How can we make reading fun for children? Author Jon Scieszka has a few surprising ideas.

When you hear stories like kids being abducted or meeting stranger they meet online, you have to wonder, just how safe your kids are? Especially since so many of them are starting to use the internet. WJBF-TV News Channel 6's Barclay Bishop has some tips to help parents check up on their own.

TOWNSEND -- Before children returned to their desks and blackboards, the Townsend Public Library offered them a chance to take a walk on the wild side with its Wild Reads summer reading program.

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Cellphones, Cameras, Computers and more. The venture capital business is based on trust. Investors hand over money to a venture capitalist and trust that person to invest it wisely on their behalf.

Webkinz has become a household name in North America by appealing to children with its brand of cuddly, plush animals that come with a key that grants access to a virtual world.

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Perhaps to start this column it is best to examine what defines a 'Geek' or 'Nerd.' Dictionary.com defines nerd as "an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit." Certainly, many students can relate to this. One particular voice of choice at Clarkson seems to be World of Warcraft, or WoW for short.

There is an ominous trend growing among Internet service providers that consumers should "pay by the drink" for their Internet usage.