Radio talk-show host stresses appreciation of hard work as a prerequisite for success. The problem with kids, radio talk-show host Bruce Williams says, is that they want to live like their parents. "You got to go out and pay the dues first," says Williams, whose nightly show is broadcast locally from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on WIB

Former journalist had been held hostage in Lebanon for more than six years. For 2,455 days, Americans read about, heard about and watched helplessly as one man experienced his nightmare - being held hostage in Lebanon. Terry Anderson's nightmare has been over for more than 16 months now. He's working on a book, gotten married, restoring an old house and getting to know his youngest daughter,

"You can find drugs in the school." Chris Moore, 12 Pittsboro School Pittsboro, Ind. "Some people are sort of racist." Katy Coffman, 12 Center Grove Middle School Greenwood "I guess vandalism." Kate Lewis, 13 Carmel Junior High School Carmel "I guess racial problems." Doug Thorber, 17 Highland High School Highland, Ind. Poll conducted by Jade McGillem, 12; Justin Kle

Larry and John were spinning downward until Jesus came into their lives. At first sight, you wouldn't guess that Larry Mitchell and John D. Baker are evangelists. With their long hair and leather vests, they don't fit the description of a stereotypical preacher in a three-piece suit. Mitchell and Baker, a two-man team called Frontline Ministries, give presentations on Satanism, drugs and rock

How would you change the world? More than 1.5 million TV viewers are discovering 13-year-old Chris Mullen's solutions to the world's problems. Chris won a contest sponsored by WFYI-TV (Channel 20) for youths to design a public-service announcement. The problems Chris addressed in his project ranged from drug abuse to radioactive waste to forest depletion. "How the contest worked was, we had (s

Lisa Schubert, 11; Sam Perry, 13; Jade McGillem, 12 The Invent America program helps children develop creative, innovative thinking skills by teaching them to create their own inventions in order to solve everyday problems. It is an educational program developed by the non-profit United States Patent Model Foundation. This is the fifth year of the national competition, which took place in Was

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