Under 18 worldwide give birth. Almost all of them are from developing countries. There are many contributing factors maybe they have no schooling or paid work, theres neither Sex Education nor Preventative Health care. And once their children are born, most of these mothers remain stuck in the poverty trap. Narrator it began like many other teenage romances. 16yearold maria elsa fell in love with 18yearold gonzales. Maria he said wed get married and lilive together hahappily. Narrator but from the first day maria elsa moved in with him, her life became a nightmare. Maria a when he took me home, e locked me up a and beat me. He beat me with broomsticks and threatened me with knives. He hurt my neck withth a cord. Sometimes, id cry. Id cry because i was locked up, and i couldnt do a thing about it. I had sex with him so he wouldnt beat me. He hit me really hard. I wanted him to stop. Narrator many girls and women ininuatemala share maria e elss fate. The sisters at the Barbara Ford Peace
Instability, anger and division. Thats what is disappointing to me. Mr. Speaker, as i look to the president to lead this country, i want to look at a man who, of his past and who he is, a very dynamic person. Came from very tough circumstances to become president of the United States. I wish he would say, you know what . My job is to lead this conversation about jobs and the economy. My job is to lead this conversation, look, we tried stimulus spending. I really thought it would work, but it didnt. Some republicans, why dont you come to the white house . Why dont you have a conversation with me . I havent been invited for years. Maybe we arent going to find any agreement, but at least we can respect each others opinions and say what do we need to do to get our economy back on track. Why is it 7 of our neighbors dont have jobs, many of them are underemployed in jobs they dont want. Why is that . What can we do to come together . Mr. Gardner what we have been able to do for jobs, i know
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Union publishes Club News each Saturday. To share the latest from your western Nevada County club or organization, email readers@theunion.com. Unfortunately only a small fraction of club
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Union publishes Club News each Saturday. To share the latest from your western Nevada County club or organization, email readers@theunion.com. Unfortunately only a small fraction of club