Article: THE BLOGS OF YOUTH CAN BOOMERANG, EVEN YEARS LATER MANY YOUNG BLOGGERS ARE SPILLING EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR LIVES WITHOUT ANY APPARENT THOUGHT TO THE CONSEQUENCES.(FRONT)

Byline: Martha Irvine Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Blogs are everywhere -- increasingly, the place where young people go to bare their souls, to vent, to gossip. And often they do so with unabashed fervor and little self-editing, posting their innermost thoughts for any number of Web surfers to see.

There is a freedom in it, as 23-year-old Allison Martin attests: "Since the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances of mine, my philosophy is to be totally honest -- whether it's about how uncomfortable my panty hose are or my opinions about First Amendment law," says Martin, who lives in suburban Chicago and has been blogging for four years.

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