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Mackenzie Phillips: Dad wanted me to be his wife

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 12:02.

by Breeanna Hare on CNN(CNN) -- In an interview with Oprah Winfrey to air Wednesday, Mackenzie Phillips says that she was raped by her father while still a teenager.

Long-lost brothers find another sister Sibling of reunited Maine family sees them on TODAY, TV reunion planned

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 02:00.

Teen pregnancies are up in Flint, but so is higher education, Census data show

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 14:29.

By Kristin Longley September 22, 2009

FLINT, Mich. -- The number of Flint teenage women having babies more than tripled from 2006 to 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Newly released estimates show that for every 1,000 women who had a baby in 2008, 144 of them were between the ages of 15 and 19. That's compared to 41 in the same age group in 2006.

Spanking detrimental to children, study says

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 20:16.

By Elizabeth Landau

(CNN) -- Think a little spanking won't do much harm to kids? New research says the effects can be long-lasting.

eBay seller in Grand Blanc Township accused of having child porn and stealing nearly $190,000 from his elderly mother

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 14:43.

by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal

Thursday September 10, 2009, 9:00 AM

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- An eBay seller is accused of stealing nearly $190,000 from is elderly mother then laundering the money through KISS concert tickets and Rod Carew baseball cards.

Magazines may mislead parents on SIDS and safe sleeping

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 19:43.

A new study* shows that many magazine ads and articles do indeed depict unsafe sleep positions and environments for infants, despite their known link to SIDS. This has the potential, say researchers, to sway parents into thinking such practices are not only safe, but preferable. Read more at: