
NC Lowers Voting, Driving, Drinking Age
During this semester, I am taking the honors-level version of a state-mandated civics and economics class at my school. The class is quite interesting, and it involves a lot of open dicussion and thought. On Tuesday, the teacher assigned a fun project in which we ...
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Here We Go Again
I came across this news story over on Yahoo just a little bit ago. I have posted it in the Current Events forum as well. Are these people who study teens a broken record or what? Teens don't get enough sleep. Teens aren't taking good ...
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Making it All Worthwhile
From the NYRA Forums: I just wanted to thank all of you. This forum and NYRA has really affected me. I was/am really depressed, but when i go on here i feel like i am surrounded by friends. :love: Thank you all. I just wanted ...
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Libraries Censor IndyKids
A new project of New York City Indymedia, IndyKids, has been censored by two area library systems. After agreeing to distribute IndyKids to their local branches, both the New York Public Library and the Queens Public Library changed their minds and now refuse to distribute ...
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Grown-ups never understand
Thanks Jackie: Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Here is a copy ...
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Bloggers Finally Picking up Voting Age Issue
Today (well yesterday really) is a good day for youth rights and the push for lowering the voting age. The issue is starting to crack the blogosphere. I just was alerted to the fact that Matthew Yglesias has picked up on the issue and voiced ...
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Parental Controls Make Bad Parents
This is a message to parents about controlling their TV and computer. Yes, your cable or satellite services comes with parental controls, as do your computer's ISP, anti-virus software, and anything else you have loaded onto it. With these, you can restrict and monitor the ...
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On My Right to Eat Ketchup
By reading this title, you may be wondering what the hell it has anything to do with youth rights. This is more of a personal story in connection to a general youth rights theme, so just relax and keep on reading to find out more. ...
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NYRA Member Leads Local Campaign
Adam King, one of the leaders of NYRA's Chapter Formation Division, has undertaken a project in Asheville, NC. King is working to introduce a position on the school board that would give a non-voting seat to a student representative chosen by the county's students. He ...
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Students must be treated fairly
As I write this post in my first period class at my school during my spare time, I realize that I am fortunate. While my school is mainly pro-student rights, I realize that there are some schools that are ageist and barbaric in their policies. ...
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