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  • The Bug: Characters in movie live delusional lives

    Thursday, February 11, 2010 By: Amy Perez

    So these past couple of days I’ve been watching a movie called Requiem for a Dream.

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  • Normal's overrated, embrace individuality

    Friday, February 12, 2010 By: Hannah Smith

    Throughout high school, I’ve been busy. Ever since freshman year, I’ve loaded my schedule with the most demanding classes available to me, and I’ve never had any off periods. I stay after school al

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  • Giving Your Privacy Away

    Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By: Andrew Wilson

       You’re sitting at home on Facebook updating your status while texting back a friend on your Blackberry. Everyone knows what you’re doing after school today because you let them know on yo

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  • The Ban On Smoking

    Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By: Ashley Scheetz

    In May 2010, Michigan will be the thirty-eighth state to adopt a smoking ban law. Once the law is signed by Governor Granholm, smoking will be banned from all public places excluding casinos, cigar ba

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  • Just a Teaspoon of Wit With a Dash of Gusto: Fernando Legorreta Flavors, Fries, and Amazes

    Thursday, February 11, 2010 By: Joy Nguyen

    Beckman senior Fernando Legorreta shatters the general conception of a chef, although “culinary artist” may better suit his edgy, brassy disposition.

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  • Bull Bucks: New Attendance Incentives

    Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By: LORAINE ESTRADA

    In their never ending quest to find ways to get student attendance to improve, Braddock school officials have come up with yet another tactic - paying kids to come to school. The program is called Bra

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  • Culture Cadets get a plate full of knowledge

    Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By: Grace Fregia

    They meet. They eat. Every other Thursday morning at 7:45, the Culture Cadets gather in the Master Teaching or Mrs. LeMasters’ room. The point of Culture Cadets is to bring the students togethe

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  • Students volunteer at Shoes for Orphan Souls

    Monday, February 08, 2010 By: Dianna Mosely- Staff Writer

    On Feb. 2, Life School’s National Honor Society accompanied by the yearbook and newspaper staffs volunteered at a local organization called Shoes for Orphan Souls.

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  • Kindle: Friend or foe?

    Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By: Allie Galvan

    The Amazon Kindle has been getting a lot of buzz lately, but is it a good buzz or a bad buzz?

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  • Love, war, blue people bring Avatar to life

    Monday, February 08, 2010 By: Eliza Fazliu

    The movie Avatar begins with a paraplegic war veteran that has been asked to take the place of his deceased brother on another planet, called Pandora. When the main character, Jake Sully, has landed o

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The National Edition - Teen Generated News From Around The Nation my.hsj.org
Issue Date: Monday, February 15, 2010 Issue: Week of Feb. 15, 2010
 
The National Edition is a collection of the best journalism on my.hsj.org.

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News
If tobacco-producing North Carolina can enact laws to curb its use, why not Kansas? That was the rhetorical raised by Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson after he proposed new cigarette taxes and a smoking ban
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Northern Californians have some sense of the power of the earthquake that rocked Haiti and left hundreds of thousands dead. Three days earlier, on Jan. 9, they shook to their own Level 6.5 quake.
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Stealing at Vista may be a bigger problem than you think
The fair denizens of Mountain Vista High are scratching their heads over the rash of thefts plaguing the school -- roughly 40 monthly, security officials say.
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Add Illinois to the list of states outlawing driving while texting. While some may doubt the law will help much, police will at least have a tool to counter a very real driving danger.
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Quick action by a student and custodian minimized the damage caused by a lunchtime fire in United Township's graphic arts room.
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Proposition 8, the California ballot issue that will settle whether the state allows gay marriage, has rousted citizens and will surely become a post-election court matter.
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Features
One day, we may all know the name Fernando Legorreta, world-famous chef. But for now, the Beckman High senior is satisfied to dazzle his friends and family with his culinary magic.
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If surrendering a child to adoption is tough on the parent, imagine how it might be on the child. A teen tells of her experience following her mother's 1992 departure.
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Does the sight and weight of a thick book intimidate you? Amazon's Kindle may solve that and other reading-related fears. And who knows: You may never have to buy another book. Well, maybe ...
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Cleary close to getting adoption cleared
The tragedy of Haiti may yield at least one happy ending. Social studies teacher Matt Cleary may finally get long-sought clearance to adopt an orphaned Haitian girl.
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