Tag: current events
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September 05, 2008 07:25 AM EDT --
The popularity of hunting is declining across much of the country, especially among young people, for many reasons. For one, there is less land available for hunters. But there also has been a rise in . . .
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August 31, 2008 08:57 AM EDT --
Since 1971, the voting age for national elections in the U.S. has been 18. The voting age was lowered that year, from 21 to 18, after young people protested that they should have the right to vote at 18, . . .
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August 31, 2008 09:36 AM EDT --
Because of global warming, the North Pole is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Last year’s summer Arctic ice cap was half the size it was 50 years ago. Some effects of global warming on . . .
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August 31, 2008 09:51 AM EDT --
A variety of studies have shown that young people who regularly eat dinner with their families are less likely to smoke, drink or abuse drugs.They also tend to eat healthier meals and do better in school. . . .
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August 31, 2008 10:19 AM EDT --
Every fall, some students return to class to discover that their school’s dress code got tougher, and their usual wardrobe no longer makes the cut. This fall, several schools and communities nationwide . . .
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September 10, 2008 02:09 PM EDT --
Americans mark Hispanic Heritage Month annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Hispanic-Americans are the nation’s largest minority. The monthlong celebration, which honors the cultures and traditions of Hispanic-Americans, . . .
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September 05, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
Journalism is far from the country’s most lucrative field, but upperclassmen at Arizona State University this year are paying an extra $250 per semester for classes in the college’s journalism major. Other . . .
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September 10, 2008 12:36 PM EDT --
One of the fiercest debates between teachers and school administrations nationwide is whether teachers should be paid based on their students’ performance and, if so, how that performance can be measured. . . .
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October 23, 2008 02:22 PM EDT --
During every election—whether it’s for a local or national office—many newspapers endorse candidates they think voters should elect. Sometimes, usually in the case of a local election, a newspaper’s editorial . . .
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August 31, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
December can be stressful in schools, asadministrators struggle to recognize the season’s holidays without offending anyone by doing too much or too little. Schools have faced protests after displaying . . .
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September 09, 2008 10:02 AM EDT --
The disturbing recent news that teen-suicide rates have increased has sent doctors, parents and school officials scrambling for the reasons why—and for better treatments for depression in young people. . . .
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September 10, 2008 09:01 AM EDT --
When most girls sign up for their school’s cheerleading squad, they expect to perform their routines on the sidelines of boys’ games. When most girls sign up for varsity basketball, they don’t expect to . . .
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September 10, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --
The United States began as a group of 13 states joined under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles did not create a strong central government—after years of colonial rule, Americans would not trust . . .
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September 05, 2008 03:41 PM EDT --
Traditionally, most college students who study overseas have taken their trips during junior year, after two full years of classes and before the pressures of senior year. However, in a growing trend, . . .
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September 05, 2008 12:01 PM EDT --
Most schools ban iPods from their grounds, because the popular music devices can be a distraction for students or even a means of cheating on a test. But in some schools, iPods and similar devices are . . .
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September 05, 2008 12:53 PM EDT --
When a college or high-school student turns violent and commits suicide or kills classmates or others, investigators often look back to his or her classroom writings seeking the motivations for the attacks—and . . .
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September 05, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
In a recent story in PARADE magazine, and in the midst of a historic election, Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores the 10 attributes that distinguish great Presidents. Using Abraham Lincoln . . .
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September 07, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
For many students, lunchtime is more about social status than the four food groups. And that’s a problem for school officials who have found that a large percentage of students who qualify for free or . . .
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September 11, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
Nearly 10 years ago, the nation’s tobacco companies reached a historic legal settlement with state governments to avoid lawsuits over the high cost of smoking related health-care expenses. The payout from . . .
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September 05, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
Is nuclear power ready to make a comeback in America? Until recently, no company had applied to the federal government for permission to build a reactor since a 1979 accident at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile . . .
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