January 2000

Highlights:
Citizens Concerned: 'Families Are in Trouble' 
Children Seized by DSS 
Marijuana the Deceptive Drug 

Libertarian Howell to Run Against Kennedy

 
EDITORIALS
 
(Back Editions)
Children Are Restrained, Bruised and Drugged in DSS Care
in the December 1999 Print Edition of
Massachusetts News
 
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Massachusetts News' Poll Shows... 
Citizens Disagree With Sex Education In Massachusetts Schools 
Yet schools encourage sexual activity 

Citizens Concerned: ‘Families Are In Trouble’ 
"Status of the family" is a concern of 69% of those polled 

Marijuana, the Deceptive Drug 
Beliefs about marijuana are confused 
The ‘War’ Continues Over Phonics In Massachusetts
 
Teachers still support whole language philosophy  (temp. unavailable)

‘Teachers will not subject children to phonics drills’


‘Whole Language’ with a Splash of ‘Phonics’? 
An interview with Irene Fountas at Lesley 

‘Whole Language’ philosophy lives on at Lesley   (temp. unavailable)


Special Section on Sex Education
School Committee Votes Against Condoms 
Nurse concerned about sexual activity 

Sex education in a 'conservative' school district 

See the questions asked 


Condoms Don’t Work 
Epidemic of sexual diseases; media strangely silent 

Federal agency ridicules abstinence 

Is sex necessary for teenage health? 

Libraries still encouraging sexual activity 

Massachusetts physician tells students the truth about sex


Massachusetts News Editorials
How Do School Superintendents Survive When 92% of Citizens Disagree? 
Unitarian and UCC-Congregational Churches Aren’t Helping 
Standard-Times Spreads More Hate 
Massachusetts Leads the Way in Dumbing Down School Standards 

Massachusetts News Opinion 
Is It Constitutional to Help One Race? 

Pro-Life Activist?...Not Really 


Special Report
Citizens Are Concerned About 'Gay/Straight Alliances' 
Wirthlin Worldwide Poll is surprising 

Vindication of beliefs about ‘Gay/Straight Alliances’ 

Chairman on Lafontaine's side? 

Homosexuals with integrity 

Homosexuals: more domestic violence


DSS Section
Family Is Destroyed by DSS 
Six children seized 

Independent professionals evaluate the Peterson family – very favorably 

Eric Bliecken befriends Tarri 


Children Taken by Untrained Social Workers 
Psychologist who worked for DSS ‘blows the whistle’ 

How parents lose their children


Libertarian Howell to Run Against Kennedy 
Promises real choice for those seeking small government