Whittier High School Service Learning students recently raised $450 in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's “Pennies 4 Patients” campaign. The money was raised through donations from friends, staff members and students. Shown are, from left, Service Learning teacher Shawn Cairer, and students Gavin McCue, Mariah Smith, Crystal Craig and Kayla Fletcher...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A young girl with leukemia who asked for a playhouse in her backyard, but was denied by the homeowners association, will get her wish after all. The homeowners group met yesterday to reconsider the "barn-style" playhouse proposal it had turned down...