Immigrant children are highly vulnerable. Their level of disadvantage and fragility has consistently grown due to factors outside their control.

If we ensure access to health care and 'best practice' asthma treatment for children, especially those at high risk, there is the potential to save the health care system billions of dollars.

Poverty leads to hardship and failure.

Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected - five to seven percent.

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.

Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.