In case you weren’t watching the news last night, 13-year-old Daniel Hauser and his mother are now missing.

Here’s the story from Strib reporter Warren Wolfe, who’s still in New Ulm today.

Heartbreaking on so many levels.

You know we can’t go too long without talking baby names on Cribsheet. It IS a major decision (and fun to discuss).
Here are a few recent articles.

This article appeared in today’s Star Tribune -
Top Baby Names in Minnesota in 2008 Ethan and Ava are tops up here in Minnesota.

Just saw this post.
Top 10 Baby Naming Mistakes

Which led me to this fun and comprehensive baby name site.
www.nameberry.com

Check it out, it has interesting lists like:

Boys Names Dads Like More than Moms
Names With No Nicknames
Cool Middle Names
Old Lady Cool Names
Names Sure to Shock Grandma

And local author/baby name guru, Bruce Lansky recently wrote this article on storknet.com and was quoted in the Pittsburgh Tribune here.

Expecting parents - what names are you considering?
Or those with kids - how did you make your decision?
Curious - how many of you couldn’t decide and brought home “Baby Boy” or “Baby Girl” when you left the hospital?

A judge said 13-year-old Daniel Hauser must get chemotherapy treatment for his cancer, over the religious objections of the teenager and his parents.

Click here for the story.

Did you see the front page of the Star Tribune on Mother’s Day? The featured article was about Jennifer McKinney, a local mother of four.
She is a talented photographer who is fiercely dedicated to her children and writes a blog read by seemingly the entire world - mycharmingkids.net

For those of you who aren’t familiar with her story or blog you can read Gail Rosenblum’s eloquent article online now. Click below.
“One mom’s miracle”

Editor’s note: We have turned commenting off on this post due to the unfortunate nature of the discussion.

For those who’ve been following the odyssey of 13-year-old Daniel Hauser of New Ulm, here’s what those who practice complementary medicine say in Where’s the Line? Essentially, it’s called “complementary” for a reason, to complement conventional treatment, not replace it.

Hauser is refusing chemotherapy for cancer because of religious beliefs in natural treatment.

And here’s a really good column on the Nemenhah Band, the American Indian healers Hauser’s mom found on the internet.