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...already started to hear from women, based on this book, saying, I got my husband to read part of the book and for the first time he's willing to address this issue. That's the first step. In the same way that Bob Dole made "erectile dysfunction" a household word and took the sting out of having a sexual dysfunction, I think people need to feel it's okay. We know so much about how to help people, whether it's sexual dysfunction or biological problems, or emotional or relationship-oriented problems. There are so many resources available that...
...Health and Human Services grant to provide for the department’s Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP serves 2,000 clients in Cambridge and Somerville, all of whom fall below 200 percent of the national poverty level and receive between $350 and $1,165 per household, depending on their income. The Council simultaneously approved the use of a $3,050 grant from Massachusetts Association for Community Action Program to provide for people who had used up their heatingfunds. Several councillors said they were concerned that people who rent homes and receive LIHEAP funds might not have access...
...legacy with thoughts of applying is a very specific kind of adversity. What if you don’t make it? Will this prove that your parents are in fact smarter than you are—a thought mortifying to most adolescents? Besides, after growing up in a household where everyone has fond memories of The Crimson or the Hist and Lit department, you know exactly what you’re getting into. And although you know that, should you be accepted, your college experience will be different from the one your family members had, you also know that...
...potentially be justified if they promoted a more equitable distribution of resources. However, they seem to be doing exactly the opposite. While the subsidy programs were initially created to combat the abject poverty facing many farm families in the Great Depression, times have changed dramatically. In 2006, average farm household income was $76,654, 17 percent higher than the average U.S. household income. In 2008, the disparity is projected to grow even larger, as average farm incomes soar to a whopping $90,000. Farmers note that prices will likely fall once again, just as the crop booms...
...consider what the government figures don't take into account, and the onerous repercussions for families nationwide. Take child care. According to the USDA, parents spend an average of $1,220 to $3,020 on child care and education during each of the first two years, depending on household income. Yet the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, a network of more than 805 child care centers nationwide, estimates the bill at $4,388 to $14,647 a year. In urban areas like New York City, where daycare centers are few and overcrowded, parents hire nannies...