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Unmet Needs: Critics Cite Failures in Health Care for Vulnerable Foster Children

by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine January 25, 2023 One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care...

Children and Journalists

So, about Louisiana's children and journalists who write about their unmet needs. As an advocate for children, I am also an avid supporter of journalists who give children and their...

Louisiana Ignores Wake-Up Calls

Louisiana Ignores Wake-Up Calls about Children's Needs We know the meaning of "wake-up call." That's the early morning phone call from the hotel's front desk reminding you that it's time...

Endings are Complicated

Endings are complicated. Typing was once a more physical experience. Each page of paper was inserted and rolled around a platen. Each keypress was a levered, mechanical event. With each...

Happy New Year, 2022!

I am thinking this evening about the transition we will all soon make into 2022. Whatever is behind us - and there is much - we now say to each...

Your Ache is Your Prayer

"Your ache is also your prayer." Your ache is your prayer. This was on my mind when I woke today. Jesus taught that prayer is...

I “met” John Donne in high school and have been grateful since. Here’s my favorite of his Holy Sonnets. (Hint: Read it slowly about 50 times.) Holy Sonnets: Batter my heart, three-person’d God Batter my heart, three-person’d God, for you As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;…

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