Low-income communities designed to be "steppingstone" to self-sufficiency. Here's what most of us expected to see when we visited two low-income housing communities in Indianapolis: lots of litter and broken glass, kids hanging out on the streets, and boarded-up windows and doors. Here's what we saw: modest brick apartment buildings, a small playground, a day-care center and friendly people.

Imagine going more than 9,000 miles to perform for dozens of people and having no one clap! That's what happened to the girls of Stage One Dance Academy in Greenwood, but they soon found out that the natives considered it rude to clap during a performance, and the girls became accustomed to the quiet audience. Stephanie Groves, 16; Hannah Hanlin, 17; Allison Acres, 13; Stephanie Keele, 12; an