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Researchers now are examining how brothers and sisters shape who we are, perhaps even more so than our parents! They’re looking at sibling rivalry, of course, but also other ways those “other kids” teach us life lessons; for better or for worse, we learn from brothers and sisters about relationships, role-models…and resolving conflict.

Guests

• Nancy Samalin: best-selling parenting author and a pioneer in the field of parent education. She is the founder and director of Parent Guidance Workshops, located in New York City, and has been conducting workshops for parents of toddlers through teens for over two decades.
• Corinna Jenkins Tucker: Associate Professor of Family Studies and Carsey Institute Faculty Fellow at the University of New Hampshire.

Maine used to be the only state in the country that didn't allow farmers to grow genetically modified b-t corn.

But that changed late last week.

The board of pesticides control has decided to register the insecticide-producing corn for cultivation in Maine.

Maine Public Radio's Sara Nics reports.

An apology can be very private or very public. It can be personal, political or professional. But more often than not, it can be very difficult. Tonight, we'll discuss the best ways to go about apologizing and accepting apologies. We'll also discuss whether or not it's always the best thing to do.

We'll talk with Bruce Weinstein, professional ethicist and author of Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good. He'll guide us through some of the dos and don'ts of apologizing.

Dr. Maurice Ramirez, emergency room physician in Orlando and founding chair of the American Board of Disaster Medicine. He'll talk with us about whether or not doctors should apologize for professional mistakes that cause bodily harm.

We'll also hear from Jennifer Lind, assistant professor of Government at Dartmouth College. She'll tell us why she thinks it's usually best for governments not to apologize for past wrongs.

Dr. White-Hammond is co-pastor of Bethel AME Church in Boston. Since 1997, she has also worked as a pediatrician at the South End Community Health Center. Besides her work with young women in Boston, Dr. White-Hammond has worked as a medical missionary in several African countries including Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire and South Africa. Since 2001, she's made seven trips into war-torn southern Sudan where she has been involved in obtaining the freedom of 10,000 women and children who were enslaved during the two-decades-long civil war. In 2002, she co-founded My Sister’s Keeper, a humanitarian women’s group that partners with women of Sudan in their efforts toward reconciliation and reconstruction of their communities. In February 2005, Dr. White-Hammond traveled into Darfur, western Sudan, to listen and learn from female victims of genocide in internally displaced persons camps. She recently served as the national chairperson of the Million Voices for Darfur campaign and currently is the co-chair of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur.