WHAT ABOUT "WORRYWARTNESS?"

Are you a “worrywart?” A what? Alright, maybe you’ve never heard the term, but I thought it might catch your attention. As I’ve been sharing with the teens whose stories are now appearing in our progressively fine newspaper, when you write for a newspaper you’ve got to catch the reader’s attention right up front, or they may pass you up for the “Court Report!” Watch for teens’ stories each week under the title, “WRITE ON.”

Worrywart. I first heard the term when I was a small child. I’ve had the tendency to be a worrier all my life, and when I worried in my mother’s presence she would say, “Don...