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Rules for 50/50 Chances Book Review

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By Kate Mcgovern, Andrea Beach
| Common Sense Media Verified
age 13+ Risk of disease is fresh twist in romance/medical tale. Parents need to know that Rules for 50/50 Chances is a coming-of-age romance with a healthy dose of medical drama. High school senior Rose's mother has Huntington's disease, and Rose has a 50/50 chance of carrying the genetic mutation that can cause it. Older teens in a serious relationship kiss, make out, and have sex. Using a condom's mentioned, although the sex isn't directly narrated.
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This common sense waste-detection methodology can fix the DOGE debacle

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By Kate Mcgovern
| Yahoo Verified
There is a better way to make the federal government more efficient than what Americans are witnessing under the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE: an improvement process that has worked wonders in the business world and for some state governments. (Photo illustration by Bongkod Worakandecha) Elon Musk’s purge of our federal government is a teachable moment.
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How to house Rhode Islanders? Cut the red tape already.

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By Kate Mcgovern
| Our Community Now
Share Addressing the housing crisis has become one of Rhode Island’s highest priorities. A range of interventions are underway. Their effectiveness will hinge on reducing administrative complexity, typically known as “red tape.” Bureaucracy-busting Lean process improvement techniques , remarkably successful in the private industry, can improve public functions such as contracting, hiring, and permitting. A robust Lean program can reduce waste, eliminate redundancies, and unclog bottlenecks.
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