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Whitney Slaughter

Stories by Whitney

Unpredictable MS short-circuits nerves
By Whitney Slaughter, 14, Laura Berlier, 7, Megan Friedmeyer, 13, ,
When you wake in the morning, you usually get out of bed and walk to the bathroom or the kitchen without trouble. But for Indianapolis resident Joyce Cofer, that is sometimes not the case. Cofer is affected by an unpredictable disease called multiple sclerosis, often called MS. So is former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. MS attacks the central nervous system. Its symptoms, which can come and
OUT OF THIS WORLD
By Erica Bellamy, 11, Bonnie Hartley, 85, Ted Mosey, , Whitney Slaughter, 15
You're part of a space shuttle mission. You train the way every astronaut trains. You can even eat the same foods the astronauts eat. Jenni Waicukauski, a junior at Bloomington High School South, did that and plenty more. She and more than 140,000 other kids from around the world have attended programs by the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., since 1982. "When I was little, I
What do you think?
By Whitney Slaughter, 13, Brendan Kirsch,
Mike Tyson has been accused of rape. Do celebrities receive special treatment?