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Press Releases
October 10, 2006 Polling officials allowed 17-year-old to vote, Teenager now facing felony charges
August 3, 2006 DC Curfew Mocks American Legal Principles, Independent Study Shows Curfews Do Not Reduce Juvenile Crime
July 10, 2006 Sophomore Pushes for Student Position on School Board, Plans Press Conference
April 6, 2006 Poverty, Not Age the Main Factor in Teen Driving Accidents, New Study Shows
February 22, 2006 Student Leader Passes First Hurdle Towards Student Representative on School Board

August 6, 2005 Teens Rally for Lower Voting Age on Voting Rights Anniversary
June 5, 2005 New York City Could Make History: Considering Lowering the Voting Age to Sixteen
May 14, 2005 Berkeley California Could Make History: Considering Youth-Proposed Bill to Lower the Voting Age to Sixteen
March 25, 2005 Campaign to Lower Drinking Age Begins; Holds Press Conference

October 22, 2004 T eens Rally in New York; Call for Lower Voting Age
February 26, 2004 Berkeley Teens Sit-In, Protest to Lower Voting Age

August 15, 2003 “Lower Age to Run for Office in North Carolina,” says NYRA
April 23, 2003 NYRA to testify on Voting Age bill to Texas House Committee
March 31, 2003 Campaign to lower Maine’s voting age to 17 begun
March 13, 2003 Student members proposed for Durham Board of Education
March 5, 2003 Study says juveniles more competent than previously believed
February 24, 2003 NYRA supports Florida campaign to lower voting age

June 27, 2002 National Youth Rights Association speaks out against Supreme Court ruling made today on drug testing.
June 24, 2002 South Bay high school student will lead youth delegation to Sacramento Wednesday.
February 27, 2002 Is McCain Turning Back on Young People?
February 20, 2002 National Youth Rights Association Attacks Campaign Fiance Reform Bill

October 8, 2000 Teens to Protest for Lower The Vote 2000 on Election Day, Declare Youth Rights Supporters

Media
July 14, 2007Quiet night at the mall gets teens talking The Roanoke Times
June 22, 2007 D.C. Council Rejects Earlier Youth Curfew Washington Post
June 20, 2007 Alcohol and teenagers: What's a parent to do? Seattle Times
June 10, 2007 Ads from Allstate drive a debate Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 9, 2007 Adam King fights on for teen rights and representation Mountain Xpress
May 6, 2007 If colleges can't curb drinking, it's not for lack of effort Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 29, 2007 Schuyler takes government to others Elmira NY Star-Gazette
April 9, 2007 Teens Want Freedom, Lafayette Police Want Safety CBS 4 Denver
April 1, 2007 Students rally for their rights Holland Sentinel
March 19, 2007 Supreme Court Takes on 'Bong Hits' Case Reuters
February 7, 2007 Watkins Glen Students Start New Clubs Review & Express
January 17, 2007 Pitt-J'town Cracks Down On Drinking With New Party Rules Associated Press

December 8, 2006 Into politics, but no vote BBC News
November 14, 2006 GPS Surveillance Creeps into Daily Life The New Standard
November 9, 2006 The Last Suffrage Movement Begins? Indymedia
November 28, 2006 County mulls youth curfew, Residents hope clampdown will curb vandalism Newszap Arizona
October 12, 2006 Other towns say curfew has worked North Brunswick Sentinel
October 2, 2006 Lower the Voting Age? Junior Scholastic
September 21, 2006 Haters of homework, take notes The Denver Post
September 14, 2006 Curfew crackdown WTHR - Indianapolis Channel 13
September 2, 2006 Curfew considered for Utica Utica Observer-Dispatch
August 31, 2006 Responsible enough for jail but not voting? The Montgomery County Gazette
August 8, 2006 The Last Civil Rights Movement Youth Noise
July 27, 2006 Tech seminar touts Web as springboard for civic action Journal & Courier
July 20, 2006 Student seeks voice on board Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
July 19, 2006 A seat at the table Mountain Xpress (Asheville, North Carolina)
July 19, 2006 Student to hold press conference on school board representation Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
July 2, 2006 Restrictions cut teen driving deaths USA Today
June 29, 2006 Youth Rights Activists Defend MySpace Access New Standard News
June 25, 2006 Student representation on school board 'not a strange concept' Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
June 16, 2006 Students regularly wronged on rights The Express-Times, PA
May 31, 2006 Through Hell, High Water or Web Filters LA Times
May 23, 2006 Detention for a High School Blog Entry? ABCNews.com
May 23, 2006 Freshman fights for representation Cedar Cliff Notes, Reynolds HS, Asheville (North Carolina)
May 18, 2006 District takes aim at teens' Web posts Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2006 Three dozen students gather for workshops such as Bill of Rights 101 Burlington Free Press (Vermont)
May 4, 2006 Student Representation WLOS-TV, Asheville, North Carolina
May 2006 Big Mother Boston Magazine
April 11, 2006 More student input on school issues worth a try Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
April 11, 2006 Student Proposal Deserves Board Approval Cedar Cliff Notes, Reynolds HS, Asheville (North Carolina)
April 11, 2006 King Proposes Student Member on School Board Cedar Cliff Notes, Reynolds HS, Asheville (North Carolina)
April 10, 2006 Student to school board: You could use my perspective Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
January 24, 2006 New Albany resident trying to bring back curfew for kids New Albany Triubune (Indiana)
January 9, 2006 Underage Drinking Laws Could Be Getting Tougher Delco Times (Delaware)

December 4, 2005 Curfew critic will seek seat on council Herald News (New Jersey)
November 10, 2005 Paterson curfew idea flies with voters Herald News (New Jersey)
November 6, 2005 Paterson voters to decide on curfew; not all happy with idea Herald News (New Jersey)
August 18, 2005 Violence Sparks Creative Thinking on Curfew LA Times
July 28, 2005 To drink or not? That is the question of today’s youth Boca Raton News
July 25, 2005 NYC’s Godzilla: Youth Suffrage Activists Connect for Kids
July 25, 2005 Breaking Arbitrary Voting Boundaries Daily Californian
July 20, 2005 A push mounts to lower the voting age Spectrum (NYU)
July 17, 2005 Is the drinking age worth the wait? Daily Herald (Chicago)
July 15, 2005 Berkeley Teens Seek Ballot Measure to Win Right to Vote Berkeley Daily Planet
July 14, 2005 Teens Rally to Promote Proposal for Youth Vote Daily Californian
July 12, 2005 Holyoke Mall enacts escort rule for teens Associated Press
June 28, 2005 Appearance on Fox News to discuss Teen Driving
June 21, 2005 Appearance on KFOR radio in Lincoln, Nebraska to discuss Teen Driving
June 8, 2005 Should 16-year olds be allowed to vote in city elections? ABC Eyewitness News (San Francisco)
June 6, 2005 NYC to Lower Voting Age to 16? Jackson Free Press (Mississippi)
June 6, 2005 Appearance on Fox News to discuss Teen Driving
June 3, 2005 Black boxes for cars slow to catch on USA Today
June 3, 2005 Keeping teen drivers safe begins at home USA Today
May 31, 2005 Alcohol: Better with age? Bennington Banner (Vermont)
May 27, 2005 Youth Voting LTE Berkeley Daily Planet
May 27, 2005 Vidor students petition to stop drug-testing plan The Beaumont Enterprise (Texas)
May 26, 2005 Council Rejects Proposal To Allow Lower Voting Age Daily Californian
May 23, 2005 Voting Age LTE Contra Costa Times (California)
May 21, 2005 Vote at 16 Drive Shifts San Jose Mercury News
May 20, 2005 Teens Try to Lower Voting Age to 16 Berkeley Voice
May 20, 2005 Youth Deserve The Right to Vote (Op-ed) Berkeley Daily Planet
May 10, 2005 School Funding LTE Berkeley Daily Planet
May 6, 2005 Berkeley Teenagers Urge City Officials to Lower Voting Age Daily Californian
May 5, 2005 Berkeley teens take vote fight to council Oakland Tribune
April 24, 2005 Tarentum police enforce curfews Valley News Dispatch, PA
April 18, 2005 Youth Deserve a Voice OpinionEditorials.com
April 17, 2005 Transferring teen clout to the voting booth San Francisco Chronicle
April 14, 2005 Vermont Youth Push to Drink Sooner The Middlebury Campus
April 13, 2005 Give youth a voting voice Gainesville Sun (Florida)
April 13, 2005 Vermont Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 18 New York Times
April 11, 2005 Maine should lower drinking age to 18 The Morning Sentinel, Maine
April 11, 2005 More information should clarify Vermont campaign The Morning Sentinel, Maine
April 9, 2005 Students speak out on raising age to vote The Olympian, Washington
April 8, 2005 Teens lobby for lower voting age Seattle Post-Intelligencer
April 8, 2005 Feds must realize drinking age a state-by-state issue The Ball State Daily News, Indiana
April 6, 2005 Drinking debate mulls rights vs. risks Montpelier Times Argus (Vermont)
April 2, 2005 DRINKING AGE SHOULD STAY A 'RESPECTFUL' 21 Morning Sentinel (Maine)
March 30, 2005 Youth rights group wants to lower Vt's drinking age Montpelier Times Argus (Vermont)
March 29, 2005 Support to Drop Drinking Age WCAX-TV Burlington, VT
March 2005 Booze Control Teen Vogue
January 2005 Drinking Age to 18? — It’s on the Table Ale Street News

