To the Editor:

You only have one life. Do you want to spend it running from the police for drunk driving?

When I watch the news, all I see is drunk driving or someone died from drunk driving. For me, it was losing a family member.

To the Editor:

Special-needs kids aren’t different. They may seem different, but they’re not.

Special-needs kids can do many things. Just like us. They like to play games, go outside, and be with their friends and family.

To the Editor:

Saying you’re a computer genius because you can build one is like calling yourself a mathematician for being able to count to 10. Did you ever even think about building a computer? If so, did you get scared away because a computer is probably the biggest advance in technology?

To the Editor:

Cell phones are the best thing to teens ages 12 to 18. Research shows having cell phones is cool …It’s a way to be social with your friends and to talk to their parents if something’s wrong and they’re not there.

To the Editor:

Do you feel lazy all day? Well, apparently a lot of kids and teens are feeling lazy these days! One in every three kids is overweight or obese. This rate has almost tripled since 1963. Talk about being a couch potato!

To the Editor:

Are you excited for your next birthday? Do you look forward to the new iPhone 5 you’re getting?

To the Editor:

Dance isn’t a sport. Huh. Well I’m here to prove you wrong!          

I know for a fact many people think all we do is prance around wearing tutus; trust me, I have been told before. But, in the end, aren’t we the ones with the six packs?

To the Editor:

Imagine yourself in an airport, about to go on vacation, waiting in line for security, and it’s finally your turn to go through.  You get to the x-ray machine for the carry-on items, and you put your items in a bin on the conveyer belt.

To the Editor: 

A white, stock card comes home for a little girl and she soon is showered with gifts for an extravagant and superb transcript that is littered with B's. Her parents know she is trying her best and are very proud of her.

To the Editor:

For decades, sleep experts believed that people require less and less sleep as they move from infancy to adulthood. What if I told you that these “experts” were wrong?