[25 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Boys’ varsity basketball blow out Bel Air

The Boys’ varsity basketball team took down the Bel Air Highlanders 66-42 last Friday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.

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[18 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
How the Gin-grinch stole America

For the first time since Republican infighting began for the GOP presidential nomination, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich leads the polls. How unfortunate; Mr. Gingrich is neither good for the GOP, nor for America.

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[15 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
FROM A TO Z: An appeal to reason

In order to prevent Pastor Tom Brown’s effort to recall Mayor Cook and City Council Reps. Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega, Mayor Cook is suing Pastor Brown for illegally gathering signatures to force the recall election.

Mayor Cook should stop at once.

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[14 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Survival of the Fittest

As the fitness craze spreads, seniors Carlos McDonald and Alan Jolley have taken the initiative to not only make themselves, but others, healthier. Their method for this? The Fitness Club. This newly founded club helps to teach the fundamentals of health and wellness. Besides eating the right foods, the duo also teaches how to exercise properly.

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[14 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Lady Cougars look to end roller-coaster performance and take district title

The Lady Cougars basketball team is looking to escape from their roller coaster-type performance and take the district title two years in a row. Standing at 3rd in district, Franklin’s (3-1, 8-5 overall) hopes are still strong.

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[14 Dec 2011 | One Comment | ]
‘Breaking Dawn Part 1′: The good, the bad and the bloody

In Breaking Dawn Part 1, the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga franchise, we are at a pivotal moment in Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) and Edward’s (Robert Pattinson) romantic life together: their wedding. Audiences are swept up in pre-wedding jitters in the beginning of the movie, making them feel just as nervous and excited as Bella.

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[14 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Disrespect Towards Teachers

Teachers are supposed to have control over their students, not the other way around. So when a class of 30 plus students usurps authority, causing chaos throughout a classroom, it’s puzzling how teachers can stand surrendering their power to their students.

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[14 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
El Camino takes The Black Keys to bold level

Following the whirlwind success of their album Brothers in 2010, American rock duo The Black Keys have released their seventh studio album titled El Camino. The album is filled with electric tracks and unique sound combinations.