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The Youth Agenda
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Bad Girls

By Beth Schwartzapfel, Rhode Island Monthly, May 9, 2008

Doing time in the Rhode Island Training School is punishment for young women who break the law. What's surprising is how many would rather be in the big house than out.

 
Youth Demand Voting Rights, Regardless of Ex-Felon Status

By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Nov 3, 2006

Thanks to a proposition appearing on this week's ballot, Rhode Island may join a growing number of states slowly reversing voter disenfranchisement for former felons.

 
Road Tripping

By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Mar 10, 2006

Now, more than ever, gay youth in North America seem to be doing just fine.

 
America's Growing Waistline

By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Jan 19, 2006

Crash dieting causes even more harm than carrying those extra pounds. The best solution in the long-run is changing the way we live.

 
Fighting to Stay

By Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap, Apr 14, 2005

Cambodian American youth are often caught between their parents' respect for authority and a growing number of lawmakers who want to see them sent -- often for the first time -- to Cambodia.