Kids enjoy Aquathon
Jaxon Qsack is a swimmer by trade. A runner by necessity. Tired of trudging behind his friends at recess, Qsack wanted to dive into running — but knew his heart was in the pool. USA Triathlon’s message...
View ArticleResearchers report more condom use among teens
WASHINGTON — More high school students are using condoms than 20 years ago — but progress has stalled with a lot of work still needed to protect young people from the AIDS virus, government researchers...
View ArticleWhen partisan politics stretch parent-child bonds
NEW YORK (AP) — When David Burrows took on Barry Goldwater and Ayn Rand as "mentors" at age 14, his parents wanted to know what else he was doing that they might be ashamed of. Andrew LaGrone's...
View ArticleBIRTHDAY IDEA: Shopping-spree party at RE-Generation
BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEA OF THE MONTH: Host a shopping-spree party at RE-Generation Venue: RE-Generation Teen Consignment Boutique Address: 118 ½ E. Cheyenne Road, Colorado Springs Phone: (719) 633-8963...
View ArticleFountain-Fort Carson programs for military students praised
The Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 community sent two messages to Washington, D.C.: • Don’t let the looming $1.2 trillion in mandatory “sequestration” federal budget cuts go through. It will...
View ArticleOPINION: What to do when you find your son's porn stash
NEW YORK — Let's say you find history of porn searches on your 13-year-old's computer, and let's say it's not weird or violent porn, but just run-of-the-mill, mildly off-putting porn. What should you...
View ArticleShould teens be allowed to trick-or-treat?
NEW YORK (AP) — Patti Woods-LaVoie loves Halloween and all things candy, but she has a hard and fast rule when it comes to teens and trick-or-treating. Show up at her door in Trumbull, Conn., with a...
View ArticlePreemie Like Me support group looks to encourage military families
Thanksgiving 1994 was supposed to be a cozy one for the Rulands.Hether Ruland envisioned a turkey dinner and plenty of time with the couple’s newborn daughter on what was to be the family’s first...
View ArticleDylan Redwine's father trying to keep focus on finding son
Mark Redwine says he remains puzzled why his son Dylan would try to walk to a friend’s house because the terrain is rugged where he lives and the house is a few miles away. The Colorado Springs...
View ArticleMom goes viral with son's phone code of conduct
NEW YORK (AP) — Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son's "maturity and growth" at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached. Eighteen strings, to be exact, in a...
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