The middle school years are arguably those most fraught with transformation and are the most confounding to parents and those with the least accessible professional guidance and support. Add to it the fact that 'Back to School' today also means back to mass shooting fears, and you now have a real recipe for increasing anxiety. Phyllis Fagell has authored a practical guide to thriving in middle school among an age group of students who don’t ha...

Universal background checks, yet to be enacted by Congress, are inherently flawed says Elliot Fineman. According to Quinnipiac University this popular measure is supported by 94 percent of Americans including 74 percent of NRA members. According to Fineman, it is simply insufficient to end the bloodshed. His bold plan, We’re Done Asking, will harness the economic power of 170 million Americans to force systemic change. Guns are big business in...