09/28/08 Volunteer Opportunities  - 
Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * RIDING CENTER: Pegasus Project is a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association member center providing therapeutic riding and equine-assisted activities for people with special needs...

Who's been reading the teen section? Surprisingly, adults - 
During the past 10 years, Unleashed has picked up an unexpected audience: grown-ups. Turns out everyone from parents and teachers to other community members and leaders seems to like to see what teens have to say....

Unleashed is ... manna from heaven for a sports-averse teenager - 
Narrowing it down to a single, earthshaking turning point isn't easy. There was my first at-bat in Little League, when I was beaned in the back by a 45 mph fastball courtesy of my best friend. I got on base and, eventually, attempted to score a run that,...

Unleashed is ... the best training ground for tackling the hard stories - 
I've always feared vultures. Perhaps it's because of an old family superstition that the carnivorous bird brings death. Albert Hitchcock's movie "The Birds" may also have been responsible for this bizarre phobia. Last spring, though, I found myself stand...

New look, new opportunities for Unleashed - 
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second week of a two-week observation of Unleashed's 10th anniversary. By ALYSSA PATRICK EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL It was 1998 when a somewhat unconventional idea began to grow in the newsroom at the Yakima Herald-Republic. Tog...

Unleashed is ... a confidence-booster and a catalyst for change - 
Three years and four months ago, my name appeared for the first time on the inside back page of the sports section of this newspaper. There it was, proudly sitting atop my first published piece. I was in the eighth grade still, not even a high schooler y...

Unleashed is ... a launch pad for the Valley's young talent - 
I've only been off the team for, oh, how long has it been? A year and some months, I believe. My experiences on Unleashed, I think, have influenced me greatly. However, I've already said as much in these pages, so I won't write too long. I remember my f...