December 11th, 2007
Many adults and community members forget or are simply unaware of the societal and familial problems teenagers confront as they mature. With poverty, mental illness or emotional trauma added to the mix, for some teens, growing up becomes an even bigger challenge.
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December 10th, 2007
This past fall, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on counter-acting global warming. On December 10th, Illinois is celebrating the day the first American woman won the Nobel, Chicago’s own Jane Addams.
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