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'Tough love' keeps teens from binge drinking

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:10 -0700
The headlines state that one in ten teens are binge drinkers and graphic photos of them vomiting in the street paint an unflattering picture of a sub-culture out of control.
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Broad inquest into deaths of seven native teens a step closer

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:13:41 -0700
In 10 years, seven native teens died in Thunder Bay while attending high school. An inquest into those deaths is a step closer to reality.
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Grace Dent: Personally, I'd fire bullying teens from a cannon and relocate the 'feral' kids to Chipping Norton

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:27 -0700
To the utter indifference of social nuisances UK-wide, Theresa May has announced changes to Britain's antisocial behaviour policies. Out with the Asbo, in with the Crimbo, the criminal behaviour order. Five individual complaints and you're offski. It's a chirpier, more festive sounding instrument of control. Until yesterday Crimbo was simply a bastardisation of "Christmas", one of those words it ...
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C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:01:33 -0700
MAY 24 SCAD hosts School of Building Arts Lecture Series 5:30 p.m. May 24. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. The Savannah College of Art and Design is pleased to host the Spring 2012 School of Building Arts Lecture Series.
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Local family fitness programs aim to combat rise in teen diabetes, prediabetes

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:53:22 -0700
A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many American teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of teens with diabetes and prediabetes nearly tripled, from 9 percent to 23 percent. In addition, one of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease. These numbers mirror data just [...]
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Millenial Voice: “Like,” “Delete,” “Share?”

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:30:13 -0700
We exist in a world where Facebook has dictated a new generation, where privacy no longer exists, where the plight of popularity is inescapable and the social challenges for those who struggle because of it have grown in transparency.
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BYU study: Profanity abounds in books aimed at teens

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:52 -0700
PROVO -- Movie, video game and even TV ratings make it easy for parents to monitor their children's media consumption and make sure they are watching age-appropriate shows, but there is no suc…
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