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Help a Teen out this Christmas by Participating in the Amarillo Teen Christmas

Lori Crofford — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:04:26 +0000

When it comes to Christmas and the needs of children most organizations take care of the small children. However, when it comes to teenagers, they seem to be the ones left out. That is why, Amarillo Teen Christmas was founded. Amarillo Teen Christmas gives the teens a chance to enjoy Christmas. They are given a [...]

Here's a Surprising Reason Why You Should Be Grateful Your Teen Likes to Argue

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:37:37 +0000

Your argumentative teen may drive you crazy sometimes, but take heart. New research from the University of Virginia indicates those strong-willed adolescents are better at resisting peer pressure and are thus less likely to drink or do drugs.

15-Year Old Boy Falls Asleep on a Southwest Flight and Ends Up in the Wrong City

Lori Crofford — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:37:09 +0000

15-year old Eric McBee fell asleep on a Southwest Flight from Phoenix, AZ to Tulsa, OK. When the flight landed in Tulsa, Eric was asleep and ended up in St. Louis. When he exited the plane and realized that he wasn't in Tulsa, no one at the airport or even the police station would help him out.

Teenager in Coma After Suffering Injury While Preparing to Appear on Anderson Cooper's Talk Show

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:30:41 +0000

CNN reporter Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk show hasn’t even been on the air for a month — and it’s already under fire.

While prepping for an episode about the workings of the adolescent mind, ‘Anderson’ producers allegedly asked a teenaged guest who was to appear on the show to “film the crazy stuff you do.” The kid then taped himself doing a skateboard stunt during which he fell and suffered severe head trauma, leaving him in a coma.