Beth Broeker

Life after near-death Life after near-death
A burst of violence nearly killed her first child; should this mother get a second chance?
Richard knows best
By Beth Broeker
Richard knows best
The naked schemer of "Survivor" answers to child abuse charges -- with a confession.
Picking parents for Joshua Picking parents for Joshua
His biological mom and dad nearly killed him. Now I must find the perfect people to give him a fresh start.
Letters to the editor
Should adoption records be open to adult adoptees? Plus: Oral sex self-portraits aren't art; "U-571" director has no right to question the authenticity of "Das Boot."
Stalked by my birth mother
I didn't want to be her baby, not now, maybe never.
Letting go of Thomas
The baby's abuser is still uncharged, but the issue of his death -- in surrender or at the end of painful medical heroics -- finally reaches the court.
Letters to the editor
Was the ruling too hard on Microsoft? Plus: Is David Duke right about immigration? Housekeepers need jobs, not middle-class guilt.
Life as a fate worse than death
A lawyer tries to prevent the ultimate abuse of a tiny victim.
Letters to the editor
Left, right, left: Who will march for gun control? Plus: Pine Ridge is off the media's map; Palestinian poetry doesn't belong in Israeli classrooms.
A child shoots a child
It isn't about guns; it's about neglect.
Letters to the editor
Are impoverished children doomed? Plus: John Stossel's journalistic integrity; having a gas with flatulence story.
Damaged goods
The parents of a murderer sue adoption workers, claiming they should have been told about the boy's mentally ill birth mother.
Letters to the editor
The mixed blessing of adoption; Plus: Readers shocked to find themselves agreeing with David Horowitz; Christopher Buckley "sincerely disgusted."
Goodbye forever
A mother signs away her son.

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