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Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to...More >> Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it...More >> Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.More >> Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.More >> Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.More >> A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a...More >> Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order.More >> Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.More >> The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that...More >> The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates...More >>
When we began editorials again last year on WSFA 12 News, our first one focused on making Alabama the best place in the country to raise a child.
Looks like we've regressed.
The annual Kids Count data shows we've slipped from 43rd to 48th best in the country in the past year.
We rank in the bottom 10 in children living in poverty, percentage of children in single parent households and infant, child and teen death rates.
We can and must do better.
Investing in children will ultimately make our state tops in quality of life.
We've made progress in the high school drop out percentage and the teen birth rate.
We need to continue to improve in both categories and focus on child poverty.
Investments made today to fund and support the well-being of children will be returned many times over.
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