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- Obama Coaxes States to Change With School Dollars
President Barack Obama is making a pitch for states to rewrite their education laws and is offering some $5 billion in education grants as leverage.
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- OPRAH Show Descriptions for the Week of 11/9/09
Next Week Show Topics on the Oprah Winfrey Show: An Oprah Exclusive Event: Ellen DeGeneres And Her Wife Portia De Rossi, Death Row Exclusive: Confronting The Killer, Oprah’s Karaoke Challenge: The Finals – LIVE. - Nebraska Officials Emphasize Need for Adoptive Parents
As part of observing National Adoption Month, state health officials are emphasizing the importance of helping children in foster care find safe, permanent homes.
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- Officials Emphasize Need for Adoptive Parents
As part of observing National Adoption Month, state health officials are emphasizing the importance of helping children in foster care find safe, permanent homes. - Bug Spray May Have Killed Infant
Authorities say bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects may be to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy and his critically injured 2-year-old brother. - Half of US Kids will get Food Stamps
A new study finds growing number of American children end up on food and that the recession is making things even worse. - First Lady Launches White House Mentoring Program
First lady Michelle Obama is launching a mentoring program for local high school girls to have access to women at the White House. - School Sued for Punishing Teens Over MySpace Pictures
Two sophomore girls have sued their Indiana school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
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- No Trick: 2,000 Kids Knock on White House Door
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama spent Saturday evening enjoying Halloween with thousands of Washington, D.C.-area kids. - Ways to Make a Safe Halloween
It's the time of the year for witches and goblins large and small, along with reminders that can keep Halloween safely scary. - Halloween Hurrah at the Lincoln Children's Museum
If your munchkins are itching to wear their Halloween costumes early, the Lincoln Children's Museum has the perfect opportunity.
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- Oprah Show Descriptions for the Week of 11/2
Next Week Show Topics on the Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah’s Shoe, Handbag, And Accessory Intervention With Bra Updates , Oprah Anchors The 5 O’Clock News: Celebs Go Back TO Their First Jobs, Oprah’s Karaoke Challenge: Round 1 – LIVE
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- Nebraska Not Included in National Education Report
Nebraska is one of two states not included in a new report that gauged the strength of states' student achievement standards for 2007.
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- Halloween Hurrah! Trick-or-Treat at the Museum
The Lincoln Children's Museum invites children to put on their favorite costumes and enjoy Halloween Hurrah! Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
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- Spotlight on Kids: Girls on the Run
Friends, fun, and a 5k? For several Kahoa Elementary girls, running is fun, and educational, thanks to the Girls on the Run program.
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- Halloween: Don’t Let Cars and Kids Go Bump in the Night
Children are four times more likely to be hit by a car on Halloween than any other night of the year, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reminds parents and caregivers to make sure children going trick-or-treating walk safely and stay visible to drivers.
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- Window Blinds Recalled for Strangulation Risk
Close to 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direct are being recalled for posing a serious strangulation risk to small children. - Sheldon Celebrates the Dead
What does mariachi music have to do with the Sheldon Museum of Art and kids' crafts? This week - everything. Their new Dia de los Muertos exhibit explores a cultural tradition, and tops it off with a family day of free fun.
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- Halloween and Sex Offenders
No doubt, parents will be monitoring the forecast for Saturday. Thousands of ghosts and goblins and other characters will be flooding the sidewalks and overheating the doorbells. Law enforcement wants parents to know they're watching too. - Some IV Feeding Solutions For Preemies Could Affect Bones
Preterm infants who receive intravenous feeding solutions with aluminum, often to ensure their survival, may have reduced lumbar spine and hip bone mass in adolescence.
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- Belt-Positioning Car Booster Seats Reduce Injury Risk
Another study confirms that children ages four through eight are safer in booster seats when riding in a car.
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- Too Much TV?
It's not called the electronic baby sitter for nothing. The Nielsen Co. says in a study released Monday that children ages 2 to 5 watch more than 32 hours of television each week.
