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Beware a return of the Disinformation Governance Board

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security's announced "pause" of its Disinformation Governance Board, 21 days after creating it as a "national security" measure, probably is itself disinformation. DHS realizes that its 10-thumbed debut of this boneheaded idea almost doomed it, so the "pause" feigns deliberation while the department plots the DGB's resurrection.

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Bette Nesmith Graham’s inspiration became office mainstay

An obstacle can be an opportunity for an enterprising spirit. This was the case for Texas inventor Bette Nesmith Graham. What had been an annoyance for typists led to the struggling single mother creating a new tool for offices and a multi-million dollar business. A single inspiration led Graham to invent the typing correction fluid she came to call Liquid Paper.

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Helping doctors who help our children’s mental health

As we mark national Mental Health Awareness Month in May, we urge all physicians to become educated on the ongoing mental health crisis our youth and families are facing. These are the facts none of us can escape in our busy practices: 1 in 4 children suffer from a mental health condition, 50% of serious mental health disorders have been diagnosed by age 14, and suicide rates continue to increase for young people.

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