From the monthly archives:

February 2006

Boundaries of school discipline

by Connie Veneracion on February 13, 2006

Issue: can school authorities impose disciplinary actions on students for violating a law even the if unlawful act was committed outside the school premises, beyond class hours and was not in any way related to a school activity?
In Michigan, 20 underaged students went drinking, took photos and posted the photos on the internet. Someone squealed [...]

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Marriage and adultery

by Connie Veneracion on February 8, 2006

Max Limpag tells a story about why taking a second family on a picnic can blow the lid on an adulterous relationship. Super malas.
Manny Pacquiao’s alleged ex-mistress sues for child support. In the evening news, Pacquaio does not seem to deny the extra-marital affair although he said he would only give support if it is [...]

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Areas of intelligence, verbal abuse and breastfeeding

by Connie Veneracion on February 6, 2006

I’m browsing mommy webrings trying to decide if I should join any. For reasons I’d rather not get into lest I be accused of being too snooty, I decided not to join any, at least for now. However, through some of these webrings, I found a couple of gems that mommies (and daddies) ought to [...]

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50th wedding anniversary

by Connie Veneracion on February 6, 2006

When my husband asked if we wanted to go to his parents’ house yesterday, I thought it was just for an unplanned visit. When he reminded me that it was his parents’ wedding anniversary–50th wedding anniversary, in fact, and his siblings were planning a surprise dinner party–it felt a little strange. Well, more than a [...]

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600 books in a year

by Connie Veneracion on February 2, 2006

Home-schooled 11-year-old Gabrielle Henderson must be holding a world record of sorts by finishing 600 books in one year. Very impressive. And I thought I did pretty well coping with my law books after a crash speed reading course the summer before I entered the College of Law.
I wonder though how much time the girl [...]

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