There is little dispute among experts that the program has been instrumental in reducing the rate of uninsurance among low-income children by almost a third, even as the rate for adults has climbed.

Just before leaving my room, after tucking me into bed, my dad would turn off the light and say, See you in the funny papers. Somehow, even though I was just a little kid … he knew.

Here's Emmett's mother touting the virtues of her Obama phone

On windy spring days, we would fly kites.