AltWeeklies Wire
NRA Takes Aim at Next Generation of Gun Usersnew

At the 134th national conference of the National Rifle Association in Houston, young people weren't just exposed to guns. They were encouraged to handle some of the most powerful weaponry in the republic.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-25-2005 |
Children & Families
Safe Child Syndromenew

Behold the most controlling, anxiety-ridden, over-involved generation of parents ever. They're protecting their kids to death.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
03-28-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
A Lesbian Mom Uses Issue 1 Against Her Exnew

In an early test of Ohio's new anti-gay-marriage amendment, the mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit to nullify her former partner's visitation rights.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
02-24-2005 |
Children & Families
Divorce Mediator Was Not the Lawyer He Claimed to Benew

Gary Karpin operates what he says is a booming one-man mediation business called "Divorce With Dignity." Two clients say he preyed on vulnerable divorcees, both romantically and financially.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
02-01-2005 |
Children & Families