The author Pearl S. Buck once wrote, “If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.”
A recent report from the United Nations Children’s Fund reveals that our country is failing us all.
The UNICEF report compares child well-being in 29 of the world’s most advanced economies. The U.S. ranked 26th in overall child well-being and in the bottom seven countries in material well-being; health and safety; educational well-being; housing and environment; and life satisfaction.
While reading about the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, I reflected on Barbara Matula, who for many of us in the trenches of primary care was the Iron Lady of North Carolina health care.
What would Matula have said about Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to turn Medicaid over to for-profit insurance companies?
By Tom Vitaglione
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In his inaugural address, Gov. Pat McCrory started by extolling North Carolina’s accomplishments that have earned our state its reputation as a leader in the “New South.” His list of those accomplishments should make all of us feel proud.
Thank you for your important coverage of crimes involving young people ( “Teens accused in killings confound trend,” Dec. 31 news story). The article, however, brought up efforts to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction without noting one hugely significant fact: Proposals approved by a bipartisan committee of the House Legislative Research Commission would apply only to 16- and 17-year-olds who commit misdemeanors.
Committing to kids
From Deborah Bryan, president and CEO of Action for Children North Carolina, a children’s advocacy organizat
In “Next steps toward safer chemicals” (Aug.
It’s important to create opportunities for North Carolina’s youth to succeed.
Currently, North Carolina is one of only two states where 16- and 17-year-olds are automatically treated as adults for all crimes.
