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	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
	Gun dealer urges stricter oversight of sales By Mike Cake, 13, Chris Lee, 4, Mike Pothast, A gun store owner seems an unlikely proponent of stricter gun control laws _ especially one whose motto is, "I don't want to make any money; I just love to sell guns." But Don Davis, self-proclaimed millionaire owner of three Don's Guns stores in the Indianapolis area, says state and national laws to control guns do not go far enough. For instance, to get a gun permit in Indiana, you need to b
	Eating disorders can be deadly if not treated By Lisa Schubert, , Mike Cake, 14 Many people think dieting, weight loss and eating disorders are a recent phenomenon, but they can be traced back much further. "If you go back in the medical literature, there are instances of eating disorders back in the '50s and in the '30s," says Dr. Jerry Fletcher, a psychiatrist with Indiana Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, which treats children and their families. "You'll find eating dis