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Special Olympics says watch your mouth; help erase the R-word
Posted: 03.07.2012 at 9:36 PM
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We've all heard the saying, "sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". Unfortunately, that's not always true. Wednesday kicked off the start of the Special Olympics nationwide "Spread the Word to End the Word" campaign that focuses on encouraging people to stop using the R-word, "retarded".

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