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	Hurricane survivors `lucky' despite losses By Susan Buerger, , Tony Dale, , Jennifer Jourdan, , Liz Schnippel, , Nicole Woodson, Florida residents coped with heat and crime after a devastating storm. Imagine working all day in the yard in 95-degree heat. You're tired, hungry and sweaty. You walk into your house and open the refrigerator. But instead of a cold blast, there is just more heat. This scene was repeated every day for three weeks for 13-year-old David and 9-year-old Diana Rosenthal, residents of southern Miam
	Wish kid LEARNS SKATING By , , Meganne Hoffman, , Tony Dale, , Ted Mosey, , Joshua Richardt, , Lisa Schubert, Rachael Wiley gets her first lesson on ice from Kristi Yamaguchi as part of the Make a Wish Foundation's program. Ten-year-old Rachael Wiley's first ice skating lesson was not from any ordinary teacher, but from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. In mid-January, just three weeks before Yamaguchi performed in Indianapolis, she came to skate with one special child. And Rachael, who has a co
	Stephanopoulos discusses administration's changes By Kim Dexter, , Tony Dale, , Joe Huser, FYI Did you know that, until 1975, Rhodes Scholarships were limited to men? Did you know that a student who wins a Rhodes Scholarship can only attend Oxford? Did you know that the scholarships are named for Cecil John Rhodes, British statesman and financier? White House spokesman says domestic and economic policies will shift with the new president. Adults can be called many things, but "kid"
	Aches are first sign of kids' arthritis By Katie Corydon, , Kim Dexter, , Tony Dale, , Joshua Richardt, FOR HELP To learn more about juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or other forms of arthritis, call the Indiana Arthritis Information Line at (800) 783-2342, or write to the Indiana Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation at 8646 Guion Road, Indianapolis, Ind. 46268. The phone number is (317) 879-0321. Incurable disease can be difficult to diagnose, and patients face arduous treatments; but it's not con
	Teens learning how to cope with epilepsy By Tony Dale, , Brad Banich, New medicines and understanding of the ailment helps individuals deal with chronic disease of the nervous system. When 16-year-old Tanisa Strong found out that she had epilepsy, she felt alone and depressed. The Children's Express editor _ and co-author of this story _ says she spent her days in her room "having gigantic pity parties." "A lot of kids try to deny that they have epilepsy," said
	Post offers its members a chance to decide whether they like, or don't like working as computer programmers. By Tony Dale, , Jana Semmler, What is one fun way to decide what your college major should be? In Indianapolis, one alternative is to become involved in an Explorer post, an organization that focuses on teens' interests in certain career areas, such as engineering, cosmetology or accounting. The posts are a branch of the Boy Scouts of America, but one major difference between the two groups is that the Explorer posts are
	Alternatives to surgery also types of treatment By Katie Corydon, , Kim Dexter, , Tony Dale, , Joshua Richardt, This disease can strike youngsters as well as adults. Treatment options include surgery to replace damaged joints. Once you have juvenile arthritis, there is a 50/50 chance you will have it as an adult, according to Janna Zeltwanger, who has lived with the disease for 33 years. It also can go away, Zeltwanger explained. "It's so variable because some kids will get arthritis in one joint, and i
	At 70, Keane enjoys amusing people By Joe Huser, , Ilene Potasnik, , Tony Dale, , Kim Dexter, , Sarah Furimsky, Bil Keane, the creator of Family Circus, the world's most widely syndicated cartoon, was once told by a teacher: "William Keane, you better stop wasting your time with these cartoons. You'll never be able to make a living drawing funny pictures." But, as Keane said, "I never did stop. . . . I liked to make people laugh." At age 70, he's still making people laugh with the Family Circus, which
	Book tells of difficulties of being a teen By Tony Dale, , Nicole Woodson, Local group publishes ideas and feelings to aid communication between adults and kids. To order the book To obtain a copy of The Untitled Book, send a check for $10 along with a written request to Creative Leadership, 140 1/2 South Main Street, Zionsville, Ind. 46077. All proceeds will benefit youth programs. Sometimes parents just don't understand the problems that we teenagers face today in
	Local music therapist says music is powerful By Lisa Schubert, , Leah Lindsey, 7, Tony Dale, , Sarah Atterson, 3 Janet Barton uses songs to change kids' behavior. The music starts, and a little girl's face lights up with joy. She is reacting to music just as most people do when they hear a song that they like. But this little girl cannot hear the song. She is deaf. She feels the music by putting her head against the guitar. This, according to Janet Barton, is an example of the power of music. Barton is
	Parents' group puts pressure on industry to label nasty lyrics By Ted Mosey, , Becky Black, , Tony Dale, Record industry and a watchdog group agree that labels help consumers know what the words of song are before buying music. Parental concern about music isn't new. In 1950, many parents thought Elvis Presley's hip movements were obscene. Today, parents are alarmed by album covers depicting nearly nude torsos and lyrics urging people to challenge police _ or worse. The fact is, lyrics that inclu
	Teen-ager says violence forced him into adulthood By Timothy Ward, , Tony Dale, , Misty Moore, , Ben Young, , Carlos Galliani, SOUTH AFRICA In the United States, you're still technically a kid when you are 17. But in South Africa, violence forces kids to grow up faster. In the United States, we complain about things such as sharing a room with our brother or sister, getting a cold or hearing racist remarks on the street. But in South Africa, some children must live away from their families just because their house is
	South African says violence indescribable By Timothy Ward, , Tony Dale, , Misty Moore, , Ben Young, , , Children's Express recently talked by telephone with several children from South Africa to find out about their lives under apartheid, or racial separation. Theona Canster, 15, lives in a township outside Cape Town. People are dying. Some of them are dying for no reason - maybe for the color of your skin or the language that you speak. And to some people, (if) you don't look good or if you d
	Lugar explains complex issues By Tony Dale, , Meganne Hoffman, , Christina Snorten, , Ben Young, Politicians seem to express their views more during the campaign year than at any other time. However, much of what they say revolves around what their opponents will do wrong rather than what they themselves hope to do in office. Children's Express recently talked to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., about his work before he begins his 1994 re-election campaign. We wanted to talk to an actual
	TAKING THE PLUNGE By Paul Bohnert, 12, Mike Bova, , Charmaine Wright, 5, Tony Dale, , , Think about the things 11-year-olds typically do - ride bikes, skip rope, play catch and maybe join a pick-up game of basketball. Charles Mullins is a little different. He started to skydive when he was 11. Now 15, the teen-ager from Germantown, Tenn., still holds the record as the world's youngest sky diver. In his own words, "It's an honor." Charles was not nervous on his first jump. The on
	I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT . . . By Tony Dale, , Anne Coffey, 13, Bonnie Hartley, 86 `There is a place, a wonderful, magical, colorful place, where seriously ill children can go to have fun. . . . And there's a chance that, simply by having fun, they might actually get better." That is the goal of the Starbright Pavilion Foundation, which is hoping to build such a place in Los Angeles in the next three to five years. Wayne Shive, founder of Lifelines Corp., is on the board of