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- H1N1 Haunts Halloween
Parents are concerned about H1N1 because it seems to have an impact on children, who are often careless about transmitting the bug. With Halloween just days away some parents are spooked, though they shouldn't be. - 1 in 5 Kids get Little Vitamin D, Study Says
A recent analysis suggests at least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and the main author says the number is between 80 and 90 percent for minority kids. - Night at the Museum - Lincoln Style
A new way to experience the Lincoln Children's Museum encourages a whole night of fun and group bonding in an educational setting.
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- Wearable Blanket Helps Prevent S.I.D.S.
New babies are taking home a gift from one Grand Island hospital that could save their life.
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- Pershing Center Turns Disney Playhouse
Some of Disney's most popular characters are coming to Lincoln for a live show at the Pershing Center Friday.
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- Deadline Arrives for Youth Tobacco Conference
The deadline has arrived for Nebraska kids in grades 7-12 to apply for a conference that will look at ways to prevent tobacco use among youth.
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- Spotlight on Kids: Mickle Middle School Wellness Fair
One out of three kids are considered to be overweight or obese. Hundreds more get sick each year, because of poor hygiene practices, or un-safe activities.
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- Report: Nebraska Has High Rate of Child-Abuse Deaths
A new, nationwide report ranks Nebraska among the states with the highest rate of child deaths from abuse and neglect in 2007.
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- Oprah to Interview Sarah Palin
Harpo Productions announced Tuesday that the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday, Nov. 16.
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- Baby Food Recalled, May be Tainted with Botulism
There's a national baby food recall. - Report: Students Need More Veggies, Fewer Calories
A new report says school lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a limit on calories. - Fire Fighters Visit Libraries
Firefighters with Lincoln Fire and Rescue will be special guest readers at preschool storytimes at Lincoln City Libraries this fall. - Encouraging Middle School Students to Experience the Power of YOU
The YWCA is collaborating with Family Planning, Resource Pregnancy Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Girl Scouts, Horizon Recovery and Hastings Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse to provide Middle School Students YOUTH POWER. - Home Hypnosis Could Treat Stomach Pain
Self-hypnosis could be an effective treatment for children with chronic abdominal pain.
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- State Launch Anti-Junk Food TV Ads Campaign
Oregon health officials are launching a public awareness campaign for parents to counter what they call "a barrage" of junk-food TV commercials aimed at children.
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- Lincoln Children's Zoo Hosts Annual Boo at the Zoo Fundraiser
John Chapo, President and CEO, Lincoln Children's Zoo, is hoping for a big turnout at the upcoming Boo at the Zoo event. According to Chapo, contributions have been down this year and he credits the economy for the shortfall.
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- Looking Back at Nebraska's First Set of Quintuplets
Nebraska's first set of quintuplets are sixth graders now.
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- Woman in Omaha Delivers Five Babies
An Omaha hospital is caring for a new set of quintuplets.
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- Math Tests: Fourth-Grade Progress Stalls
New test scores show fourth-graders made no gains in math since 2007, although eighth-graders' scores improved. - Spotlight on Kids: Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters
For 40 years, Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters has been providing mentorship opportunities to hundreds of students in southeast Nebraska.
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- Youth Push For Louder Conversation About Suicide
Talk of suicide makes many people uncomfortable. But more young people are taking the topic frankly on college campuses, in high schools and online.
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- New Government Study Reveals Most Kids are Exposed to Violence
A Justice Department survey has found that most children are exposed to violence in their daily lives.
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- New Poll Reveals Nearly 40 Percent of Parents Oppose H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Just as the first wave of swine flu vaccine becomes available, a new poll suggests nearly 40 percent of parents don't want their kids vaccinated.
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- Nebraska's First Youth-Led Tobacco Group to Meet
Nebraska's first youth-led group focused on preventing tobacco use will host a conference near Hordville next month. - Text Messages Effective Medication Reminder
Simple text messages could be important tools to help some young patients remember to take their medications. - CDC: Fewer Schools Selling Candy & Soda
A new government report finds that fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students.
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- State Report Card Reveals LPS Needs Improvement
Nebraska latest report card shows that the state's students improved overall last year in meeting education standards. But Nebraska's second-largest school district made the federal government's "needs improvement" list.
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- Large Universities Changing Freshman Experience
A growing number of college freshmen are learning that the first-year experience doesn't have to be a variation of survival of the fittest.
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