The increase in gang activity has been blamed on many factors, such as poverty, lack of parental guidance and the shortage of alternative activities for youths. But according to a counselor who has worked with teens for 20 years, societal attitudes may be as much to blame. "We are socialized to think that violence might well solve a problem," said Karla Taylor Temple, a consultant for the Ind

Bob Hill urges his players and his kids to set goals and be responsible. Bob Hill, coach of the Indiana Pacers, stresses that his team recognizes the importance of education, responsibility and having goals. He does the same thing at home with his own sons _ ages 8, 13 and 15. "I think it's absolutely paramount for kids to have goals. I think that when you're young you've got to have goals t

"Yes, because you'll get a better education and a better career." April Keller, 11 Wanamaker Elementary Indianapolis "Yes, because you'll get to accomplish more things in life." Nicole Box, 12 George Rogers Clark School Vincennes "I think college is important so you can get an education and go somewhere in life. You can get a PhD and become a doctor." Brett Addy, 11 Moores Hill

Where's Waldo? It took us six months, but we finally found the adventurous traveler and star of the Where's Waldo? books _ and his busy creator, Martin Handford _ in England. Waldo is 5-foot-8, in his late teens or early 20s, thin and wears a stocking cap _ even on the beach. "He's a happy-go-lucky, friendly adventurer. He always sees the good in people, never the bad," Handford said recently

Expert says laws on selling bones differ, depending on the area. With dinosaur skeletons selling for as much as $500,000 each, America has a new breed of criminal: bone bandits. This year, there have been reports of bone bandits in Colorado and Wyoming. In Wyoming, rustlers raided a fossil dig of a paleontology crew from Harvard University. Richard Stucky, curator of paleontology and department