Gang Life: What’s the story?

Posted on February 12, 2010
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Written by Chelsea Qualls, Staff Writer

Gangs are defined as “a group of people who through organization, formation, and assembly share a common identity and use it to do criminal activity.”  Gangs are responsible for roughly half of all homicides and other... Read more »

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Haiti recovery begins

Posted on February 10, 2010
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Written by Daylin Valdes and Christian Arteaga, Staff Writers

              A devastating magnitude 7.0  earthquake attacked Haiti on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The earthquake occurred in the west of Port-Au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. It put every thing in Haiti upside down. Thousands... Read more »

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AP, Advanced Placement or Another Political move?

Posted on February 9, 2010
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Written by Carly Littles, Entertainment Editor

AP classes; many of us have them, but do you know why? This year, the school district plans to make the grade by the number of students passing Advance Placement (AP) exams. In previous years, schools were graded on an 800 point criteria,... Read more »

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The Dangers of Texting: On the Road and off

Posted on February 2, 2010
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Written by Casey Truman , Staff Writer

How many people do you know text while driving? Do you yourself text while driving? We’ve all heard the stories, and heard the facts: Texting while driving is dangerous. About 56% of teens text while driving (note: These statistics... Read more »

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