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	Finding, selling fossils may or may not be legal By Chasity Wray, , Gina Boyden, 13, Ryan Asberry, 12 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
	Casting agent has an eye for talent By Ryan Asberry, 12 CHILDREN'S EXPRESS Kid actors are everywhere, starring in movies and television shows, doing commercials and public service announcements, even doing voices on radio commercials. But how do kids get started and what does it take to be a kid actor? Children's Express talked to Judy Welker, an Indianapolis casting agent, to find out. "I look for something in the eyes immediately. A smile will c
	National leaders propose education changes By Ben Young, , Amber Hall, , Lisa Schubert, , Kia Woodson, , Christy Hagan, 14, Eric McCoy, 14, Jennifer Spencer, 14, Ryan Asberry, 11, Jennifer Wilson, 14, Carrie Ward, 14, Emily Steele, 14, Sean Griffin, Barbara Bush would make sure it starts at home. The Rev. Jesse Jackson would make sure everyone has the same amount of money for it. Lamar Alexander would make sure its standards match those of other nations. And H. Dean Evans would make sure it could be held accountable. Four different people, four different views on education. Children's Express attended press conferences in Indianapolis wi
	Students on a crusade for freedom By Kelly Hartley, , Ryan Asberry, 12 Even if you watch the evening news every day, you may not fully understand what is going on in the world. According to students at Park Tudor School and Pike High School, their involvement in Amnesty International during this school year has brought them closer to the news. "I think that a lot of our population is caught up in their own lives and that (the news) doesn't touch them. They don't