Gun control debate heats up over US firearms
The nation debates gun ownership and violence as President Clinton unveils a 15 million federal buyback plan to remove about 300000 privately owned weapons. The program includes up to 500000 grants for police buybacks and a million for studying its effectiveness amid ongoing Congress battles over tighter laws.
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Gun Violence Causes and Prevention Prompts
A compilation asks why the U S has higher gun violence, including gun ownership, media effects, and societal factors. It suggests a citizen vote on funding a private weapon buyback and explores entertainment violence connections. It outlines classroom activities, media analysis, and anti violence ads for a school event with contact notes and dates.
Stampin the Future and the Postal Service Art Stamps
A newspaper feature explores a futuristic theme in children's art chosen for stamps and invites readers to draw a tale about the future. The item suggests hanging the pictures on a bulletin board and visualizing a future world.
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the Postal Service
Teens Scavenger Hunt Ads Across Categories
Teens spend over 100 billion dollars annually on goods and services and ads shape their choices. This page highlights ads across entertainment, clothing, electronics, movies, CDs and videos, and jobs, demonstrating why teens are a key advertising market.
Seattle tops 1999 list of kid friendly and unsafe cities
A Seattle report ranking cities by safety, education, environment, health, population growth, economics, and transportation draws attention to local conditions. The survey by Zero Population Growth labels Seattle high in overall safety while highlighting areas needing improvement for families.
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Seattle
Washington
Domestic or Wild Pet Pictures From the Newsroom
Read a newspaper page and cut out animal pictures. Label each as Domestic if it would make a good pet or Wild if it would not. Then write a short description of your favorite animal. In sports, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire compete for the home run crown. Check the sports section for race details and create a chart or graph to record the information.
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