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Study: Abstinence-Only Lunch Programs Ineffective At Combating Teen Obesity

issue 4531 | 07.27.09 | News

WASHINGTON—“As children grow and their bodies develop, they’re going to have certain metabolic urges that are impossible to suppress,”... more»
Pathetic Man Thinking About Maybe Taking Some Sort Of Class Of Some Kind

issue 4523 | 06.06.09 | News

DUNDEE, IL—"In college I used to do things all the time. Maybe it'd be like that again. You never know until you try," said Pathetic Man,... more»
Museum Staff Braces For Large Group Wearing Same T-Shirt

issue 4523 | 06.03.09 | News In Brief

CHICAGO—Well-placed sources at the Art Institute of Chicago reported Tuesday that the employees were bracing for an imminent encounter... more»
Report: Increasing Number Of Educators Found To Be Suffering From Teaching Disabilities

issue 4522 | 05.25.09 | News

WASHINGTON—"Rather than punishing our teachers or kicking them out, we give them a gold star every time they do something right," said... more»
Senior Prank Somehow Leaves High School With Increased Math Funding

issue 4521 | 05.21.09 | News In Brief

TEXARKANA, TX—A prank in which seniors at West Texarkana High arrived for first-period classes with their shirts and pants on backward... more»
College Student Gradually Becomes Townie

issue 4520 | 05.13.09 | Radio
Graduating Seniors Face Bleak Job Market

issue 4520 | 05.13.09 | American Voices

With the country in the grips of a deep recession, college students will be graduating in a bad job market. What do you think? more»
Area Man First In His Family To Coast Through College

issue 4519 | 05.09.09 | News

MINNEAPOLIS—"My father, my father's father, and all those before them—they struggled and gave it their all so I wouldn't have to," said... more»
Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee

issue 4519 | 05.06.09 | Video

On Today Now!, Jim and Tracy meet James Kimura, a 12-year-old afflicted with the ability to spell long words normal kids don't even care about. more»
Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee

issue 4519 | 05.06.09 | Video

On Today Now!, Jim and Tracy meet James Kimura, a 12-year-old afflicted with the ability to spell long words normal kids don't even care about. more»