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LipDub Videos Show High Schoolers' Directorial Chops

Move over, Martin Scorsese -- you've got competition. Students at high schools and universities are trying their hand at one-shot videos featuring hundreds of cast members lip-syncing to catchy pop tunes. Senior Luke McDaneld at Lawrence ...

World's Tallest Teenager Lives Football Dreams

Tall teen just wants to play football. Photo credit: KXLY.com
Brendan Adams' mother didn't want him to play middle school football. She was afraid he might get hurt. Wait a minute. Brendan is almost 7-feet-5-inches tall -- the tallest teenager ...

Mother Nature Shuts Down Seattle Toys for Tots

After teaching for years in low-income areas, I've seen first hand the joy that Toys for Tots can bring to struggling families. The toys were often distributed right from school, relieved parents knowing that they'd have something special under the ...

Peeps: Not just for snacktime anymore

When my older daughter first discovered Peeps, they were all she could talk about. She couldn't believe her good fortune -- not only did marshmallows exist, but someone had thought to make cute little shapes out of them and dip them in sugar. ...

Ten year old becomes a veterinarian...almost

Remember how when you were a kid you loved animals and you wanted to be a veterinarian when you grew up? well, for one little girl, growing up was apparently taking too long. Ten year old Courtney Oliver of Olympia, near Seattle, Washington ...

Should all schools have defibrillators?

Schools are charged with planning emergency procedures for all kinds of situations - fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. But what about medical emergencies? Should every school in the country have a portable defibrillator in case a student suffers ...

Fighting gangs with classical music?

Like a lot of American cities, Tacoma, Washington has a problem with gangs. When the thugs aren't out doing their thug business, they tend to congregate in public places. In an effort to discourage this, city authorities are attempting to annoy them ...

Seattle family escapes car as it burns in the street

James Callan, husband, father, and writer for the trendy Seattle arts and culture blog, Seattlest, had a surprising problem with his mini van this weekend: it burst into flames. Then, BANG! Someone grenaded the car. At least, that's what it sounded ...

Should Al Gore's movie be banned from public schools?

Al Gore's global warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," was nominated for an Oscar this week -- but according to one parent, it's not appropriate for school-aged children. Frosty Hardiman, a 43 year-old father of 7 in suburban Seattle, told ...

Arsenic found in Seattle school water supply

The Seattle Times is reporting that arsenic has been found in trace amounts in the water supply of several elementary schools.  As a result, the drinking water supply has been shut off to all 100 Seattle public schools. At a news conference on ...

Cry Rooms: Do your town's theaters have them?

It's a rare moment when I can tell my wife something she doesn't know about the Seattle film scene. As a writer and film reviewer for Cinematical, she's usually more up on these things than I am. But even she was surprised to learn that three of our ...

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