Never in my life have I been so humiliated as I was on Aug. 10 at the London Gatwick Airport. I had just finished summer classes in Cambridge and was headed back with my father to Dallas, where he lives. For most of the year, I live with my mother in Indianapolis. My parents have been divorced since I was 2, and I've been flying back and forth for 15 years.

Most people in the United States saw what happened Sept. 11, 2001, when hijackers steered two airplanes into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. Many Americans were scared, many were mad, and many were worried -- and not just about the terrorists. Many adults worried about the short- and long-term impact on children, considering the massive media coverage of the disaster. Indeed, man

Parents always wonder if they are doing the right things for their children, especially when they're trying to talk about traumatic events such as Sept. 11, 2001. Judith Myers-Walls, a child development specialist at Purdue University, said one of the most important things adults can offer children is a sense of security. "It's important for parents to do something about those important issues so

Just a little more than a month ago, I was up in the World Trade Center towers looking out at Manhattan. To see them disappear in a waterfall of concrete, dust and bodies is like seeing your past disappear. I had been there and I've seen how many tourists visit. They come from every corner of the world, old and young. It's just horrible to think of the parents who have lost their children and the

With all that's going on in the world these days, patriotism means different things to different people. The word might conjure up images of the U.S. flag or the young people and adults who make up the armed forces fighting in Afghanistan. That's where 17-year-olds Carrie Copeland and Ben Gaydos might be heading after they graduate next spring, as enlistees in the U.S. Navy. Y-Press recently spoke

All around the nation, people have experienced different reactions and emotions to the events of Sept. 11. Although many people were affected, some of the most riveting accounts are from the people who live and work in New York City. New Yorkers, known for being aggressive and blunt, became one family, united in their grief. In October, Y- Press spoke with several members of the Children's PressLi

Think back to when you were younger. You might have had a stuffed animal or doll that went everywhere with you. It was your buddy, your best friend. It was anything you wanted it to be. We all remember the events of Sept. 11 and the relief efforts for the victims. But the people who worked at the World Trade Center -- as well as the firefighters and police officers who died -- weren't the only one

Americans have watched as Pakistan prepared to support the United States in its campaign against terrorism. Pakistan's leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has distanced his country from Afghanistan, angering his people and Afghanistan's Taliban government, which he previously supported. The larger conflict, however, exists with Pakistan's neighbor to the south and east, India. Although carved from the

"I was going to the mosque once, and I usually . . . wear a scarf when I go to the mosque. I was at a stoplight, and there was this man in a truck, and he got out and came up to my window and gave me the finger, and just stood there for like two minutes. "And I didn't know what to do because I was all alone in my car, and there's this big guy and I'm this little girl. And so I just sat there and d

True love and Carolyn Baugh brought Tarek al Basti to the United States, but they didn't live happily ever after. While in Egypt as an exchange student, Baugh met Basti. They fell in love and were married. After the couple moved to Evansville, Basti worked hard at a restaurant and eventually saved enough money to buy it. He became an American citizen. Needing workers, Basti sponsored family and fr