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...Winter, who has spent 34 years in various blue-collar jobs at GM, notes, "I've seen lots of changes but this is the biggest and the best." Nevertheless, it will take some adjustment since much of the old camaraderie that came with working in the plants around Flint is vanishing as GM downsizes. "It's kind of sad. I remember how many people used to come walking out of the shops. It used to be like oceans of people. Now it's going to be like you're working by yourself," says Winter. But at least...
During the 20 years Dr. Melinda Sothern has been working with obese children, the Louisiana-based exercise physiologist and author of Trim Kids has seen only about a dozen removed from their homes. But in recent years, she's noticed a real change in attitude. "I've seen less and less willingness on the professional side to understand how hard it is on the parents' side, especially from younger professionals," she says. "[Child protection] laws have changed, so a lot of times they worry that if they don't report parents, they'll get in trouble." (See a special report...
...Since the virus has emerged, we've seen a number of groups that are at higher risk for complications from H1N1, and these include children under 5 and especially children younger than 2," says Bill Hall, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. "Infants younger than 6 months cannot receive the H1N1 vaccine because their immune systems are not developed enough to tolerate it," he adds. To date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 76 deaths of people under age 18. For day-care centers, that means more than just a risk...
...Saturday is a must win,” Balaraman said. “The last few times they’ve played us, they’ve just had our number or something. So for us, it’s pissing us off,” he noted with a laugh...
...thing about Jay is that, if we’d had a better season last year—not even a winning season, say something close to a .500 season—Jay would’ve been All-American. Without question,” Balaraman stated with confidence...