Editor, New Era: Am I going mad, or what? On page one of the Aug. 29 New Era, an all-too-familiar story appeared alongside a headline about Hurricane Katrina, and yet the storm was referred to as a "monster." The story I refer to concerned...

Preparation of a will for a single parent brings with it special considerations. If you are recently divorced, you should know that the divorce did not invalidate your will, and therefore, if you have a will naming your spouse as the beneficiary, you...

Angelina Jolie was expected to arrive in Vietnam late Wednesday night to adopt a 3-year-old boy, adoption officials said.Jolie was expected to attend an adoption ceremony with Vietnamese officials in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday morning, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity...

The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.The Netherlands, followed by Sweden, Denmark and...

In May 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle suggested that a breakdown of the nuclear family was among the causes of recent riots in Los Angeles in which over fifty people had died. "I believe the lawless social anarchy which we saw is directly related to...

Explores the unique problems facing children from single-parent households. Examines statistical data concerning them. Describes how children from single parent family develop differently than those in nuclear families.

This essay discusses the financial woes that a lower income single mother faces every day.