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How a Milan church captured the spirit of the paralympics
9+ min ago (431+ words) Spread hope this Lent. Your gift helps support Aleteia's spiritual mission. Drone Focus | Shutterstock Before the drama of competition begins at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, a quieter moment in Milan has already captured the spirit of the Games. Inside the Church…...
FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ ROSE ~ 08 March 2026
24+ min ago (620+ words) The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a…...
Kids need more sleep than many parents think. How to fix the bedtime gap
24+ min ago (1080+ words) Many parents underestimate how much sleep their children actually need. (CNN) " So how much sleep do kids really need? It's more than many parents may think. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 12 to 15 for infants, 11 to 14 for…...
Scientists discover a brain signal that may trigger autism’s domino effect
54+ min ago (655+ words) Nitric Oxide and Brain Communication Scientists have long suspected that abnormal mTOR signaling may be involved in ASD. What has remained unclear is the biological pathway that links risk factors to these changes in the brain. How Nitric Oxide Alters…...
Horizon Middle School students compete in National History Day
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (19+ words) Horizon Middle School students compete in National History Day'KFYR-TV Horizon Middle School students compete in National History Day...
My calm toddler turned into a screaming meltdown machine overnight and now I’m scared to even take him in public
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (583+ words) What follows is a closer look at why "easy" toddlers seem to flip overnight, what the research says about preventing and managing meltdowns, and when the behavior may warrant a call to your pediatrician. None of this means a parent…...
East LA’s Garfield High heads to state after winning LAUSD’s 45th annual Academic Decathlon
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (220+ words) The LAUSD teams will compete at the California Academic Decathlon on March 19-22 in Santa Clara." Decathletes representing Garfield High are Derek Dominguez, Ana Santos, Davian Valladares, Joseph Villa, Liana Lopez, Julie Lopez, David Ventura, Kimberly Palacios, and Briana Zuniga. Villa…...
My parents clearly favor my older child and now I’m worried my younger one will grow up resenting them
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (449+ words) Children are remarkably perceptive about who gets more. Extra gifts, longer hugs, inside jokes, enthusiastic praise for one sibling and polite tolerance of another: kids catalog all of it, often before they have the vocabulary to describe what they are…...
Nope! Ferris Bueller’s Ultimate Advice Isn’t Actually About Skipping School
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (549+ words) We all think about it. A few are doing it'only that needs to change! 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Today, I might consciously stay away from associating too closely with someone like Ferris Bueller'although there was a time when I wanted…...
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation hosts annual gala fundraiser
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (193+ words) The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation welcomed supporters to its annual A Country Night for a Cause gala, which blends the foundation's mission with celebrations. The gala was opened by Starved Rock Country Community Foundation board chairman Stephen Aubry. Aubry…...