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How to request congratulatory letters for your Eagle Scout

May 2, 2012 92

Who is known to respond, and how do you contact them? And when do you send off these requests for congratulatory letters for Eagle Scouts anyway?

Tackle the high cost of SAT, ACT test-prep software

April 25, 2012 7

How much for high-quality software to get your Scouts ready for the SAT and ACT? A. Too much. B. A pretty penny. C. An arm and a leg. D. $200. E. Nothing. Got your answer?

Handheld cell phone use in West Virginia will cost you

April 23, 2012 7

Your 10-cents-per-text plan seems cheap when you consider this: Pressing send behind the wheel will soon cost you 3,000 times that amount. Thanks to a new bill signed into law this month, handheld cell phone

What’s the No. 1 killer of children? (or: How the BSA keeps your Scouts safe)

April 19, 2012 4

Every hour in the United States, a child dies from a preventable injury. Car crashes, suffocation, drowning, poisoning, fires, and falls took the lives of more than 9,000 children in 2009, according to a Centers for

10 memorable ways to pump up your Scoutmaster’s or Cubmaster’s Minute

April 17, 2012 10

You’ve got 60 seconds; make them count. After a pack or troop meeting filled with learning, fun, and fellowship comes the grand finale: the Scoutmaster’s or Cubmaster’s Minute. Consider it a closing argument to your

What to do when Scouts — or Scouters — use foul language

April 5, 2012 14

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

Tethered hot-air ballooning and the BSA

March 16, 2012 18

Ready to take your pack, troop, team, or crew to new heights? Schedule a ride in a tethered hot-air balloon. The activity, which previously wasn’t approved, was officially OK’d this week by the BSA’s Health

What’s your unit’s electronics policy?

March 14, 2012 40

Should you allow your Scouts to bring their smartphones on camping trips? Sure, Scouters and Scouts can do it all with these powerful gadgets. A smartphone (or tablet) is a watch, an alarm clock, a

A team-by-team guide to the BSA’s new Major League Soccer alliance

March 9, 2012 1

The Major League Soccer season starts March 10, and with it comes an exciting opportunity for Scouts and Scouters nationwide. As I told you in January, MLS and the Boy Scouts of America joined forces

Room to grow: Bringing Scouting to the Hispanic community

March 6, 2012 2

You can’t ignore the numbers. According to the 2010 Census, 16.3 percent of U.S. citizens are of Hispanic or Latino origin. In the BSA, the proportion is much lower. Hispanic youth account for just 6.8 percent of all