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Let's put the conclusions up front. There is no reason for kids to wear masks. There's no reason to keep them out of school, off of playgrounds, or away from anything else that kids should be experiencing. And there is absolutely, positively zero justification for injecting children with experimental drugs that have not been tested for long-term effects and that have a rapidly rising death toll associated with them.Now, let's begin with the obligatory "every life is precious, especially the lives of children.” Fine. And knowing this, the incredible spike in suicides among minors since pandemic panic theater began has...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Parents would be told when their minor daughters seek abortions under a bill the Legislature passed Friday. A 96-14 vote in the House sent the measure (CS-HB 1659) to Gov. Jeb Bush, who had signed a similar parental notice bill into law in 1999 only to have it blocked by the courts. Lawmakers were widely expected to pass a new parental notice law this session after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November to address the legal obstacles. But the House and Senate developed parental notice bills that had significant differences. The two chambers worked out...

Sept. 17 -- Americans may be getting used to the Terminator on the ballot. But can they handle his teenage fans in the voting booth? Laura Finstad says yes. She works, pays taxes, and has been a political activist for years. And she's finally won the right to vote in the United States. Her big accomplishment? Turning 18 last Saturday. Finstad fumes about the law that made her wait so long and is campaigning for the voting rights of younger teenagers. The teen is gathering signatures for a petition to lower the voting age in suburban Takoma Park, Md. "Young...