City Farmers City
Thomas Jefferson once said, "Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens." Yet a recent report by the United States Department of Agriculture shows farms are disappearing in the mid-Atlantic region. Youth Voices Reporter Nick Greenfield traveled the region to assess the health of the local agriculture industry and then filed this report.
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
The sewer system in Washington DC is old and flawed. And when it rains, the sewers don't protect the city's rivers from toxic runoff, garbage and dangerous bacteria. Youth Voices Reporter Nick Greenfield reports.
Do You Have a Hero?
I don't have a hero. People are heroes one day and villains the next. No matter how much good a single person can do, a slight misstep can put him or her back in a dunce cap. Of course I look up to important family members. I respect leaders of world movements. Teachers aren't too shabby either. But no one is a hero in my book because I don't know what is truly right or wrong. I only know what my senses allow me to know.