Tag: teens
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4-H kids ready to show off their projects at county fair
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brendon Younger is only 11 years old, but he’s already maintaining family tradition. A third-generation 4-H participant, Younger will show his goat and sheep during the 107th annual El Paso County Fair. The fair starts…
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Researchers report more condom use among teens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — More high school students are using condoms than 20 years ago — but progress has stalled with a lot of work still needed to protect young people from the AIDS virus, government researchers…
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Researchers report more condom use among teens
WASHINGTON — More high school students are using condoms than 20 years ago — but progress has stalled with a lot of work still needed to protect young people from the AIDS virus, government researchers reported Tuesday. Today, 4 of every 10 new HIV infections occur in people younger than 30, according to the Centers…
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Populate your summer “bucket list”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first day of school is fast approaching. Feel like making (or adding to your existing) summer “bucket list”? Put on your tourist hat and check out these local attractions. 1. Pikes Peak Cog…
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Populate your summer “bucket list”
The first day of school is fast approaching. Feel like making (or adding to your existing) summer “bucket list”? Put on your tourist hat and check out these local attractions. 1. Pikes Peak Cog RailwayWant to go to the top of this famous mountain but don’t want to climb it? Take your little ones on…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Bunny builders fill boxes for young fire victims
Rachelle Gonzales set off to walk through Chapel Hills Mall on Saturday afternoon, a backpack strapped to her back with a stuffed bunny sticking out of it. The Build-A-Bear Workshop associate was hoping to convince shoppers of all ages to build bunnies for the Waldo Canyon fire’s littlest victims and write notes to go with…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Bunny builders fill boxes for young fire victims
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rachelle Gonzales set off to walk through Chapel Hills Mall on Saturday afternoon, a backpack strapped to her back with a stuffed bunny sticking out of it. The Build-A-Bear Workshop associate was hoping to convince…
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Tiny particles: Big potential or big threat?
CHICAGO — Zinc oxide would be the perfect sunscreen ingredient if the resulting product didn’t look quite so silly. Thick, white and pasty, it was once seen mostly on lifeguards, surfers and others who needed serious sun protection. But when the sunscreens are made with nanoparticles, the tiniest substances that humans can engineer, they turn…
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After-school snack: A blending best of s’mores and puffed rice treats
School often starts when kids still have summer on the brain. So these easy-to-make bars have summer in mind, too. We aimed for a simple snack with the flavor of s’mores, but with the texture, ease and portability of puffed rice treats. We ended up with a layer of marshmallow-rich crushed graham crackers topped with…
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Tiny particles: Big potential or big threat?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — Zinc oxide would be the perfect sunscreen ingredient if the resulting product didn’t look quite so silly. Thick, white and pasty, it was once seen mostly on lifeguards, surfers and others who needed…