Edrees Kakar/Youth Journalism International
Three boys in Kabul, Afghanistan head out after school -- even in the middle of Afghanistan's harsh winter -- to sell Lay's potato chips to those passing by in a park. It's what it takes for their families to get by.
Senior reporter Edrees Kakar, who lives in Kabul, tells their story in ReadTheTattoo.com. It's one you won't forget.
In the same Tattoo issue, three other young writers for Youth Journalism International take a look at the steroid controversy swirling around New York Yankees' baseball great Alex Rodriguez. They don't like what they see.
Be sure to catch what New Yorker Luke Pearson and Connecticut teens Clare Hern and Rocco DiTaranto have to say about A-Rod.
In addition, senior reporter Katie Grosser in Germany gives a peek at how Karneval is celebrated in her country, complete with compelling pictures.
And last, but not least, junior reporter Janani Ramachandran has a piece about bringing books to poor students in her native Bangalore, India.
The Tattoo and Youth Journalism International are both run by my wife, Jackie Majerus, and I as volunteers. These kids, who live all the over world, do an incredible job. We are so blessed to have them in our lives.Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.
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