Robots are taking over the world! OK, I’m overreacting, a little, but I can’t help it. This week has me thinking about robotics and the many ways in which machines make our lives better. So
Updated with voting info — see in red below. Voting closes at 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 10. If everybody gets 15 minutes of fame, Pip is in overtime. The Eagle Scout who grew
A Scout is Clean, but what if his mouth isn’t? Dirty words can soil the reputation of any Scout (or Scouter), but a swift response from you can make the guilty party think twice next
Stumped when Scouts question you about new merit badges? I hear you. With so many new and exciting merit badges, keeping up isn’t easy. That’s why I created a guide to New Merit Badges —
Scouters, do you copy? I have an important message: This year’s Jamboree on the Air will be held Oct. 20 and 21, 2012. What is Jamboree on the Air? Like the national jamboree, it’s a
Unless one of their relatives won last week’s Mega Millions jackpot, your Scouts will need a job some day. Sorry. Just one of life’s little realities. But here’s the good news: Part of helping Scouts
Let me give you the bad news first. Driver James Jakes and his No. 19 car crashed in Sunday’s race after just 19 laps. So what’s the good news? That St. Petersburg, Fla., event was
Remember Spencer Zimmerman, the Eagle Scout triathlete with the heart of a champion? It’s impossible to forget the inspiring story of the young man — just 13 at the time — who pushed, pulled, and
Scouters and Scouts, start your engines. Then point your compass (or GPS device) toward the nearest speedway. Yes, after a long winter, it’s finally racing time once again. Over the next seven months, the IZOD
Spencer Zimmerman so badly wanted his friend with cerebral palsy to finish a triathlon that in 2010, the Arizona Eagle Scout pushed, pulled, and carried his buddy through a 500-meter swim, 3.2-mile run, and 12-mile