The babies who wead

How can parents best prepare their children to learn to read?  Is the trend towards younger children reading a good one, or does it amount to too much pressure on young minds?  How and when did you learn how to read?  How and when do you think you will teach your children to read?

Chavez, the great democratic leader

Does Venezuala have a good way of ensuring free elections?  Is this writer correct in defending Chavez?  Is it the fault of a biased media and US influence that he has a bad reputation, or is he partly to blame?  And to look at what the author thinks is the main cause of US hatred towards Chavez, if a coutry has a large natural resource like oil, and has a lot of poverty, can nationalization of this resource be a solution?

All you need is love?

Do you have a hard time saying these three words?  If a stranger said them to you, would you respond in kind?  Would the world be a better place if people could say them more often, or at least feel less awkard about expressing their affection towards each other?  Or is there too much touchy-feeliness and too many free hugs going around these days?