Yikes. Read the full story here. CHICAGO - At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.Some doctors said the numbers might be a reflection of both abstinence-only sex education and…
Mike Shay, owner of the Sports Emporium in Morgantown, W.Va. He said he was 8 or 9 when his father first took him hunting, and it took him years before he was ready to shoot. Stephen Crowley/The New York TimesI am sure many, young and…
I just stumbled across this list. It's a few years' old, but I bet most of the books still apply. The following books were the most frequently challenged in 2006 according to the American Library Association:The “10 Most Challenged Books of 2006” reflect a range…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