December 31, 2004 Appearance on Your World with Neil Cavuto Fox News Channel
December 15, 2004 County-wide campaign aims to curb underage drinking Germantown, MD Gazette
November 5, 2004 Are leaders really listening? Independent Weekly; Durham, NC
October 30, 2004 Berkeley teenagers continue fight to lower voting age Oakland Tribune
October 23, 2004 Appearance on Fox News with Greg Jarrett
October 18, 2004 Police say restricting teen access adds safety Associated Press
October 18, 2004 Teens say escort policy unfair The State; SC
October 14, 2004 Proposed Youth Curfew Gains Popularity With City Residents Queens Chronicle; NY
September 17, 2004 Should the Voting Age Be Lowered? Teen Newsweek
September 15, 2004 Fake IDs must-haves for hundreds of underage college students The Wichitan, Midwestern State University; TX
September 13, 2004 Should 16-Year-Olds Have the Right to Vote? Youth Communication
September 9, 2004 After 20 years, State drinking age is still 21 The Pitt News; University of Pittsburgh
September 9, 2004 Politics & kids Mail Tribune: Jackson County, OR
August 26, 2004 Appearance on WVLK News talk 590 in Kentucky
August 23, 2004 YOUNG VOICES: Teenagers have adult reasons to vote Detroit Free Press
August 19, 2004 Senator ends youth-voting effort; activists plan fight Contra Costa Times
August 15, 2004 At 16, You Should Be Able To Vote Parade Magazine
August 9, 2004 Fake IDs must-haves for hundreds of underage college students Knight Ridder/Tribune
July 31, 2004 The Age of Deception Fort-Worth Star Telegram
July 26, 2004 Time is up for curfews Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 17, 2004 Don't-drink-till-21 law turns 20 Baltimore Sun
June 7, 2004 Teen wants vote for 14-year-olds San Francisco Chronicle
May 7, 2004 Bill To Lower Voting Age To 14 Passes Senate Committee Bay City News Service
May 6, 2004 Teenage voting rights proposed San Francisco Chronicle
May 5, 2004 Teens tell state senators: Let us vote Knight Ridder/Tribune
April 25, 2004 Californians consider granting 14-year-olds the right to vote Boston Globe
April 14, 2004 Appearance on News talk 1430 in Indianapolis
April 13, 2004 Area teens like age 18 Telegraph-Forum.; Bucyrus, OH
April 11, 2004 Change in voting age is sought Indianapolis Star
April 9, 2004 Not-yet-18-year-olds pushing for right to voteTucson Citizen; Tucson, AZ
April 8, 2004 Should voting age fall to 16? The Enquirer; Cincinnati, OH
April 5, 2004 Drinking Age Debated The Eagle; American University
April 1, 2004 NYRA Strives to Lower Voting Age The New Paltz Oracle; SUNY: New Paltz
March 31, 2004 Teens Should Grow Up Before They Start Voting Corsair; Santa Monica College
March 23, 2004 Campaign Aims to Lower Drinking Age The Hoya; Georgetown University
March 15, 2004 Teen voting proposal bears maturity question The Daily Bruin; UCLA
March 12, 2004 Should 14-year-olds vote? OK, how about a quarter of a vote? The Christian Science Monitor
March 12, 2004 Appearance on Politics Live, on ABC Broadband
March 10, 2004 Appearance on KMED in Oregon
March 9, 2004 Giving New Meaning to 'Youth Vote' The Los Angeles Times
March 8, 2004 California lawmakers propose lowering voting age to 14 The Associated Press
March 3, 2004 Teenagers Lobby for the Right to Vote The Daily Californian; UC-Berkeley
March 1, 2004 Students protest drinking age The Hatchet; George Washington University
January 13, 2004 Appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio

