Study Shreds Vaping As ‘Gateway’ To Smoking And Health Crisis Among Youth

Another group of researchers is sounding the alarm on the supposed dangers of vaping, warning it's "clear that e-cigarettes act as a gateway to smoking." A new study from the University of California, San Francisco claims to have found no evidence electronic cigarettes played a part in the youth smoking rate drop, and are actually converting vape users into full-time smokers.

Lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down

A GOP congressman reported Friday that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down Tuesday after the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition. The painting depicts Ferguson, Missouri, with a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at a protester.

GOP lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down

In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. A GOP congressman reported Jan. 13 that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down on Tuesday as a result of a review by the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition.

To celebrate inaugural or not? Trump critics are divided

In this Dec. 8, 2016, file photo, construction continues for the Inauguration and swearing-in ceremonies for President-elect Donald Trump on the Capitol steps in Washington. It's typically an unquestioned honor to participate in the inauguration of an American president.

Wyandotte High School counting on school funding ruling

The day has barely started, but Mary Stewart is already worried about one homeless student and others who arrive at her Kansas City, Kansas, high school in below-freezing temperatures with no winter coats. The principal never knows what's happened at home for these students - when they last ate, when they last slept, when they last were warm.

Gazette chooses 2016 top stories

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters as he exits the Holiday Inn Express in Janesville following a rally on Tuesday, March 29. Trump's stop in Janesville marked his first visit to Wisconsin ahead of the April 5 primary. Jessica Warner-Reed wipes her eyes during her sentencing Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at the Rock County Courthouse in Janesville.

Six Things Banned For Christmas In America In 2016

Christmas is a time for love, a time for hope and, of course, a time for government officials to ban a slew of things related to Christmas because someone, somewhere might be offended. Here are six things bureaucrats banned - or tried to ban - this Christmas season, in the year of our Lord 2016.

White House Responds to I-Unit Investigation on Campus Cops

The Obama Administration is releasing new guidelines concerning the use of campus-based police officers across the country's more than 95,000 public schools. The push for national reform comes in the wake of a more than a year-long NBC Bay Area investigation, which exposed how the misuse of school police officers can leave children with criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior.

Federal court rules Ohio school must allow transgender student to use girls’ restroom

A federal appellate court has denied a request by an Ohio school district to stop a transgender child from using the restroom of her choice while school officials appeal an earlier ruling in the student's favor. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in a 2-1 decision that an 11-year-old biological male who identifies as female may continue using a girls' restroom in the Highland Local School District north of Columbus.

Marin IJ Readersa Forum for Dec. 16

In Tuesday's IJ there was a quote from an individual suggesting that the number of school districts in Marin is “absurd” and that there are “massive redundancies” that “divert monies from the classroom.” While I might agree with the author regarding the number of districts, I believe that had he done a bit of research, he would have found that previous studies suggested that in Southern Marin there would be educational benefits to primary districts unifying around the three Tamalpais Union district's comprehensive high schools, while there would be little cost savings.

Once-conjoined twins going to rehab 9 weeks after separation

Formerly conjoined twins Jadon and Anias McDonald have been transferred to a new hospital to begin rehabilitation nine weeks after being separated. Formerly conjoined twins Jadon and Anias McDonald have been transferred to a new hospital to begin rehabilitation nine weeks after being separated.

1 dead, 9 missing in Azerbaijan offshore oil rig accident

A new study says taxpayers will fork over nearly $10 billion more next year to cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law. Taxpayers will fork over nearly $10 billion more next year to cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, according to a study being released Thursday.

Santa breakfast brings hundreds of community members together

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Merrimack Valley superintendent begs legislators to rethink school funding

As budget season ramps up, Merrimack Valley Regional School District's superintendent has released an open letter to his district's legislators, imploring them to rethink the way the state doles out aid to schools. Superintendent Mark MacLean didn't have a specific plan about what a new funding formula should look like, only that it should "lessen the burden on property taxpayers," he said in an interview.