Archives for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Earthquake Strikes Haiti

Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

On January 12, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, near the capital city of Port-au-Prince. IndyKids provides a unique perspective on Haiti’s recovery.



Kids Have Rights, Too!

Jan 9th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Twenty years ago the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but the United States has yet to ratify the treaty.



Climate Change Hits Home in Alaska

Nov 15th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

In Kwigillingok, Alaska, climate change is having a very real effect on the lives of all of the approximately 400 residents of this western Alaska fishing village.



U.S. Healthcare in Need of Surgery

Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

Getting healthcare in the United States depends a lot on whether or not you have health insurance.



Two Dads Make a Family

May 10th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

State by State, Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal



Does Your Food Have Cooties?

Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: Featured, Lead Story

How Lax Regulations Have Led To Food Contamination



A President for Sale

Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Nation & World

There are plenty of candidates besides McCain and Obama. How come we never hear about them?



How Healthy Is Our Healthcare?

Jun 15th, 2006 • Category: Lead Story

If a doctor from the 1940s traveled in a time machine to 2006, he would struggle to recognize the medicines now available for conditions ranging from cancer to pimples.



Protecting Our Environment

Feb 15th, 2006 • Category: Lead Story

Scientists say that 2005 was the hottest year on record. But it wasn’t just heat that caused alarm; our earth was plagued by a great number of extreme natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.