If you ever doubted that pop culture had a firm grip on the lives of American teens just read this next blog. Eighteen-year-old Amanda Barnett loved the CBS crime drama “CSI” so much she let it influence a major career move. Really major. According to news reports, the high school senior has become Indiana’s youngest certified death investigator. Barnett reportedly received her certification last month and is one of the county’s four deputy coroners. And in an example that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree—-Barnett works for her father who happens to be the county coroner. Because of … Continue reading →