Oregon is the only state in the union that facilitates suicide.

In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.

Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years.

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused.

When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.

Oregon is the only state in the union that facilitates suicide.

Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources. They also have less money than public schools.