Youths and gun violence (2002-11-25)
The latest issue of the The Future of Children journal summarizes research on youth gun violence prevention and includes information on which children are at risk of perpetrating or being victimized by gun violence and what society can do to reduce the number of youth gun injuries and deaths. Could be developed into a story on how parents should address gun safety in their homes and their communities.

Women working for peace (2002-11-20)
As the US contemplates war, women are raising their voices as peacemakers. The UNDP and UNIFEM are working to give women a bigger role in crisis and recovery efforts -- including the creation of a manual on how to employ gender approaches in conflict situations. Women Waging Peace also works to include more women in peace processes. Academics are also calling for more women to be heard during peace talks. More information is available through the UN special collection on Gender Aspects of Conflict and Peace.

Write more, suck less (2002-11-13)
For a quick low-down on how to write like you mean it, check out Gareth's Tips on Suck-less Writing by a former Wired writer.

Get some perspective (2002-11-06)
Want to know how many television receivers there are in the United States compared to how many there are in Botswana? Want to know the life expectancy for women in the EU compared to that in Brazil? Your-nation.com lets you look up comparison data on these and other indicators, from number of paved airports to highest elevation above sea level. The results are displayed in slick, easy to read, Flash graphics. Cool.