mother forgets what she's there for: > By day, Sandra Scott is a stay-at-home mother of two. But after she kisses her husband and kids goodnight,

New Zealand doctor decides not to prescribe contraceptives any longer. It makes news. And: Bring out the feminists: > Nelson GP Dr Joseph Hassan, a 40-year-old married father of four, wrote to the 50 patients a fortnight ago telling them he would no longer prescribe contraceptives or refer