The Globe and Mail – Aug. 17, 2010
ADHD: Parents of kids born later in year face tough decision Research suggests immaturity is confused with disorder – and many children could be misdiagnosed
By Tralee Pearce
The youngest children in a kindergarten class are much more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder than their oldest peers, according to two U.S. research studies. The discrepancy would account for about a million misdiagnoses in the United States. Read more...(454 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)
The Daily Mail – August 30, 2010
Wife ‘traumatised’ after top Tory MP Crispin Blunt admits: ‘I’m gay’
By Barbara Davies and Tim ShipmanRead more...(373 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
The Wall Street Journal – August 21, 2010
Talking Green in Yellowstone: Government-subsidized solar panels generate cheap electricity at a high cost.
By Roger Meiners
Ever-smiling Joe Biden recently popped into Bozeman, Mont., in his carbon-spewing Boeing 757. He came by to give a talk in Yellowstone Park about green jobs, stimulus money, and the “recovery summer.” Let’s look at one tiny piece of the green/stimulus jobs program that the vice president and the Obama administration have been promoting. Read more...(253 words, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)
The Billings Gazette – August 28, 2010
Marriage suit vexes gay-rights activists
By Jeremy Pelzer
CHEYENNE – Many gay-rights activists are fuming over a new federal lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying it’s legally dubious and could undo years of political efforts on a variety of gay-rights issues. Read more...(365 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
The Toronto Star – August 28, 2010
Topless in Guelph: Legal and loving it
By Amy Dempsey
GUELPH — Women were busting out their breasts in downtown Guelph Saturday for a festival that encourages women to be comfortable without their tops on in the same places where men roam shirtless. About 50 observers — mostly male — sat in brilliant sunshine in St. George’s Square Saturday afternoon and waited for the event to begin. Read more...(217 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)
