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• Special prom and a nod

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page B1 A group of teens gathered Saturday to get gussied up for prom. The room filled with the sound of chatter as they browsed racks of evening gowns. They got their …

• Teens aspire to make a difference with $100

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 For $100 you can fill the gas tank on an average sedan twice. Or you can buy two new release video games. Or you can try to change your world. …

• Teens’ jobs outlook ‘tough’

  February 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 The economy is making it tough to be a kid these days, at least a kid with purchasing power. Many of the jobs traditionally filled by teenagers are now being … 13

• Doctor K: Ways to help teens avoid sports injuries

  February 2, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My teenage son plays several school sports. He loves them, but I’m concerned about sports injuries. DEAR READER: That’s not a reason to prohibit your son from …

• Teacher at Crosswalk Teen Shelter helps struggling students

  February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Teacher Ken Jernberg is unflappable among the chaos at Crosswalk, a Spokane teen homeless shelter. One day last week, a few unfocused teens flitted around the 3

• Idaho dropouts could be headed for boot camp

  August 5, 2010 in Idaho, Region High school dropouts could earn their diplomas through a proposed boot camp-style program that’s planned for economically depressed northcentral Idaho. 2

• More girls risky drivers

  February 22, 2010 in Features on Page C5 CHICAGO – Molly Sutton finds it challenging to ignore a text message when she’s driving. The 18-year-old high school senior said it’s hard to wait until the next stoplight. “I …

• Mixed messages

  November 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 It started slowly in Gwen Reed’s English classes. A “4ever” in a book report here, a “ppl” in an essay there, and a scattering of uncapitalized words or unpunctuated sentences …

• Surprising number of teens think they’ll die young

  June 29, 2009 in Nation/World A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they’re going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.

• Give-and-take helps keep teens happy campers

  June 22, 2009 in Features on Page C1 There’s only one thing worse than a cranky 2-year-old when you’re on vacation, and that’s a cranky teenager. Fortunately, just as most toddlers can be pacified with naps, bottles and …

• Doctors back depression screening for all teens

  June 2, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Soon after her sister committed suicide, Caroline Downing started doing poorly at school. During math tests she would freeze up, and she found her mind wandering constantly. Officials at St. …

• Do you know a teen who will change the world?

  April 21, 2009 in City The Vox, a monthly newspaper produced by area teens, is looking for suggestions: do you know a graduate who will change the world?

• Business tops for teens in Hillyard

  April 16, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S3 When picking out fabric for summer T-shirts, bamboo is not an obvious choice – cotton is more like it. But at Blue Button Apparel in Hillyard, a small nonprofit that …

• Many teens believe relationship abuse sometimes acceptable

  March 2, 2009 in Features on Page C1 A common reaction among students to singer Chris Brown’s alleged attack on his singer girlfriend Rihanna goes something like this: “Ha! She probably did something to provoke it,” said Ed …

• Teens are feeling pinch of economic slump

  February 23, 2009 in Features on Page C1 BOISE – Katy Sword traded her newer Dodge Stratus and car payments for a beat-up Mazda pickup she owns outright. And still the Borah High School senior – who works …

• Few teens need cholesterol drugs, study finds

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A12 DALLAS – Fewer than 1 percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front. Last …

• Idaho Meth Project: Teens see greater drug risk

  January 27, 2009 in Idaho A new survey by the Idaho Meth Project shows that more teens believe it’s risky to use methamphetamine than in 2007, but that belief doesn’t yet appear to be changing …

• Mentoring project helps teens with disabilities

  January 15, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 With January being National Mentoring Month, there is no better time than now to follow through on that New Year’s resolution about getting more involved. Project MOVE, a mentoring program …

• Program puts kids on the court

  January 15, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The squeak of athletic shoes on the wooden floor and the thud of basketballs on the court echoed through the Warehouse on Saturday night. For the second year, the Spokane …

• Not too late for teens to get a job

  July 3, 2008 in Voices on Page W1 OLYMPIA – OK, so your kid put off trying to find a summer job, and now it looks like it’s too late. Take heart, says the state Employment Security Department, …