Senior Pictures Becoming Big Business
- Statesman
"Our average sale for a senior is $1,200 to $1,500, but some parents have spent up to $5,000," Meyer said.

Study Claims Moms Mimic Daughters in Fashion
- CNN
"We live in a society that one of the main values is to look younger," Ruvio said. "Most of these women have kids, work and they don't have time to monitor the market and see what is cool and hip, so they basically take a shortcut. Through their teenage daughters, they know they're safe."

New York: Sex Ed Becomes Mandatory
- Fox News
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that middle and high school students will be forced to take the mandatory classes, according to a report first published in The New York Times.

A nation in mourning for Navy SEAL Team 6
- Washington Examiner
As the nation mourns its loss, just as it has the losses of 10 years of a war it did not choose and which it cannot avoid, the greatest thing that civilians can do is remember that their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren are what they are because of warriors flying through mountain passes half a world away

10 Hidden Benefits of Having Children
- Fox News
Come along as we explore the top 10 hidden benefits of having children. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/05/10-hidden-benefits-having-children/#ixzz1USLudd6r

“Heroes” Sue Rescued Woman
- AP
Two Ohio men honored as heroes for their actions after a 2009 car crash are now suing the woman they rescued from a burning vehicle.

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June 24, 2005

Kids baseball team kicked out of league for being too good - Columbus Dispatch

No one misbehaved. No one broke any rules.

But after only a few games, the Columbus Stars have been kicked out of a recreational youth baseball league in Canal Winchester.

• What are your thoughts on how this team was handled? Do you feel like the team was wronged for being forced out of the league? Or do you think the team was doing more damage than good and should have been removed?
  
  

• What would you do if you were on an opposing team and you knew you were going to be facing the Stars at your next game? How do you handle "giants" in your life? If something seems completely unattainable do you back away and not even try? Explain.
  
  
• How would this scenario play out in other facets of life (i.e. employment, education, hobbies, family…)?
  
  
• Use the verses below to learn more about the character traits of endurance and courage. Find ways to apply them to situations you may be in right now or in the future where you find yourself out of your league.
  
  Endurance - gained by going through trials James 1:2-3; Romans 5:3-4.
  
  Courage - being bold changes people's perspective of you Acts 4:13. Moses (learning from his lack of courage at the beginning of him ministry) encourages Joshua at his inauguration to have courage Deuteronomy 31:7, 8, 23. We are to encourage those who are timid around us 1 Thessalonians 5:14.
  Use the Bible study tool on the right to help you find more verses for these character traits.
  

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