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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 4/28 - THE LATEST MEDIA SCARE
The newest thing to be frightened about: food shortages. Dutifully and frequently reported as the new television ratings period begins, rice rationing is big news. But is there really a shortage here in America, or is it just the scare of the month?...

FLASH! 2009 NASTAR NATIONALS ANNOUNCED
NASTAR has finally announced the site for the 2009 National Championships. Adventure Sports Weekly originally broke the news that the huge event would not be going back east, but next season's event will break tradition...

IT'S WINTER SCHOOL IN SUMMER
What happens when an athlete can't go to school in winter because that's their competition season? They go to the Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah. What do they learn? You'd be amazed!...

ADVENTURE SPORTS by WINA STURGEON 5/07/08
Latest news: what's going down between China, Mt. Everest, the world's climbers and the Olympic Torch...The butt-kicking women of BMX Supercross, soon to be seen at the Olympics, have one of the last pre-Games World Cups May 9-10... Mammoth still has pipe and jib goin' on, Guildemond takes it all...

MASTERS ATHLETES NEED TO TRAIN
Bill Skinner is an international Masters champion, and an active athlete. It took three years of bad results before he realized that even older athletes need to hit the gym...

TAINTED CYCLISTS GET ANOTHER CHANCE
Bicycle race organizers are now so paranoid about doping that even the merest hint of drug use by a rider instantly ends his career. But one organizer is allowing accused riders a second chance---and slamming the abuse of power in the sport...

MAMMOTH---A REAL TOWN FOR YOUR SKI JONES
Most resorts have closed, but Mammoth Mountain in California is still going strong with good snow and good snow riding. But the surrounding area is not a chalet jungle, it's a real town. ..

WRITERS WANTED!
Are you involved in a sport, either as a competitor, spectator or volunteer? Have you ever wanted to be a sports writer and see your byline in print? Now is your chance! ...