Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Trouble with Energy Drinks

While fussily flipping through the flimsy pages of my newly arrived Muscle & Body magazine, in an effort to finally read the unveiled secret of “How to Build a Teen Dream Body”, I become spellbound by the cleverly placed advertisement right next to the cover page of the article. Sure, it is similar to any [...]

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Easy access makes for grave consequences

This entry is part five in a series of five by our youth correspondent Brett Ouimette. Alcohol is accessible to teens in various ways. We no longer live in a world where everyone knows – and trusts — the store clerk on the corner. Our parents do not regularly interact with community members. Often, they [...]

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