School district could backpedal on policy

Saratoga Springs board to consider modifying ban on riding bikes to schools
By DENNIS YUSKO, Staff writer

SARATOGA SPRINGS—Seventh-grader Adam Marino is getting a firsthand lesson in civil disobedience.

The 12-year-old and his mother, Janette Kaddo Marino, are defying…continue reading

Saratoga Springs, Utah students walk with a cop

Ashley Franscell - Daily Herald | Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:25 pm

As part of Green Ribbon Month Officer Jared Chuchran and Corporal Bruce Champagne, both with the Saratoga Springs, Utah police department, walked nearly 200 children to school…continue reading

How children lost the right to roam in four generations

the Daily Mail, UK – June 15, 2007
By DAVID DERBYSHIRE

When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere.

It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of…continue reading

Nature Essential for the Brain, Scientists Report

Boston Globe – January 02, 2009
By Jonah Lehrer

The city has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century coffeehouses of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and radical politics, to the Left…continue reading

Let the children come out to play, group says

Group helps families and kids reconnect and learn from outdoor activities
By DENNIS YUSKO, Staff writer
First published in print: Thursday, September 24, 2009

SARATOGA SPRINGS—Ardie Pierce wants no child to be left inside.

The 39-year-old mother…continue reading