Young People's Press

May 9, 2008   
home  |   archives  |   gallery  |   submissions / writing tips   |   links   |   about us
411



GREAT SITE FOR MUSIC BUFFS

  ...
Read It Here
 
PopMachine

How to watch American Idol

By Angelle Marie Damare

As Idol mania sweeps across America, I, a show-savvy fan, feel it necessary to give a brief overview of how to watch the show. 
Read It Here
 
H e a d S p a c e


Be true to yourself

By Christopher Curry
After spending much of my later life trying desperately to avoid being taken over by the surge of recent technological advancements, I seem to have inadvertently thrown in the metaphorical towel. I became aware of this last week as I walked gleefully down the street shuffling through my billion song playlist on my new iPod that is scarcely the size of a guitar pick. 
Read It Here
 
C o n f i d e n t i a l l y
Y o u r s
David and Jewel
Got a problem?
Get cool advice from our hot columnists right here!
What's New :

Got A Story To Tell?

My hero is a soldier

By Alina Beck

That man over there may look like an ordinary individual to you. At 5’6”, he has wavy, dark brown hair, with hazel eyes that love to glow more toward green than brown. If you pass him, he'll simply smile and you'll go on your way. You'll think nothing of him. But that man right there, he stands taller than ever in my eyes. 
full article
 
Wal-Mart draws me like a magnet

By Daniel Calhoun

Every Sunday millions of Americans scour bulky newspapers for coupons the way bloodhounds hunt rodents. They sniff the scent of savings and pounce. 
full article
 
That woman is my grandmother

By Paul Nordeman

The old woman sitting in the chair in the corner — with her hands folded on her lap, rambling incoherently for anyone who will listen and unaware of what’s going on around her — was a great woman. She was the caretaker of many and the keystone to a tight-knit family. 
full article
 
Medvedev brings more of the same in Russia

By Daniel Vahab

I don’t see how Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s new president, is going to be any different than Vladimir Putin. 
full article
 
World should boycott Olympics

By Daniel Vahab

Have you heard of the crisis in Tibet? If not, you should have. It’s important. It involves the Olympics in Beijing and angry monks rioting. 
full article
 


S e a r c h
N e w s  L i n k s

   Facebook sets new child safeguards
HARTFORD, Conn.–Social networking site Facebook is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, although the most extreme measure – banning convicted sex offenders – won't apply to Canada or other countries outside the United States.

   New study ties sleep to array of health problems
ATLANTA — People who sleep fewer than six hours a night – or more than nine – are more likely to be obese, a new U.S. government study has found.

   'I really don't think of myself' as an icon
Back in 1991, Gordon Lightfoot told a local interviewer that “nobody really needed another Gordon Lightfoot record.” It didn't turn out that way, of course. Lightfoot recorded three more albums after that statement, the last of which, Harmony, came out in 2004.

   New sexual consent law may confuse teens
When it comes to sex, 16 is the new 14. Under a law that went into effect yesterday as part of the federal government's omnibus crime bill passed in February, a teen under the age of 16 cannot consent to sex with an adult five or more years older.

More »

 - Sites related to Young People's Press - 
No Crime  |   No Hurt  |   Equality Today  |   Verse City

© Copyright Young People's Press 2001-2005 All Rights Reserved.