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Ever since he was a child, Ryan Penney of Nashville, Tenn., had a love for performing. When he was 6 years old, he mimicked dance moves he saw on television. His passion grew as he got older.

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Ryan Penney stands for hope, courage and endurance

About two weeks ago, Tyler Clementi, a student at Rutgers University in New Jersey, committed suicide after his roommate and another person posted a video online of Clementi having a sexual encounter with another man. Witnesses saw Clementi, only 18 years old, jump off the George Washington Bridge on Sept.

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Recent deaths result from intolerance

When Jerry Christensen was 15 years old, he wiped out on his bicycle. Hitting the ground at 25 mph, he slid 140 feet over rocks, boulders and sagebrush. The crash wrecked his bike and put a 2-inch crack in his helmet

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Brain injury survivor speaks on recovery

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia – the type of blood cancer that Telega learned she has – is the most common form of leukemia in people less than 20 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Beating the odds

I am almost 35 years old, and I can honestly tell you that nothing in my life had prepared me for the overwhelming joy I felt when, last year, I became a father. But even that could not prepare me for the overwhelming joy I felt when, last week, I rode the Mega Rocket Supercoaster at Six Flags New England.

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Nothing Can Compare to the Joy of Being a Father Except the Joy of Riding This Roller Coaster

At 18, Simone Bernstein has become a local celebrity. In St. Louis, shes raked in attention from radio stations, newspapers, television and even USA Today, and its all because of stlouisvolunteen.com.

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Freshman offers site for teens