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Gina Carroll blogs at Tortured by Teenagers.
Gina Carroll
Gina Carroll blogs at Tortured by Teenagers.
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June 14, 2013
Raymond is suffering from depression. He doesn’t know that he is depressed. He is 11-years-old and in the 5th grade. He only knows that he is tired of feeling this way. He has no friends with whom he can be himself. School is too hard. His parents only accept “A”s and he can’t come close to getting those in his new demanding school. He doesn’t see a way out. He wants the pain to end, and he is prepared to end it. In the days that follow his decision to end his own life, his parents notice that he seems more upbeat. They knew things were difficult at school. They figured he would sort things...
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November 29, 2012
On the heels of our highly divided presidential election, I had a cordial post-election discussion with friends, a mixed group of Republicans and Democrats. (Yes, this is still possible, even in Texas!) One friend said, “One of the things I love most about this country is that no matter what happens on November 6th, we will all go back to our lives the next day—our jobs and our businesses. We will carry on—as normal.” This strikes me as both a blessing and a curse, our ability to go back to business as usual. Yes, business as usual means that we accept the outcome of the election and move...
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March 16, 2012
In the clean air fight, opponents of the Mercury Standards and Toxics Rules have begun to step up their game with fresh attacks on the EPA. There is an apparent collective Congressional brain fog about the history and origins of the EPA, the agency established as a bipartisan effort under Republican president, Richard Nixon. Given the aggressive attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency, I think a little reminder of what the EPA has done and is doing might be a timely discussion. FIVE REASONS WHY WE NEED THE EPA 1. Companies won’t clean up on their messes. They will not manage their...
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