Weekend Post- Teen pregnancy

Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined steadily from 1991 to 2005—from 60 out of 1000 teenagers in 1991 to 40.5 out of 1000 in 2005. However, the teen pregnancy rate increased for two years in a row in 2006 and 2007—to more than 42 out of 1000. Approximately one-third of young women in the United States become pregnant during their teens. More than 80% of teen pregnancies are unintended and unintentional. The highest teen birth rate occurs in Hispanic women (83 out of 1000 in 2006).Declining teen pregnancy rates are thought to be attributed to more effective birth control practice and decreased sexual activity among teens. The most dramatic reduction in teen pregnancy—23%—has occurred among African American teenagers.Click here for more info.

Weekend Post- Popular Culture

Frankie Muniz is now a drummer for an unsigned band called You Hang Up. The 24-year-old stopped acting in 2008 and became a professional race car driver before turning to music.Brittany Murphy Foundation sends back Donations ... The Brittany Murphy Foundation is not an official non-profit foundation. After being questioned on the legitimacy and legality of their foundation, the website has announced they are no longer accepting donations and are returning those they have received

Weekend Post- Dwayne Wade

An MRI taken Sunday confirmed that Dwyane Wade has suffered a slightly strained left calf muscle, and though he can finally shed his walking boot he is still listed as day-to-day.

This doesn't change his outlook too much, since it has sounded like would miss a few games for the last couple of days. Unless we hear a solid report that he miraculously feels better, he belongs on your bench for the upcoming week.

Weekend Post- Super Bowl

For the first time ever, the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl 44. The score was Saints 31 Colts 17. It was a hard fought battle. At first the Colts were winning then the second half came and the Saints made a nice comeback. They made a nice touchdown followed by an interception and a touchdown. Once that happened, the game was over.

Police Taser Student at Basketball Game

Police Taser Student at Basketball Game

Taser Madness

March Madness is right around the corner. Taser Madness? Now we have that, too. It must be a new high school initiative because the tasers were doing some big time zapping recently at a high school basketball game. When you watch this video you get the feeling that this won't be the last time you'll be reading about this. Just from that clip you can see how people might lose their jobs after this debacle. Unless someone was packing heat, was there really a need for all of the harassment, intimidation, yelling, pushing, shoving -- and worst of all -- tasering? It's not like a coach whipped a ball at a player's head or someone head-butted a ...