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	Put learning first, Craig Hodges urges pupils By Leah Lindsey, 6, Jennifer Sanders, 6, Tresha Charles, 6, , His parents made him put books before basketball, and he's glad. When professional basketball player Craig Hodges spoke at Indianapolis Public Schools' Back to School Rally in September, his intention was not to dismiss the typical athlete stereotype. Nor did he come as an egotistical star ready to sign autographs. Rather, he came as a parent concerned about the downfall of education. "You can
	New law sets guidelines for employers of disabled people By Katheryn Weiler, , Tresha Charles, 7 Christina Maury teaches Indiana businesses and organizations how to comply with law that protects the disabled. While the Americans With Disabilities Act has been in effect for only one year, the idea of protecting the rights of the disabled is not so new. According to Christina Maury, ADA is really a revision of the Rehabiliation Act of 1973. "The Rehabilitation Act said that if you were an e
	AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT By Katheryn Weiler, , Tresha Charles, 7 Muncie resident shares personal stories of discrimination, hoping to prevent prejudice against disabled individuals. A little boy and his mother were in a grocery store when the boy spotted a woman in a wheelchair. He asked his mother, "What's wrong with that lady?" His mother said, "Shhh." The little boy was confused, and so he asked again, "Well, what's the matter? Can I ask her?" His mothe
	SEXUAL HARASSMENT By Tresha Charles, 7, Carlos Galliani, , Erica Bellamy, 11, , Sexual harassment doesn't wait for the workplace. If you're a girl, boys nudging you or saying sexual things to you are just part of life. It doesn't feel like sexual harassment; it's just the way guys grow up. Boys say girls should feel flattered that some guy likes them enough to make sexual comments or to touch them. But the guy doesn't do it because he likes you, because if he likes you,
	TALKNET BRUCE WILLIAMS By Jade McGillem, 85, Megan White, 14, Tresha Charles, 7 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
	Teacher sets high standards, and students live up to them By Tresha Charles, 7, Ryan Neal, , Amanda Stevens, When an autistic girl came to a new school, she had never spoken in her life. Despite her silence and isolation, she chose to say her first words there. They were "I love you." And they were directed at her teacher, Marva Collins. Collins has since joined the vanguard of education with her faith in children's innate ability to learn. Twenty years ago, Collins founded the Westside Preparatory S
	Confused at first, young adult now comfortable with her mother's choice By Tresha Charles, 8, Ashley DeGroff, 12, Josh Richardt, Many kids don't like to think about their parents' sex lives - especially if their parents are gay. For Meema Spadola, this subject was on her mind daily as she was growing up. Her parents divorced when she was 10, and soon after she began to wonder about her mother's sexual preference. Though her mother's decision confused her at first, she is now comfortable with the fact. To help other chil
	They Dig It By Tresha Charles, 8, Paul Bohnert, 12, Andrea Cowden, , Stephanie Dodge, , , Have you ever thought to yourself, "I like Indians. I like watching the shows." If you have, than you're like Clark Bishop, an 11-year-old student from Denver who just had an up-close look at ancient Indian life. Clark and five of his classmates traveled to Cortez, Colo., about 400 miles southwest of Denver, to partake of an archaeological Mecca called Crow Canyon.