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PNS Weekend Update - May 18, 20130
Featured on our weekend update: Congress presses ahead with its probe into the targeting of conservative groups at the IRS, new research finds a link between infant stress and behavioral problems in later life; and a weekend of wilderness attention for the Great Plains.
Public News Service - Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a mother sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from "just don't do it" to "here is how it's done most safely." The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated and...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – What is known as America's largest one-day food drive is set for Saturday. Carmel Perez Snyder, associate state director for outreach with AARP Texas, says to take part, you just need to leave a bag of food by your mailbox and on Saturday your letter carrier will grab it. "W...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – Los carteros de todo el estado y del país recogerán este sábado las donaciones de alimentos que les dejen cerca de los buzones. Stamp Out Hunger (Acaba con el Hambre) es la campaña alimentaria de un día más grande que se haya hecho en América...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - Nearly 150,000 tons of old televisions, computers, phones and other electronics are disposed of every year in Texas. Keeping as much as possible out of landfills is the aim of legislation being debated at the State Capitol. The bill, House Bill 3465, would require manufacturers to f...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - With technology meaning an ever-connected world, the options for investing these days are nearly unlimited, but a growing trend in the nation is to consider portfolios that have a positive social impact locally. John Bloom, senior director of organizational culture, RSF Social Financ...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - After dropping for years, the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the United States has stayed somewhat level for some time, so experts are again reminding parents and providers about the importance of safe sleep habits. According to child-care educator Cory Woosley, babies alwa...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - This is Screen-Free Week, an annual effort to get kids unleashed from the grip of electronic devices, even if only for a few days. According to Dr. Susan Linn, the director of the Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood, the idea is to get kids away from video games, smartphones, ta...Read More
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The years-long effort to secure a World Heritage Site designation for the Alamo and the other San Antonio Missions could be in jeopardy. The designation is awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), but the United States has been wi...Read More