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by LINDA PERLSTEIN WHATEVER IT TAKES Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America By Paul Tough Illustrated. 296 pp. Houghton Mifflin. $26 When assessing the state of America's children, people speak of the achievement gap between the middle class and the poor. But really…

by Myung Oak Kim Colorado is poorly prepared to handle electronic voting machine failures on Election Day, according to a national report issued Thursday. The report gave Colorado low marks because state regulations don't say exactly how poll workers should address voting terminal malfunctions and…

Keynote speech by Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, given at the Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  This is an extraordinary moment to gather and reflect, as we have planned to do…

by GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Infant deaths in the United States declined 2 percent in 2006, government researchers reported Wednesday, but the rate still remains well above that of most industrialized countries and is one of many indicators suggesting that Americans pay more but get…

A QUEEN'S University academic has been awarded £228,000 to further his research into how Alzheimer's disease progresses. Dr Stephen Todd, who works in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Queen's, has been announced as the only Beeson Ireland 2008 scholar after a transatlantic panel of…

A Queen's University Belfast academic has been awarded 228,000 to further his research into how Alzheimer's disease progresses. Dr Stephen Todd who works in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Queen's, has been announced as the only Beeson Ireland 2008 scholar after a transatlantic panel…

Original Source By William Kaempffer, Register Staff NEW HAVEN - It took nearly 2 1/2 hours, but an aldermanic committee Tuesday ultimately voted to authorize the acceptance of funding for the city's much-debated municipal identification card. While the Finance Committee vote was unanimous, there was…

Original Source By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - It's a challenging year for non-profits as a sluggish economy and rising prices make it more difficult for groups to raise money from cash-strapped families and businesses. Heading into the busiest fundraising time of year, non-profits'…

by Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how to pay…

Original Source By Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how…