High court wrestles with Indian adoption dispute
April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Couple wanted child before biological dad came back in picture under Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Report recommends new strategies to increase cat adoptions at Willmar, Minn., shelter
January 9, 2013 in Uncategorized
WILLMAR â A consultantsâ report suggests several strategies the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter can implement to increase adoption rates for cats and reduce the amount of time they spend at the shelter.
Shelter staff and board members ar…
Putin signs anti-US adoptions bill
December 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, abruptly terminating the prospects for more than 50 youngsters preparing to join new families and sparking critics to liken him to King Herod. Continue Reading
Putin says he will sign anti-US adoptions bill
December 27, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will sign a controversial bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, while the Kremlin’s children’s rights advocate recommended extending the ban to the rest of the world. Continue Reading
Rapid City couple unknowingly adopted a blood relative in 2004
December 24, 2012 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY Steve and Janine Hamilton have always felt deeply connected to their adopted daughter, but that connection was felt even more deeply this year when the family discovered that she is, in fact, a blood relative.
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MARILYN HAGERTY: Adopting children takes big hearts, tons of patience
November 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
On this single day in November for the last 12 years lives of thousands of children in foster care have been forever changed. Ten children were matched here in Grand Forks with their forever families this November. Continue Reading
Wanted: A child to love
November 13, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
The Tungseths have been dreaming about their future children since before they were married on December 9, 2006. They knew conceiving might be challenging, because Bonni suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome, a common female endocrine disorder. Continue Reading
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Eleven Local Kids to Get Permanent Homes This National Adoption Day
November 2, 2012 in WDAZ
Eleven local kids will be placed in permanent homes on National Adoption Day this month. Continue Reading
Minnesota adoption program gives 14-year-old girl a home in Bagley
September 23, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Breanna Nelson is a typical 14-year-old girl who has to follow the family rules, like not being able to have a cell phone unless she participates in a sport. She has a bright-pink bedroom, its walls covered in posters and artwork, and, on occasion, she gets annoyed by her 5-year-old brother, Drew. Continue Reading
SD man reunites with father after 37 years
September 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic
After believing for most of his life that his dad was dead, Kennith Clark said he met his biological father for the first time in 37 years last month in Madison. Continue Reading
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