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Teen Diagnoses Her Own Disease in Science Class
Teen Jessica Terry diagnosed her own disease. Photo: sxc.hu
Sick and tired of being sick and tired, 18-year-old Sammamish, Washington student Jessica Terry took matters -- and slides of her own intestinal tissue -- into her own hands.
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Boys Spike Teacher's Coffee, Send Her to Hospital
At our house, we love a good practical joke. But we also have a rule: It's not really a joke unless everyone is laughing. The idea, of course, is that a prank that hurts someone else isn't really funny ... it's just mean. An Auburn, Washington ...Teacher-Student Sex - Legal at Age 18?
When a 33-year-old teacher allegedly has a months-long sexual affair with a senior in his high school, he has to realize that he's doing something wrong. But according to a Washington appeals court, the affair was technically legal. That was ...
The Obamas - A Mother-in-Law in the White House
Of all the images that came out of Barack Obama's November 4th victory, one of my favorites is the one of him and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, sitting on the couch watching returns ... her hand in his. Their bond was so clear in that one ...
Bristol Palin - Not going to Washington with her family?
Bristol Palin may have had her heart set on a summer wedding to fiance Levi Johnston, but her mom, Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin has other ideas. She recently told People magazine that sooner is better. "Hopefully before that," Palin said, ...
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 ...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 ...Boy stows away on 2 flights, steals car, avoids prosecution
When I was 9, my parents' biggest worry was the 100-yard walk I made by myself from the school bus to after-school daycare. Lucky for them, I didn't have the nerve to steal cars, run from police, and lie my way onto airplanes. Not only did this ...











