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An Olympic Update
The world is more than two weeks into the 2010 Winter Olympics. Many people turn the Olympic Games into a world competition to see which country can win the most medals. A lot of people are against this. I am … Continue reading
Orca Kills Trainer
On Thursday, a Sea World trainer was killed by an orca during a performance.
Big Promises at the State of the Union Address
President Barrack Obama gave his State of the Union address on January 27th. He started his speech comparing today’s times to the Civil War and the civil rights movement. Throughout his speech the president made promises for more … Continue reading
A Victory in Mexico
In the everlasting fight between the Mexican government and drug cartels, a major battle has been won.
Man Wakes Up After a 23 Year “Coma”
For 23 years, Rom Houben has been considered “brain dead” after a car crash. He was in a vegetative state after the crash caused serious brain damage in 1983.
CO Poisoing Strikes Again!
CO poisoning strikes again! On November 7, the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 AAA hockey team was hospitalized with dangerous levels of CO.
The History of Halloween
How weird is Halloween? We dress up and run around in costumes and take candy from our neighbors.
How Daylight Savings Started
Most of us know that at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1st we set the clocks back one hour to end daylight savings. Many of us find this tradition odd; but what started daylight savings?
Cash for Clunkers in Reveiw
Lately, the economy has been a common subject in the news, and there have been many proposed solutions.
Water on the Moon?
Is Earth the only “Blue Planet”? Three space probes, NASA’s Deep Impact and Cassini, along with India’s Chandrayaan-1have recently sent back pictures of water (H2O) on the moon.