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...reliable data exist on how many U.S. children are gender variant, although the National Center for Transgender Equality estimates that as many as 3 million American adults are. But studies suggest that gender-variant adolescents are two to three times more likely to attempt suicide than other teens. Now, increasingly, hormone treatments that delay physical maturity are being seen as a lifesaving alternative for gender-variant kids, but the remedy is also generating medical and ethical questions about interfering with the natural development process. The treatment--a series of injections to interrupt the brain cascade that launches puberty by regulating...
...prices hit a record high of $97 a barrel on Tuesday, but the next generation of consumers could look back on that price with envy. The dire predictions of a key report on international oil supplies released Wednesday suggest that oil prices could move irreversibly over the $100-a-barrel threshold in the not too distant future, as the global economy faces a serious energy shortage...
...experience with financial planning when they take out their first student loan.University officials have violated this fiduciary responsibility and should not be given the opportunity to violate it again. Now that financial aid offices are reforming their procedures for naming “preferred lenders,” we suggest that they eliminate “preferred lenders” altogether. University officials have proven that they cannot be trusted to act in the best interest of students; therefore, they should instead direct students to third-party loan comparison companies. It is in these companies’ interests to provide...
...Urinetown” was worth the time, faithful to the tone of its script while allowing dramatic leeway for talented leads. These leads helped compensate for points when ensemble performances were lacking. The story was effectively conveyed—and satirical enough to suggest an underlying message that was, shockingly, about more than just bodily functions—but light enough that the point never felt belabored, and comedy reigned...
...Others point out, however, that the rest of the country may not feel the urgency that Florida, given its 2000 experience, feels with regard to election reform. Critics also politely suggest that Florida, considering its reputation for election mishaps, may not exactly be the model to follow in these things. But Floridians will just as readily suggest that their struggle to get it right makes them experts of sorts. Either way, whether or not the Nelson-Whitehouse bill passes, it looks as though Florida is leading the way back to the paper...