A large crowd gathered at Watertown-Mayer Elementary School for the Fathers Reading Every Day (FRED) program on Sept. 25. The program offered a chance for fathers and their children to eat dinner, receive free books and meet with the Watertown-Mayer football team.

“Union by day, Confederate by night.” (Winchester Star)

Linden A.“Butch” Fravel Jr. STEPHENS CITY — Newtown, its day of prominence done, or at least imperiled, existed in a “no man’s land,” literally as well as figuratively, during the Civil War.

Parents should redefine their role (The News & Observer)

A journalist recently asked me to name the No. 1 problem facing today's family. I think she expected me to address education, the economy or some other "hot" topic. To her surprise, I said, "A confusion of roles." In today's parenting universe, married women with children think of themselves first and foremost as mothers, and married men with children think of themselves as fathers. This is ...

Father-Son Camp to start Oct. 30 at Walnut Point (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

OAKLAND — Father Son Camp 2008 in Oakland Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 will be limited to 500 campers this year, so organizers are encouraging interested fathers to register as soon as possible.

Leading geneticist Steve Jones says human evolution is over (Times Online)

Human evolution is grinding to a halt because of a shortage of older fathers in the West, according to a leading genetics expert.