November 14, 2003 High School Drug Raid Sparks Incredulity, Outrage Drug War Chronicle
November 9, 2003 Appearance on "That Democracy Show" on NPR
September 24, 2003 Appearance on RNN TV in New York City
September 17, 2003 Too Young to Vote? ABCnews.com
September 17, 2003 Should Kids Get to Vote? AOL News
September 9, 2003 Baltimore teens get chance to register The Boston Globe
September 7, 2003 For Whose Own Good? Kuro5hin.org
July 2, 2003 Campaigning for the right to vote The Gazette; Maryland
July 1, 2003 Appearance on "Declare Your Independence w/Ernest Hancock" on KFNX 1000 in Phoenix
June 12, 2003 Good Times Gone Bad The Montreal Mirror
June 4, 2003 US Legal Drinking Age Becomes Subject of New Debate Voice of America
May 20, 2003 Teen curfew tabled The Columbia Missourian; Missouri
April 26, 2003 Anti-Ageism Activists Protest 7-11 Injustice DC Independent Media Center
April 17, 2003 Out in the Park with Youth Pride Metro Weekly; Washington, DC
March 4, 2003 Before you suspend me, can I call a lawyer? The Christian Science Monitor
February 12, 2003 Durham youth panels pushed The News & Observer; Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2003 N.C. Court to Mull Right to a Lawyer In Discipline Cases Education Weekly
January 7, 2003 Appearance on John McMullen Show; Sirius Satellite Radio

December 15, 2002 Teens struggle for rights in a wary society The Dallas Morning News
November 7, 2002 Dogging Youth Jackson Free Press; Mississippi
September 25, 2002 Youth rights group takes step toward action The Maneater; University of Missouri - Columbia
September 11, 2002 Youth rights activist group in planning stages The Maneater; University of Missouri - Columbia
August 29, 2002 Old enough to vote, but not to smoke? Whatever The Los Angeles Times
July 20, 2002 San Mateo suspensions are unfair San Mateo Daily Journal; California
June 27, 2002 Measure to raise smoking age to 21 clears early hurdle San Diego Union-Tribune
May 9, 2002 Appearance on CNN International
May 4, 2002 Push on to lower drinking age Lowell Sun; Massachusetts
April 12, 2002 No Beer, No War, And Now This … Youth Today
March 27, 2002 Professor speaks on drinking age The Eagle; American University

September 7, 2001 Appearance on Michigan Talk Radio
September 2, 2001 Activist takes on store rules against minors The Holland Sentinel; Michigan
August 30, 2001 Regulating Minors' Access to the Internet Can Backfire The San Francisco Chronicle
August 27, 2001 Youth-rights effort targets three stores The Grand Rapids Press; Michigan
August 6, 2001 Appearance on RNN TV in New York City
July 29, 2001 CNN Sunday CNN
June 13, 2001 Appearance on WKLZ in Kalamazoo, MI
May 29, 2001 Appearance on WKZO in Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2001 Discussion of School Shootings KFI AM 640

November 7, 2000 Should the Voting Age Be Lowered? Slate Magazine
November 1, 2000 Appearance on Victoria Jones Show, WMAL AM 630 in Washington, DC
October 20, 2000 Appearance on WJR in Detroit
August 23, 2000 Youth Rights Association chapter a 'wake-up call' The Holland Sentinel; Michigan
February 23, 2000 Appearance on Youth Radio in NC




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