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Readers RespondReaders Write: Tragedy of crime in Chicago; luring youth to become terroristsLetters to the Editor for August 18 and 25, 2014 weekly magazine:Tyrrell: Gangbangers, children, innocent, and guilty are all caught up in violence in Chicago.Herzog: We shouldn't allow Americans who fight in Syria to return to our country.
In modern education, metrics 'r' usMeasuring achievement is the hallmark of the current approach to education. But is passing tests the only point of learning?
College president takes a $90,000 pay cut to give low-wage workers a raiseRaymond Burse is forfeiting a chunk of his salary at Kentucky State University to improve pay for the lowest-paid workers.
Difference MakerBob Keesee's rain catchers bring clean water to Haiti鈥檚 poorestBob Keesee kept tinkering until he got his homemade rain-catching systems right. Now they collect precious water for Haiti's rural poor.
Soaked for charity: Ice bucket challenges get coolIce聽bucket聽challenges and similar social media-powered stunts are raising awareness and money for charitable causes.
Kerri Martin mixes bike repair with on-the-job trainingYouths who work at Second Life Bikes for 15 hours can earn a refurbished bicycle of their own.
Readers RespondReaders Write: US also shot down a civilian plane; Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl鈥檚 return to duty; Americans united against gridlockLetters to the Editor for August 11, 2014 weekly magazine:Kovach: In 1988,聽Iran Air Flight 655, a civiian plane, was shot down by the USS Vincennes.Uberuaga: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will return to active duty only until it is determined if he will be聽court-martialed.Geist: Congress might be divided, but the American people aren't.
The calm trust that pays dividendsWe can hover and worry about the economy or our finances, about the weather or our tomatoes. We can also just do our due diligence and then trust what takes place.
'Mama Aleta' defends Indonesia's natural habitatAfter successfully defeating miners, Aleta Baun is heading into the regional parliament to continue her campaign to protect the environment in western Timor, part of Indonesia.
Difference MakerMicah Clark offers injured vets an outdoor challenge 鈥� and new friendshipsCamp Patriot prods injured US military veterans to get out and get on with life.
Tom Osborn, inventor of 'green' charcoal, proves you鈥檙e never too young to innovate18-year-old Kenyan Tom Osborn founded GreenChar, which makes clean-burning smokeless cooking charcoal from聽agricultural waste.
Davi Kopenawa fights for his tribe's survival in the Brazilian rain forestThe once-remote Yanomami people have been challenged by the arrival of outsiders to their area of northern Brazil.
10 young people who are making food betterFrom starting their own food companies to donating food that would be thrown away youths are undertaking many inspiring projects.
Musu Clemens-Hope shares tools to blunt the allure of extremismAs program director of Peace Through Development II she helps moderate Muslims in Africa become more media savvy.
Readers RespondReaders Write: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl paid his dues; Unpopular views are still protectedLetters to the Editor for August 4, 2014 weekly magazine:Ore: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl shouldn't be returned to active duty. He has paid his dues.Frank: Freedom of speech protects all speech, not just the speech we agree with.
What it means to restore, and repairThe 21st century may be the moment humans leave the 'use it up and throw it away' mentality behind.
Readers RespondReaders Write: Nostalgia for the Postal Service; Oversexualization of society; Good parents can be madeLetters to the Editor for July 28, 2014 weekly magazine:Willis:聽There is nothing like the feeling of receiving a hand written letterLozer: Santa Barbara shoots showed problems of society's oversexualiztion聽Gibel: Good parenting skills can be taught
Jon Schull brings do-it-yourself artificial hands to the massesHis online group e-NABLE harnesses the do-it-yourself movement and 3D printers to create artificial hands for a fraction of their previous cost.
Difference MakerGerard and Beatrice Barras reopened a wool mill and helped save a townThey spun their interest in an old wool mill into an unconventional business that revived a French village.
Cynthia Kersey helps girls become 'unstoppable'She founded the Unstoppable Foundation, which concentrates on getting girls in Africa into school and keeping them there.
