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	Consumer magazine helps kids use money wisely By Matt White, , Lisa Schubert, , Jade McGillem, 84, Brian Hartz, , Chris Cooper, 7 How to subscribe Individual subscriptions to Zillions are $16 per year. Write to Zillions, P.O. Box 54861, Boulder, Colo., 80322-4861. School subscriptions are $4.95 per year, with a minimum of 10 orders to one address. Write to Zillions, P.O. Box 3760, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102. The magazine is also available on newsstands. Zillions tells young consumers how to avoid rip-offs and choose prod
	Advocates try to clear the air of smoking By Brian Hartz, , Sam Perry, 13 Each day, 3,000 teen-agers become regular smokers, according to Dr. Antonia Novello, U.S. surgeon general. Patrick Reynolds, founder of the Foundation for a Smoke- Free America, is trying to stop that trend. "Twenty-six percent of people in our society smoke," Reynolds said. "Smoking is causing 390,000 deaths every year in America." In addition to the health risks, Reynolds said, "Smoking cig
	In Fort Wayne, it pays to say no By Brian Hartz, , Andrea Heilman, 7, Sam Perry, 13 BAAD isn't bad anymore. In the case of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, BAAD is good. BAAD stands for Bruins Against Alcohol and Drugs. It's a new program at Northrop whose main purpose is to reward kids who don't use drugs or alcohol by giving them discounts at area stores, according to Sue Beerman, assistant principal at Northrop High School. Beerman explained how the program came about.
	Artist who draws `Punisher' not making a self-portrait By Sam Perry, 14, Justin Klemann, , Matt White, , Brian Hartz, , , Hugh Haynes lives in Indianapolis and is a penciler for Marvel Comics. "George Bush is trying to make a kinder, gentler nation in his campaign speeches," said Hugh Haynes, penciler of Marvel Comic's Punisher. "But that's about the only place there's a kinder, gentler nation going on anywhere. The actions (of society) do not reflect that, and the people do not reflect that." Haynes feels that
	Breathing space for runaways By Mike Cake, 14, Schmieka Carpenter, 15, Brian Hartz, Stopover helps kids learn to make better choices. RUNNING AWAY When Jon didn't agree with the rules at home and wouldn't follow them anyway, he decided to run away. For a while, he stayed with a friend whose parents were out of town, but eventually he ended up at Stopover, a voluntary, not-for-profit agency near Downtown Indianapolis dedicated to rehabilitating kids who have run away. The shel
	BIFF! By Sam Perry, 14, Brian Hartz, , Matt White, , Justin Klemann, , , Stan Lee has spent 50 years working in the comic publishing field. Comic books are more violent today than they've ever been, Stan Lee says. "But I think that you'll find that in everything today," said Lee, publisher of Marvel Comics. "I think you'll find that movies are more violent, television is more violent. . . . I think that the comics in a sense probably reflect the world around us." T
	Child abuse victims' stats on increase By Brian Hartz, , Jennifer Dawson, , Brad Banich, , Frankie Byrd, Three members of governor's commission warn that, if services don't increase, the number of victims will continue to rise. Without further services, child abuse in Indiana will increase, not only in number but in severity, the director of the Pleasant Run Children's Homes says. "The number of families in crisis continues to increase, and the funding continues to stay stable or decrease. The st
	Facing each day difficult for abused children By Matt White, , Jason Quinto, , Jennifer Dawson, , Frankie Byrd, , Brad Banich, , , , Brian Hartz, Child abuse hot line The Indiana Chapter of the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse offers the CARE Line, a toll-free information and referral line concerning child abuse and neglect. It's (800) 962-2798. Warning signs consistent and visible in behaviors of abused according to local social workers and sociologists. It's 7 a.m. You awake to a bleeping alarm and instinctively sh
	Teens try to explain how and why they attempted suicide By Megan White, 13, Meg McIntyre, 84, Brian Hartz, , Carlos Galliani, Two students struggle to describe the feelings of depression and desperation that led them to take a near-fatal step. Children's Express talked with two kids who have been treated by Dr. Kathleen Miller. Both tried to commit suicide. Brian is 17. Wendy is 18. Brian's story "It was probably three years ago. I knew that I didn't feel good, but I really didn't know why. I knew that I needed to ge