In this cnn.com article, the issue of abandoning teen children is brought up. Some parents are beginning to abuse such a “safe haven” law to abandon teens who they can’t control.

Some people have best friends in whom they can confide about their deepest secrets or gravest concerns. They’re there to talk to you about the things that are on their mind, and vice versa.

I know from experience that talking about really deep concerns to best friends can be difficult.

In less than a month the United States will elect a new president to head the executive branch of the nation. For an election that is deemed unprecedented by its participants and the media, there are still a lot of apathetic voters, especially among youth.

Ever since I had to do an analysis of ads promoting anti-depressants for consumer education class, I’ve been interested in the controversies surrounding such promotion, but more importantly in the controversies surrounding the actual use of such drugs in teens in particular.

It’s election season again, and I know from recent experiences that many of my teachers would love to discuss how they feel about the election and talk about their political views in general during class.