IL state champs in debate
We congratulate the IL state champions in the four divisions of debate from Evanston Township (2), Glenbrook North, and Schaumburg high schools. [...]Read More... from...
No plans for new wind farms in Md.
Wind turbines won't be going up in Somerset County. Developers couldn't answer objections from people concerned about a Naval air station. [...]Read More... from No...
Tornadoes near Rockford kill 2, level homes
Tornadoes and thunderstorms on Thursday injured more than a dozen people and killed at least two in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago. [...]Read More......
Young Entrepreneurs Academy coming to Salisbury
Sixth through 12th graders around Salisbury, Md., will be able to start a business this fall with the help of local mentors and the Young...
Baltimore sub charged with sex abuse
A man who was a substitute teacher and rec center program leader has been accused of sex abuse by a 15-year-old boy he invited to...
Court OK’s breathalyzer tests before Fla. prom
A federal district court in Fla. said school officials didn't violate any student rights by giving students breathalyzer tests before letting them into the prom....
Scholarships for the undocumented at Loyola?
Hats off to the students at Loyola University in Chicago, who just voted to add a $5 fee in order to fund a scholarship for...
For some birds, color is a mixed blessing
Natural selection is at work in making the cap on female red-capped plovers dull while that on males of the species has remained brightly colored....
Water, water, everywhere water — even in space
NASA scientists have been looking for water (and life) on other worlds, and they've found evidence of liquid water in some of those distant worlds....
Play in PA tells a story of inequity in school funding
A documentary play, based on real-life interviews, premiered in Philadelphia this week. School funding, based on property taxes, is unfair. [...]Read More... from Play in...