Augusta [GA] Chronicle:

"Is there a connection between South Carolina's U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's Verizon phone and forced vaccinations? It makes an interesting conversation."
 
This is a brilliant letter by Maurine Meleck.  With laws requiring parents to get a doctor's signature in order to exempt children and reports of calls for state vaccine registers, we have lots of reasons for concern.
 
CBS Miami

"The actions of an alternative school teacher accused of abusing a 12-year boy with autism were caught on camera.

"On Monday, Broward County prosecutors released the video which shows David Baier pulling the boy's hair and throwing him to the ground."

It was very hard to watch this.  I can see this easily happen to lots of kids I know.  It's a disgrace.  When is all the greater awareness going to lead to treatment of children with autism? 

Newstalk 106-108 Dublin, Ireland

"More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly."

It seems Paul Offit's role as a pharma shill has now expanded. Not only is he the poster doctor for vaccines, but he's a attack dog going after anyone daring to claim that there are way OUTSIDE OF MAINSTREAM MEDICINE to stay healthy. I suppose that if the public can be brainwashed into thinking that it's safe to inject mercury and aluminum into babies, they can be convinced that vitamins are dangerous as well. Basically, we're to believe that our health comes from doctors. By the way, he's got 2 books out on the subject...

Listen to his interview on Irish radio. I posted one comment.

Stockton, CA:

"Stephanie Coles and husband Adam Coles are raising two children with autism. Rachael and her 3-year-old brother, Michael, were both diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disorder that affects a person's social skills, after their parents noticed some classic symptoms: avoiding eye contact, not engaging in pretend play, not learning to socialize the same way as other kids in their play groups.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as many as 1 in 50 school-age children are diagnosed with autism. The chances of two in one family?"

The American people are now conditioned to think that ANY RATE OF AUTISM is acceptable. Everyday there are countless stories in the news about schools dealing with autism, the latest dead-end study, or the local autism fund-raiser. Autism is a fact of life for kids today. If it's YOUR CHILD, that's too bad. It happens to lots of kids. Be sure to look into that early intervention. It's unbelievable how willing we are to surrender our children to autism. (There was no comment section.)