Teacher's edition.

• Author: Rebhun, Elliott
• Position: High school football, teenage smoking, political succession in North Korea - Editorial - Brief article

Nearly one and a half million teenagers play high school football, and weekly games are social rituals at many schools. Our cover story looks at the rising incidence of head injuries--particularly concussions-among players, and the new rules being considered at both the state and federal levels to ensure that young athletes are not being put at undue risk. Can football be made safe enough?

The dangers of smoking are well known in the 21st century. Yet every day, 1,000 children and teenagers get hooked on tobacco. A new law will soon require American cigarette makers to include large graphic images of smoking's effects on their packages and in their advertising. Will the warnings prevent a new generation from becoming regular smokers?

North Korea--one of the world's last totalitarian states---has a starving...