My first year at Salem State, 1998-99, I decided I needed to get used to my surroundings so I didn't read more

My first year at Salem State, 1998-99, I decided I needed to get used to my surroundings so I didn't play basketball.

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is read more

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries, ... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation is unsuccessful are then counted as infant deaths, whereas they are counted as fetal deaths when resuscitation has not been attempted.

Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in read more

Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in previous years.

We really do face an incredible leadership vacuum in this state generally,

We really do face an incredible leadership vacuum in this state generally,

Everything else has gone OK, but the salaries are the sticking point.

Everything else has gone OK, but the salaries are the sticking point.

If our suppliers have access to what's moving and what our customers are doing, this is to their advantage. They read more

If our suppliers have access to what's moving and what our customers are doing, this is to their advantage. They can anticipate demand a lot better.

It was nice to see him perform during home series against Sri Lanka. But he was struggling since Kenya tour read more

It was nice to see him perform during home series against Sri Lanka. But he was struggling since Kenya tour and his inconsistency gap widened in the series. I can't comment right at the moment weather a break will be helpful for him or not.

We had a pool among the coaches. Would John Neal get a free throw, or would Shawn Taggart get an read more

We had a pool among the coaches. Would John Neal get a free throw, or would Shawn Taggart get an assist first.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.