Tag Archives: In the News

An Unbelievable Error

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I just read the most incredible story; I can’t believe it’s true. Apparently a few years ago, at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a women came into the hospital asking for a cesarean section. The doctors unsuccessfully attempted to induce labor. They then unsuccessfully tried to do a cesarean. That is, the cesarean would have been successful if the women was actually pregnant. You’re probably thinking this is an April Fools joke, but I assure you, it is not.http://blogs.families.com/admin/b2edit.php?blog=31 The woman in question was suffering from a condition called pseudocyesis, a disorder, which I’ve written … Continue reading →

Disney World in the News

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There’s a lot going on at Disney World right now, let’s take a quick run down of the news items. Pay particular attention to the Downtown Disney one if you are planning on visiting there this summer. If you’re not into downer news related to Disney, by the way, this blog is not for you. Pipe Bomb Explodes A pipe bomb or a similar device exploded very early yesterday morning in a remote parking lot’s trashcan. Though Orange County sheriffs are considering it an isolated incidence, there is a heightened terror alert due to the bombings that have occurred in … Continue reading →

In the News: Wedding Gift Disaster

In this case, it’s a real disaster that was sparked by a wedding gift. An Alaskan wildfire that has blackened over 86 miles of the Kenai Peninsula and destroyed 88 cabins and homes in the area. How? Because a couple were breaking ground to build a cabin for their son and his soon-to-be wife. Apparently, sparks from a shovel grinding against the dirt to begin breaking the ground for the foundation ignited dry grass. The fire began on June 19th. The bride’s mother donated the land and the groom’s parents were going to build the couple a cabin on it. … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Taiwan Yearbook

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A new book, recently published by the Taiwanese government funded Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development has found that as much as 30 percent of women leave the job market after they get married. The Taiwan Women Yearbook – First Edition found that the number of Taiwanese women leaving the work force when they get married is commiserate with their level of education. Using official tallies the book offers that the ratio of women leaving their jobs after they get married is: 46% quit when they marry if they have only received the minimum nine year’s of education or … Continue reading →

In the News: Gay Marriage Issues Still in the News

Massachusetts Governor Orders Record of Gay Marriages Yep, I’m sure I’ll light a few fires today, but here it goes – the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick has ordered the recording of 26 out of state gay couples who came to Massachusetts to get married. These marriages will not be recognized by their home states and that is part of the reason former Governor Mitt Romney blocked them. As you may or may not know, Massachusetts is the only state that allows gay marriage and while several states offer civil unions, most ban gay marriage specifically. Since the State’s Supreme … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Seriously?

Every once in a while, I read a news story that leaves my mouth hanging open. I’ve focused the last several days on romance, letters of love, love notes and even love letters. I was a bit loath to write about this topic, but I let it sit for a couple of days and I need to put some thoughts out here with regard to this news story that showed up in my news alerts. Legal Recognition, Clauses and More As you may be aware, the marriage debates have raged from one end of the country to the other. In … Continue reading →

In the News: Bush Tells Parents to Get Their Kids Outside

Last week, President Bush warned that childhood obesity is a problem for both American families and for the country as a whole. The President was meeting with a group of business leaders in order to encourage the idea of advertising that would promote and encourage healthy food and exercise. “One way for this nation to cope with the issue of obesity is to get people outside – whether it be through sports or hiking or conservation.” President G.W. Bush The President’s also signed a proclamation declaring February as the American Heart Month. The First Lady offered her own thoughts on … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Texas Law Creates a Feud

Only about 15 states recognize common law marriage and Texas is one of them. The laws in Texas require only that a couple consider themselves married, present themselves as a husband and wife or file a joint tax return as well as live together in the state of Texas – and they are considered husband and wife under the rules governing common law marriage. Challenging the Law The laws are being challenged by a mother in Oregon who wants her son’s remains to be returned to Oregon for burial. His common law wife wants him to be buried near her … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: The Good & The Bad

When it comes down to news articles about marriage of late, you can hardly scan a new search without seeing dozens of articles focusing on the issue of gay marriage and the legal battles that continue to draw their lines in the sand from coast to coast, including the current challenges to the law in the only state that recognizes gay marriage. While this issue continues to vex and frustrate supporters on both sides of the issue. It doesn’t help the cause when gay couples, which have apparently fought long and hard for the right to be recognized as married, … Continue reading →

In the News: Women Have Choices, Men Apparently Don’t

This is a difficult topic for me to write on and I ask for your patience as I try to explore it in all fairness. Today, I read an article about new legislation that was passed in the state of Michigan. House Bill 5882 puts into effect the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act. This law, for me, takes an ethically gray area and potentially explosive atmosphere and makes it a thousand times more dangerous. So what does this law do? The purpose of the law is to prevent and prohibit the putative father of a pregnant woman’s baby from intimidating or … Continue reading →