Beating the odds, something to cheer about

If you want to hear about a drug crime or armed robbery by a teen, listen to the 11p.m. news on most nights or go to the Metro section of most newspapers.

But if you want to hear about exemplary or ennobling behavior by young people, you may have to do some searching. It is unfortunate that so many images of our youth in popular culture are negativeobjects in rap videos or young people just behaving stupidly.

The truth is that many children and teens are living positive and productive lives.

Some are prevailing in the face of unimaginable adversity. To recognize and celebrate the achievement of just few outstanding young people from a pool of many who are nominated or …

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner gives $1.75 million to university to honor former professor

Former Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner has donated $1.75 million (euro1.2 million) to Denison University to honor one of his favorite professors, the school said Friday.

Eisner is a 1964 graduate of the liberal arts university in central Ohio. He made the endowment gift from The Eisner Foundation to establish the Dominick Consolo Endowed Professorship.

Consolo, an emeritus professor of English, was an active faculty member at Denison from 1958 until his …

A taste of the West Indies

Ackee and Salt Fish

Ingredients

450g (1lb) salt fish or cod

425g (15oz) tin ackee

2 fl oz vegetable oil

two rashers of bacon cut into strips

one large onion, chopped

two medium tomatoes, chopped

one medium pepper, chopped

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly ground pepper

four sprigs parsley, chopped (set some aside for garnish)

Method

1. Soak the fish overnight to extract the salt. Failing this,boil the fish in water for 10 minutes then wash through. …

Where Israelis and Palestinians meet [Marc Ellis]

Marc Ellis believes that until there is justice for the Palestinian people there will be no peace in the Middle East. When he spoke to Canadian Mennonite Bible College students on March 11, he made very clear his anger at the Israeli government for the way it has treated the Palestinians.

While this is certainly not the first time students heard this viewpoint, it might have been the first time they heard it from a Jew, and an Israeli.

Ellis is a renowned Jewish theologian and author who is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. His outspoken criticism of the Israeli occupation of Palestine is not typical of Jewish …

Correction: Online Discount Clubs story

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Sept. 21 about Webloyalty.com, a company accused of tricking Internet shoppers into signing up for discount clubs …

Democrats seek to shield US banks from state laws

Moderate House Democrats are drafting a proposal that would continue to shield big U.S. banks from potentially tougher state regulations of credit cards, mortgages and savings accounts.

The plan would differ from President Barack Obama's proposal to give states a role in regulating large financial institutions. The lawmakers say it is a practical, low-cost approach to regulating firms that have customers in multiple states.

But their proposal, spearheaded by Illinois Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean and discussed at a hearing Wednesday, is not sitting well with consumer advocates who say banks should not be allowed to skirt state regulations if the restrictions …

LPGA Might Return to Area in '97

The LPGA Tour could be headed back to Chicago in 1997 after anagreement was reached between the LPGA and Enesco Corp. of Itasca.

Enesco has been given the right of first refusal to sponsor a1997 tourney in Chicago if a date on the LPGA calendar becomesavailable.

The company also faces a substantial, though undisclosed,forfeiture fee if it refuses an offered date.

Last week, Enesco announced its sponsorship of the new BetsyKing LPGA Classic, which will be held in Reading, Pa., next year.The LPGA held a Chicago event for four years before canceling forlack of sponsorship last summer, and no Chicago stop is included onthe 1996 calendar.

Next year's …