One in 500 kids has an inherited disorder that causes high levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol that may require medication to control. However, since the problem doesn’t create observable symptoms, as many as half of these kids don’t know they have the condition. To help identify these children, late last year an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommended that all children be screened for high cholesterol, once between the ages of 9 and 11 and again between ages 17 and 21. Read full article > >

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Experts disagree on screening children for a disorder tied to high cholesterol

Adults with kids have “Modern Family”; the early-30s crowd gets “How I Met Your Mother” and the like. But unless drunken nights on the Jersey Shore are the norm for more people than anyone realizes, series with characters in their 20s don’t really come close to resembling reality. Read full article > >

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TV review: MTV’s ‘I Just Want My Pants Back’ captures the 20-something life

BOCA RATON, Fla. — GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum , campaigning under the banner “faith, family and freedom,” has made his life story central to his political identity. He often mentions his seven kids — one of whom is gravely ill — a son who died hours after birth, and his wife of two decades as proof that he not only preaches conservative values but lives by them in his daily life. Read full article > >

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Daughter’s illness is quandary for Santorum

Yesterday, the American Library Association announced this year’s winners of the country’s most prestigious awards in children’s and young adult literature. (The list of winners is here ) Today, I’m posting my interview with Mary Fellows , president of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the ALA. Read full article > >

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How to choose the best books for kids and teens

The most powerful undergrad in America? Rep. Kristi Noem , who just completed coursework for a political science degree and will officially graduate from South Dakota State University in May. Noem, 40, dropped out of college when she was 22 to run the family farm after her father died. She took courses here and there but life — marriage, kids, business, politics — kept her from finishing until now. Read full article > >

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Rep. Kristi Noem, America’s most powerful undergrad, on track to get college degree

The hottest moment of Monday night’s debate came when Newt Gingrich was asked by Fox News commentator and debate moderator Juan Williams whether he understood why his statements that poor kids should grab a mop and do some janitorial work in their schools had been seen as insulting: Read full article > >

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Jackie Gingrich Cushman, child janitor: ‘I had so much satisfaction’

The hottest moment of Monday night’s debate came when Newt Gingrich was asked by Fox News commentator and debate moderator Juan Williams whether he understood why his statements that poor kids should grab a mop and do some janitorial work in their schools had been seen as insulting: Read full article > >

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Jackie Gingrich Cushman, child janitor: ‘I had so much satisfaction’

There is so little courage in politics, if you define courage as doing something against your interests for the sake of another’s. In war, you see it most clearly: someone puts his or her body down so others can live. But you see it more subtly throughout life: parents working two or three jobs so their kids can go to a better school; older kids taking time away from their own lives to help raise their younger siblings; teachers staying late, giving more to help a troubled student.   Read full article > >

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From Republican presidential candidates, no real courage

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Assad Defiant in Public Speech

You might have missed this while you were busy taking the kids to school and preparing for the holidays, but last fall, two U.S. food labeling programs suffered serious legal setbacks that threaten to confuse consumers and thwart the intentions of the “dolphin-safe” tuna and “country-of-origin” labels. Read full article > >

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Tuna, meat labeling disputes highlight WTO control

So far into his career, John Wall is the worst shooter in the NBA. Adults have many duties to the young. One is honesty. When gifted kids grow up, their elders, including employers, should be candid about their flaws and help them fulfill their talent. Nobody knows the whole job at 21. Right now, the Washington Wizards have an enormous responsibility to Wall. They need to see him clearly and let him know that, despite his big contract, his No. 1 overall draft pick status, his face-of-franchise public relations role and his obvious talents, he is still not yet a good NBA player. Read full article > >

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Before the Wizards’ John Wall can lead, he needs to work on his game

Four years ago, the five Romney sons were a staple on the campaign trail, their heavy brows, square jaws and penchant for corny jokes coming together in a sort of cubist portrait of their father. This time around, Mitt Romney’s kids have been more scarce, but four of them made a rare joint appearance in New Hampshire last week. Mingling with supporters over pizza and sticky buns, they offered a few mild jabs at their father but spent most of their time lavishing the kind of praise on him that many parents would envy. Read full article > >

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This time around, Mitt Romney’s sons are more scarce on campaign trail

Bill Conlin allegedly molested four kids in the ‘70s.

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Word has it that the Belgian cartoon artist Herge was thrilled at the prospect of having his most famous creation, Tintin, brought to life by Steven Spielberg. Tintin, of course, is the young red-haired journalist who has charmed generations of readers with his mystery-solving exploits since Herge introduced him in 1929, especially in Europe, where millions of kids have avidly followed Tintin and his terrier, Snowy, in newspapers and comic books. Read full article > >

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Ann Hornaday reviews ‘The Adventures of Tintin’

Darone Robinson and Rudolph Norris were driving home after playing basketball one afternoon, reminiscing about their school years together, about that kid who made them laugh, the kid with the colorful shirts and infectious cackle. What happened to William Smith, the prankster standing at the center of their class picture? Read full article > >

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The Promise: Two wealthy men set out to transform the lives of 59 fifth-graders