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Blog Entries by Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Uninsured In the Sickest Part of America

Posted December 17, 2009 | 02:05 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. This story was produced in collaboration with The Appalachian Media Institute.

By: Brittany Hunsaker

My nineteenth birthday was a bittersweet occasion. That day, I officially aged out of Kentucky's insurance program for low income...

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"Making Cents" Episode 1

Posted November 30, 2009 | 05:36 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: Nate Hadden

Dollars. Moolah. Franklins. Cash. Whatever you call it...everyone has an opinion on money. 

So what do teens have to say about spending, saving, and the economy? Find out by watching Youth...

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My American Dream

1 Comments | Posted November 20, 2009 | 07:12 PM (EST)


A longer version was originally published on layouth.com, the website of L.A. Youth, a Los Angeles based newspaper written by and about youth. This story was produced in collaboration with Youth Radio.

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A lot of people think illegal immigrants are a drain on the...

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17 Year-Old Thinks Palin is "Going Childish"

6 Comments | Posted November 17, 2009 | 01:46 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. This story was produced in collaboration with Blunt Radio.

By: William A. Nelligan

Katie Couric's "the perky one?" Steve Schmidt's "rotund?" I'm 17 years old and high school isn't much of a distant memory...

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Rape at Homecoming: High Schoolers React

Posted November 5, 2009 | 08:36 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: Denise Tejada

On October 24th a 15-year-old student from Richmond High School in Richmond, California was gang raped, brutally beaten, and robbed after a homecoming dance. According to Richmond police the victim was...

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U.S. Shouldn't Jail Youth For Life

4 Comments | Posted November 5, 2009 | 08:11 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: Reginald Dwayne Betts

Monday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases concerning juvenile incarceration. The ruling could determine if it should be unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life without...

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Could You Be a Consultant?

Posted November 2, 2009 | 03:32 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: Ashley Stewart

When I graduated from college and began answering job ads, I was under the impression I was pursuing the only viable path--get an entry level job with one of the "big"...

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Lousiana Judge All Mixed Up

Posted October 21, 2009 | 06:16 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: King Anyi Howell

From a young age, women in my family began telling me... "You better not bring home no white girl!" And that was before I even started dating. Little did they...

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Underage Homeowner: Buying A House At 20

Posted October 19, 2009 | 01:33 PM (EST)


Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

By: Nate Hadden

Before she was old enough to legally drink alcohol, Denise Tejada bought a house in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country....

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Young and Uninsured: Not Much of a Choice

6 Comments | Posted October 15, 2009 | 03:36 PM (EST)


Originally published as part of Generation Invincible, Youth Radio's series exploring health care issues facing the under-thirty crowd.

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  • By: Molly Adams

    "So what do you do?" is a question people ask a lot when you're fresh out of college. I'm...

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    Spending On Alcohol

    Posted October 6, 2009 | 02:32 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Lauren Silverman

    They say to start saving when you're young. After my 21st birthday I took this advice and made a commitment to cut down on spending.

    Unfortunately, beginning to save and...

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    Navy Report Ignores Sailor's Suicide

    1 Comments | Posted October 6, 2009 | 12:12 AM (EST)


    A Youth Radio investigation finds that the U.S. Navy's report on hazing in its Bahrain Canine Unit omitted the suicide of the unit's leading Petty Officer, who feared she had become the scapegoat for widespread abuse.

    On January 16, 2007, Petty Officer Jennifer Valdivia was found dead in a small...

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    Rookie Docs Talk Health Reform

    4 Comments | Posted September 18, 2009 | 08:47 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Emily Beaver

    Youth Radio reached out to young doctors and medical students around the country to get them to weigh in on the health care debate. They talked about how health insurance impacts...

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    In Saudi Arabia, Praying (and Working) for Prosperity

    Posted September 17, 2009 | 05:40 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Ali Zafar

    Rippling-golden sand dunes and rocky fields surround the sleepy city of Al Kharj, located in the Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia.

    Everything shuts down here five times a day when the...

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    Saving Cornfield Park, An Urban Oasis

    Posted September 11, 2009 | 07:07 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: King Anyi Howell

    The new California budget includes more than 14 million dollars of cuts to state parks. Although an official list of the parks to be closed won't be available until after...

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    Why We Kiss: the Science of Smooching

    Posted September 10, 2009 | 01:36 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Rachel Krantz

    So I was wondering the other day--(and I'll spare you why)--why it is that humans kiss. I mean really, why is it almost always the first romantic step? Is it just...

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    Investigation: Sailors' Abuse Kept Silent in Navy Canine Unit

    350 Comments | Posted September 3, 2009 | 04:53 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Rachel Krantz

    In the Persian Gulf, on the island of Bahrain, the U.S. Navy has a special division made up of bomb-sniffing dogs and the sailors who handle them. The Bahrain Military Working...

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    Fall Back, Chris Brown, Fall Back!

    Posted September 2, 2009 | 03:46 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Brandon McFarland

    Chris Brown's first interview since he beat up Rihanna, will air this Wednesday night on Larry King Live. America is eager to hear from the R&B stars mouth exactly three things:...

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    Facebook Quitters

    Posted September 2, 2009 | 02:59 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Rachel Krantz

    I've broken up with Facebook officially only once. But we've definitely had a love-hate relationship from the beginning--at first I refused to join up, then I surrendered, only to become...

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    Musicians Better Not Stage Dive: Many Lack Health Insurance

    Posted August 26, 2009 | 03:10 PM (EST)


    Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe.

    By: Orlando Campbell

    Michael A. Aczon is a San Francisco Bay Area based entertainment lawyer, and manager with over twenty-five years of experience in the entertainment industry. I interviewed Aczon, who has worked with...

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