The most popular address on Cedar Ridge Drive is Jim Trulock's split- level home, which has a group sex room and attracts as many as 100 people to swinger parties featuring "Naked Twister" nights in DUNCANVILLE, Texas .But the festivities could soon be over. In response to neighbors' complaints, the city has outlawed sex clubs in residential areas. Citations have been issued, and search warrants may be next."It's crazy that they want to force their morality down our throats," said Dawn Burton, 45, a regular guest at the parties. "We're all frustrated."So are those who complain of the noise, traffic and parking problems that occur in their otherwise quiet, upscale neighborhood every Friday and Saturday, when Trulock's home is transformed into "The Cherry Pit."Duncanville, which proclaims itself "The Perfect Blend of Family, Community and Business," is an unlikely venue for a neighborhood swinger club. The city of 36,000 just southwest of Dallas has about 50 places of worship and not a single registered sexually oriented business.Duncanville officials insist they are not just another prudish Texas town giving the boot to spouse-swappers. They say it all boils down to a matter of law: Trulock is operating a business featuring live sex acts."It's not trying to judge anyone or pass judgment on someone's lifestyle," city spokeswoman Tonya Lewis said.To support its claim, the city notes that the Cherry Pit accepts money from guests and promotes the parties on its Web site."We're not about infringing on the rights of the Cherry Pit patrons or owners," Lewis said. "But now your right to have fun has infringed on everyone else's. And now you have to draw the line."Other cities have wrestled with the same issue.Phoenix, for example, prohibited live sexual performances in 1998, effectively outlawing swinger parties. An appeals court upheld the law in 2003, and Duncanville used it as a blueprint when passing a ban last month.Texas Town Outlaws Suburban Sex Parties

SPANKING SUPPORTED BY ACP Parents who feel their unruly, young children need a good old-fashioned spanking now and then have the support of the American College of Pediatricians. Research from the doctor’s group finds that spanking “can be a useful and necessary part of a successful disciplinary plan.” Dr. Den Trumbull of ACP says at times, it is necessary. “With young children, reasoning and explanation are insufficient in persuading them to have good behavior.”Of course spanking can be misused. So Trumbull has some directives to make it most effective and rarely needed. “Spanking should be used proactively. The child should be forewarned; it should always be administered in private, and followed by a loving embrace of the child with an explanation for the reason of the spanking.” The ACP’s statement is in direct opposition to the American Medical Association that condemns spanking and links it to youth violence.  Marjorie Lindner-Gunnoe at Calvin College calls the ACP’s position ‘refreshing.’“It’s nice to see a little bit more balanced approach.  I think that we’re getting some multiple views, whereas I would say, in the past, the views have been quite one-sided.” Lindner-Gunnoe says spanking is a reminder to children that life has boundaries, much like learning not to touch a hot stove.

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