Many Ohio farm families are facing very difficult financial situations. The University of Minnesota has a list of important factsheets on stress and families . These are especially appropriate for news columns and new releases in rural Ohio. If you are interested in quality stories for children and the young at heart, check out the newest recommendation at The WonderWise Parent. Well worth taking a look at, but be prepared to find your emotions stirred.
Community using the Internet becomes more and more diverse.
A survey released yesterday by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that just over half of the new users of the Internet in the United States since 1996 were women. Twenty percent were over age 50. The survey did find Internet users still are younger, better educated, and more affluent than the nation as a whole - as is widely perceived. You hear all types of numbers about how many people have Internet access and such. Here a collection of some of the reliable reports on Internet Usage.