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What do popcorn and a community have in common?

The Indian Lake Theater, this Saturday, May 25 from noon to 4 pm. Five years ago people in the Indian Lake region came together to save and rejuvenate their movie theater. We’ve all lamented the loss of theaters in other communities around the...

Mapping where we really go, and who we really talk to

Here’s a map of the NCPR coverage area but this column is not about where our signal goes or who listens…at least I don’t think it’s about that. Look at the map and try to draw a boundary around your most common travel...

Putting food back on the shelves

This is how we build community: one gift, one person at a time. Whether it’s helping your public radio station or restocking local food pantries, we do it person by person, $10 in the hat or a few cans of corn or beans on the shelf. It adds...

The upsides of a hot day

OK, so it was officially too hot for a middle-aged woman to take a walk outdoors this morning (Monday), even if she stuck to the shade and grabbed an iced tea along the way. When I left the station at 9:30 it was somewhere above 70F. An hour later...

They paved paradise…

It takes time for trees to grow to maturity. About 20-25 years ago, the village of Canton planted trees along its two-block business district. During the winter holiday season the trees, now large enough to have an impact, are strung with little...

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Youth Court: Teens Judge Teens in Real Life

by David Sommerstein

Jan 12, 2001 — Usually we think of peer pressure as a negative--urging young people to make fun of the short kid in class or to try that first cigarette. But in a growing phenomenon around the country, courts are using peer influence to keep teens on a positive track through life. Youth Courts have teens judging their peers in real cases with enforceable sentences. Youth Courts also reduce the heavy caseload--and costs--of higher courts that deal with more serious crimes. David Sommerstein visited the Youth Court in Watertown. He found a strong program that is nonetheless struggling to survive. Go to full article

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