By Iarocci, Mary Sue It seems like I've been trying to quit smoking almost ever since I started. It also seems like I've tried everything in the past 8 years: the patch, the gum, a nicotine inhaler, prescription medication, and even hypnosis.

By SHIRLEY BRINKLEY By Shirley Brinkley Correspondent Suffolk Six months ago, Collin MacKenzie didn't realize that the science project he chose for his fifth-grade class would provide lifelines to hundreds of victims of domestic violence.