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Social Networks
Editorials - Sunday, January 15, 2012
Written By: Lily Peterson - South Ridge High School

When most people think of social networks they think of Facebook and talking to friends and family from all over. Then again most people don’t think of the negative talk on social sites. I believe that people shouldn’t talk about negative or hurtful things on these sites. Friends turn on friends and post horrible and threatening things on these sites. I understand that people get hurt and want to speak up and have a voice but they don’t need to do it where thousands of people can see it every day. Other people get hurt other than the person the things are meant for and these things will never leave that site no matter how much you want it to go away it will always exist on the internet after you put it on there. People need to think before they do anything drastic.

I think that those who post hurtful things on social sites are people who are weak and scared, they don’t want to confront the person with the problem they are having with them, they choose to share with the world what they think, which is horrible. These sites were made for people to share things with their friends and family. It is supposed to be a friendly way of talking to those you love and don’t get to talk to very much.

Someday these things may not exist because the government may choose to shut them all down because people end up hurting themselves or ending their lives because of the horrible things people put on these sites. These are teens and young adults that couldn’t

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Education
Editorials - Sunday, January 15, 2012
Written By: Cayenne Kjerland - Virginia High School

When a student or school is failing, who is to blame? Generally it is not the teachers or the school administration. When trying to solve this problem, one might not think to look behind the curtain and into the home lives of the struggling students. However this is exactly what needs to be addressed, because it is no coincidence that kids from low income families tend to do worse in school than higher income children. Income, how much their parents value education and a student’s race have significant impacts on how well they will do in school.

Because lower income parents have less time and money to invest in their children, they have much less exposure to books, reading and writing when they are young. This economic separation only gets bigger as a student’s education progresses, as lower income students are ten times less likely to earn a

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Procrastination
Editorials - Sunday, January 15, 2012
Written By: Kelsey Dodge - Ely High School

I wrote this article last night. I had intended on finishing it earlier but some things got in the way. Important things, mind you, so it was work time well spent.

I had to reorganize my drawers. Do you have any idea how stressful going about my school day is when I know back at home, my sock drawer isn’t at its complete A-game? Pretty stressful, don’t you agree? I couldn’t focus on this article with that hanging on my conscious. Then, there was my hobby I had to develop. I realize that this article is important to you readers, but my volcano boarding hobby takes priority (Yes, this actually exists. Google it).

Now, obviously, what has been written above is false. I wrote this several days ahead of time. Also, my hobbies do not involve taking

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A Wedding To Remember
Editorials - Sunday, January 15, 2012
Written By: Britney Smuk - Chisolm High School

It’s no surprise at all that the Royal Wedding was the number one wedding of the year. The groom Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and the bride Catherine (Kate) Middleton were married on Friday April 29th at the Westminster Abbey in London.

Prince William is the eldest son of Charles the Prince of Wales and the late Lady Diana Spencer. Kate is the eldest child of Carole and Michael Middleton. The two first met in 2001 when they were both studying at the University of St. Andrews. The couple got engaged on October 20th, 2010.

The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself attracted much media attention. The Royal Wedding had a guest list of 1,900 people. It was considered a public holiday in the United Kingdom and had featured many ceremonial aspects such as the use of the state carriages. Visitors to the Buckingham Palace can view the Royal Wedding dress from July 23rd to October 3rd 2011. Kate wore a white dress by the British designer Sarah Burton. She also wore a tiara lent to

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Holiday Commercialization
Editorials - Sunday, January 15, 2012
Written By: Hailey Erchul - Mt. Iron-Buhl High School

The media and people today have come close to destroying the meaning of the holidays.

The nightly news has mentioned how this holiday season could signal the return of a positive U.S economy, so is that why the Holidays started so early this year? Many stores decided to start Black Friday as early as possible. Target opened at 12 a.m this year. Other stores opened even earlier. Walmart opened its doors at 10p.m Thanksgiving Thursday and Toys R Us topped that by opening at 9 p.m Thursday. Stores defend their early openings by saying they need to stay competitive and get ahead of rival retailers. Thanksgiving has become the Spaghetti Feed to a night of shopping. If those shoppers even bothered to have a dinner with their family. Those lines form quickly and if you snooze, you lose.

I wouldnt want to be in those lines anyway. People get violent on Black Friday. Forget that Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for what you have and meeting with loved ones to share what you have. Reports tore up the internet relating stories of violent outbursts while Black Friday shopping.An older gentleman was trying to help his grandson, and tucked a game into his waistband to free his hands. A police officer thought he was stealing and took the man down. At another Walmart miles away 3 separate fights broke out, one being over $1.88 towels.What matters come 12 a.m is what shoppers feel they need to get. Not their fellow man who they just pushed down to get $5 off a DVD/ BluRay combo pack.

My local mall started playing Christmas Songs during November. I swear the new editions of classic songs have been altered so if you played them backwards itd say something along the lines of "Buy something. Buy something now, something REALLY expensive." They start playing the music and the T.V specials a month in advance. It makes me think that Christmas is a lot closer than it really is. And thus I feel a need to

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