A Runner with No Legs and Disabled Surfers

http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/28/oscar-pistorius-aka-blade-runner-prepares-for-2012-olympics

http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/american-life/Disabled-Surfers-Ride-the-Waves-129917688.html

Hispanics in the Midwest and Surfing in Danang

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/us/as-small-towns-wither-on-plains-hispanics-come-to-the-rescue.html?_r=2&hp

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-tr-surfvietnam-20111030,0,3744914.story

The Economy--for kids (and advanced ESL students)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/explaining-wall-street-recessions-and-the-economic-crisis-to-kids/2011/10/18/gIQAFfXBvL_story.html

White Collar Crime (Unit 11 in Reading Connections)

Read about one white collar criminal who is going to jail: