fight over child health care persists

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The Senate is the next stop for legislation to expand children's health coverage, revised by Democrats but rejected by President Bush as little changed from their earlier offering.
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig," said Texas Rep. Joe Barton, one of the more pungent descriptions of a bill that cleared the House Thursday with less than the two-thirds majority needed to overturn Bush's threatened veto. In general,the vote At that level, congressional officials said, it would cover about 4 million children who now go without, raising the total for the program overall to 10 million kids. The $35 billion cost over five years would be covered by an increase in the tobacco tax of 61 cents a pack.was 265-142.

burned bodies found in californa

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On a day when firefighters methodically beat back several of the wildfires menacing Southern California and thousands of evacuees were allowed home, authorities said Thursday they had found six bodies burned by the flames. Two bodies were discovered in the rubble of a burned home in San Diego County. Like a 52-year-old Tecate man killed Sunday in a fire along the Mexican border, the pair had been urged to evacuate.Their deaths brought the number of people killed by flames to three, while seven died of other causes connected to the evacuations.

read all about it.

To review reading all about it was about a young woman that is having difficulties with reading. If talked about how she dropped out of school. She talked about reading was a problem and how it effected her job. That public school made her feel bad, high school made it worse. How the other girl treated her wrong and she quit at the age of seven teen years old. She could not pass her driving license test, problems with the street simble, and have problems with filling out an application. She worked hard to improve her reading at her age of 25 years old. She got a job and got a promotion several years after. She still is going to school to better her reading. She love reading and writing so much now, she made a poem for her mother. At the end she confronted her fear of people knowing that she don’t know how to read.

deal with feelings

There are many ways to deal with feeling. Holding your feeling can develop problems. Display your feel, when you’re happy show it, show the whole world that you’re happy. Describing your feeling a good way to show positive communication and teach people how to treat you. Many people believe describing there feeling tells too much about themselves. Make them feel better about themselves or causes harm to a relationship. Stop being gloomy, jumpy, negative, annoying, and confuses, be more open minded and communicate more in life.

children stress and resilience

The book talked about how parents are not the only ones how to deal with stress. Children deal with it to every one, not all can make it. Some resilient children can get throw there problem much quicker. The book talked about many kinds of stress. One of the people that stress the most is children. The book showed me to get back up, every time you fall down.

WINNERS, LOSERS, OR JUST KIDS

Dan Wightman a student that earned A’s and done very will on tests. Her friends was a losers, they made more D’s then B’s. many students rather go to the Amy then college.183 students graduated from high school and return to there high school fifteen-year reunion, only successful people attended there high school reunion. The losers over numbered the winners at the reunion. There are students that are successful like Tom as a sportswriter, Connie a flight attendant, and Ron a symphony violinist. Paula a student at Northern California high school, Dan’s friend, she stole the teacher grade book, changed some of the there grades, and dropped it off to the lost and found box. At the end of the school year the teacher gave them the grades they deserved. Paula became a housewife, and mother of two sons. Dan got through college, found a decent job, married wisely, and finally realized her potential. Today those who overcome their mistakes, seize second chances, and fight to pull themselves together. Students that get started and, find their stride, often catch up, and live their lives so much richer are the one to successed.

How To Make it in Collage

Many students love to drop-out of college because of personal problems. The book talked about, how to make it in college. It give you the inside story on making it in college. The book gives the reader the secret to getting good grades. How you learn more in the class room then home. It talks about how students feel like no care for them, I to feel that way. Always make a study system to get results, and have study plan. There are 8 secret to getting good grades. First set up a study place. Second is to get into a study from of mind. Third was to reward your self after every thing that you do. Fourth was to skim the textbook first. Next is to take notes on what you’re studying. Then review after you’ve read and taken notes. Take a break when you’re tired. Finally take the college skills course if you need it. The book also talked about how to keep up with all your responsibilities. On preparing a monthly calendar, make up a study schedule, and have a, to do list. What to do if personal problems get in the way of your studies. Get professional help, don’t be a shame to ask for help. 40 percent of students have counseling services. Counselors are paid to help you with your problems. Why some people make it and some drop out? Here are steps to make it in college. Have a positive attitude and good study habits, take notes ask question. Be more mature about college. Say to yourself that I won’t this degree, or career. Achieve what your want, be determined. Make college exciting.

False ideas About Reading

To review, then, ther are three damaging myths that interfere with good reading. they are that every word must be read, that reading something once should be work. Be aware of these myths and how they may affect your own attitudes about reading . Don't let any tof them prevent from developing into a berret reader

Adult children at home.
Cody Gabriel
10/01/07




The book talked about adult children that like to come back home and live with there parents. One mother was Ruth Patterson the mother of four children that are adults and have careers. Three of her four children returned home. There’s her oldest daughter Suzanne, 35, a bank teller, came back home after a painful divorce. Second their daughter Lesley, 30, has moved in and out of their house several times. Third is their son peter, 28, spent a year at home working on a painting crew while he and his fiancée saved money for the down payment on a house. Then theirs Dan, he was 18 and heading off to the state university. Adult children have been living back at home with there parents in increasing numbers in recent years.

Dan, now 24, has followed the route his parents expected. He graduated from college, found a job teaching high- school social studies, and lives on his own in a city apartment. There are other examples in the book about an adult child living back home. First Tony said he was mess financially when I moved back in with his mom and dad; Tony was a 28-years-old stereo equipment sales-man. After two years of living with his parents, Tony controlled his spending habits and was determined to keep it that way. Second is Judy Loewen, 31, moved back with her family for a mouth after breaking up with her long- time boyfriend. Third is Vicki Langella, 32, who lived with her parents for six mouths after losing her job as a word processor. Bill Robinson, a widower whose 35- year-old son has been sharing the house for the last two years. Ella Purcell, whose two adult daughters have both returned home for brief periods, of time.

Parents often struggle with asking their children for rent, and stay in order to save money. Adult children should pay room and board to help them grow in financial independence. Parents need to increase the household duties. From at experienced mother, have your child do the share of the laundry, grocery- shopping, and cleaning duties. The book talked about how to respect one another. Those children should not expect to be treated as guests or to use the parental home as a hotel, coming and going at all hours with no explanation. Parents need to know that they are not little and activities need constant supervision. Don’t let it go forever. Tentative date for him to move out is good. If that date is changed later by the mutual consent of everyone concerned, that’ ok, but everyone should understand that this isn’t a permanganate arrangement. In conclusion the story should me some that I need the no when am an adult and to spend my money the right way.