Happy 100 Hundred Years of Service
By Anne Driscoll Feb. 8, 2009 From Harrison Ford to Neil Armstrong to Barack Obama, some of America's most well-known celebrities and well-respected leaders have worn a Scout uniform. As the Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years, Tonic takes a look at the history — and values — of an organization that shapes our nation for the better. Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone pledged to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent? In the past 100 years since the Boy Scouts of America was founded, 112 million boys have raised their right hand to live ...
Bipolar Parents Affect their Kids with Mental Woes
By AJP Feb. 1, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Healt) - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder? The answer may lie in your own mental health. According to a new study, young children whose parents have bipolar disorder -- a mental illness marked by severe mood swings from depression to mania -- have an eight-fold higher risk of ADHD relative to young children of mentally healthy parents. They also have a six-fold high risk of having ...
Students across America Helping Haiti
By Jill Lederman Feb. 2, 2009 Students in Pennsylvania are collecting pennies in jars. Fourth-graders in Iowa are holding a lollipop sale. Kids in a Michigan school are going class to class to ask for donations. And a school in New Jersey asked kids to pay a dollar to wear regular clothes instead of their uniforms. These are just some examples of how kids are raising money to help Haiti. A very destructive earthquake struck that Caribbean nation last month. Tens of thousands of people died, and many more were injured. The nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas were left in ruins. It’s likely to ...
We Can Learn from 12 Year Old Stock Market Smarts
By Robbin Friedman Feb. 1, 2010 Do you ever wonder about the smartest way to spend your allowance? Twelve-year-old Fabian Fernandez-Han might have a few good ideas for you. Fabian won the NYSE Financial Future Challenge, sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Foundation. He received a prize of $2,500 and had the honor of ringing the closing bell at the stock exchange on January 11. The contest aimed at getting young people to think about money management and investing. Kids ages 6 to 19 were asked to create a product idea that would teach their peers about finances and the stock market, ...
Hero of the Week – 7 year old Charlie Simpson
By Dan Samaria Publisher/GCC Jan. 25, 2010 Editor’s Note: Each Week we will be Honoring people or groups that are making a difference in helping others especially during this tough times in America. When we as Americans are put through a test, we come out in flying colors on the other side. We would like to know what you think. And if you know someone or group that we can Honor. You can contact us at dan@youngchronicle.com This week we will be honoring: Charlie Simpson. Here is his story: By Warren McLean Bundanoon Australia The other day I posed the question: "who is the more sustaining? Those who only ...
Will You March for Life with Palin and Huckabee?
By Fox nation Jan. 24, 2010 Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to attend tomorrow's National March for Life, which takes place annually on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Americans United for Life Action, in an effort to bolster the real March for Life, launched the first-ever Virtual March for Life http://www.virtualmarchforlife.com/ earlier this week. This innovative online campaign allows people to create an avatar of themselves and "march" online. The Virtual March for Life currently boasts 45,000 Americans and is growing by the minute. As part of this effort, the Virtual March for Life is featuring prominent leaders who are ...
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Wish of the week – AllisonBy MWF/PIO November 15, 2009 Eight-year-old Allison wished for a cruise that she could share with her parents and three siblings who help her stay strong in her battle with leukemia. What she got was a voyage to paradise aboard the Carnival Freedom with many extra special stops along the way. Allison took full advantage of each port starting with her... [Read more of this review]
Officer of the Week – Police Officer Glen K. PettitRemember September 11, 2001 Angels Among Us Police Officer Glen K. Pettit Shield 3815 Police Academy Video Production Unit 12/09/2001 by Dan Samaria Publisher/YC November 14, 2009 Editor’s Note: We at the Chronicle, will never forget those police officers, who have given their lives in 9/11. Each week we will... [Read more of this review]
Patient of the Week – Natalie TannerBy St. Jude November 14, 2009 Natalie Tanner 1 year old Diagnosis: Natalie was found to suffer from medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Natalie’s Story: On Mother’s Day 2007, Natalie’s mom noticed that her daughter, who had been such a happy, active baby since she was born three months earlier, could not lift her eyes upward.... [Read more of this review]
Soldier of the Week – Army National Guard Capt. Joel Arendsby Dan Samaria Publisher/YC November 13, 2009 Editor’s Note: Home State: South Dakota Awarded: Bronze Star We would like to know what you think. dan@youngchronicle.com Then-1st Lt. Arends and his team of 30 soldiers operated in and around Baghdad from February 2004 to April 2005. They were responsible for catching a number of terrorists, including... [Read more of this review]
Firefighter of the week – Battalion Chief Joseph R. Marchbanks Jr.By Dan Samaria Publisher/YC November 12, 2009 Someone To Brag About Joseph Marchbanks Jr. was a Battalion Chief in a Harlem firehouse, but he preferred to be called a firefighter. A 22-year veteran, Chief Marchbanks garnered four promotions by the time he died at age 47, but “he wasn’t one to brag,” said his wife, Teresa. Still,... [Read more of this review]
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