Children's Actions Result in Escape From 50 Percent of Attempted Abductions

ALEXANDRIA, VA - The second annual, national Take 25 child safety campaign will take place during the month of May in hundreds of communities across the country.

TeachersFirst Helps Teachers Build Collaborative Projects o­nline

RESTON, VA - o­ne of the web's leading sites for teachers is partnering with an innovative technology company in a pilot program to help teachers create collaborative learning projects.

PLEASANTON, CA - Nearly 85 percent of homes in the U.S. have a deck, balcony or patio. It is estimated that 20 million of these decks nationwide are in need of repair or rebuilding. The North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA), the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and Simpson Strong-Tie kick off Deck Safety Month(R) with a nationwide campaign to educate homeowners about ensuring their decks are safe and secure.

- Part of World Environment Day Festivities June 5th and Save the Plants, Save the Planet Week

GLENCOE, IL - Homeowners interested in lowering electricity bills and gardeners interested in growing organic fruit and vegetables will find the Chicago Botanic Garden filled with these and hundreds of other carbon-reducing ideas at the Garden's "Knowledge and Action" marketplace, June 5th. The activities are all part of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) World Environment Day celebration, where visitors will find dozens of activities and displays underscoring the day-long event theme of "CO2, Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy."

Got Talent?
 ...bring it o­n!

PIKE COUNTY, PA - THE GONG SHOW is coming to the Shawnee Playhouse.  Talented people of an kind are invited to sign up and compete for Cash Prizes.  Singers, dancers, jugglers, magicians, mimes, talking dogs, anything!

Survey reveals teen attitudes about friends' driving habits as well as their own

ERIE, PA - Despite the fact that auto crashes are the top killer of U.S. teens, a recent survey by Erie Insurance and Lookin' Out, the company's teen driving awareness program, reveals that most teens consider themselves to be good drivers. But while most respondents (91 percent) believe they're driving safely, their other answers told a different story.

By: Daryll Ray

NEW YORK - If you really want to mess up agricultural trade, let the supplies run low. Over the last decade or so, we have repeatedly been told that subsidies are the major problem in the distortion of agricultural trade. The current situation would suggest that subsidies are the mole hill and unpreparedness for short supplies and sky-high prices is the mountain.

DINGMANS FERRY, PA - From the moment Europeans arrived in North America,they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds - great flocks of wild pigeons, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds.

WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced late last week that it has filed a consent decree that will resolve its employment lawsuit o­n behalf of Sean Thornton against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest retailer.

Sixty-three Percent Want Strong Action Soon After New President Takes Office

LOS ANGELES, CA - A new poll released today shows that two-thirds of all U.S. adults (66%) believe it is important that the next president of the United States have a policy which addresses climate change.

PIKE COUNTY, PA - Rick Mikula of Hole-in-the-Hand Butterfly Farm will present the first Family Fun Day program of the 2008 season at 10 am o­n Saturday, May 10, in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.