Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing read more

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing to move toward correctness. They freeze up if they think you'll pounce on every error. You want your daughters to keep writing, since this is the best way for them to develop strong usage skills.

We have a facility we'd like filled and you have one you'd like to see stay filled.

We have a facility we'd like filled and you have one you'd like to see stay filled.

[Donald Abrams, MD, also commented on the biased federal approach to research. In the late '90s Abrams conducted a federally read more

[Donald Abrams, MD, also commented on the biased federal approach to research. In the late '90s Abrams conducted a federally funded study to determine the safety of smoked marijuana in AIDS patients taking protease inhibitors.] At that time we could not use the federal government's marijuana to show that it might be beneficial because NIDA has a mandate from Congress that they could only supply marijuana for research to show that it might be dangerous, ... Subsequently NIDA has changed their mechanism so we can look for benefit.

It was a great season and a great game. It's a shame that someone had to lose this game and read more

It was a great season and a great game. It's a shame that someone had to lose this game and it's going to hurt these kids for a while, but a month from now, we'll be celebrating what we did.

The other home run, that was a legit home run. I hung that ball, and he kind of crushed it read more

The other home run, that was a legit home run. I hung that ball, and he kind of crushed it on me.

I think our voice got heard loud and clear.

I think our voice got heard loud and clear.

How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the 'race is for the strong' and read more

It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the 'race is for the strong' and that I shall probably do little more but be content to admire the strides others made in science.

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, read more

The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.