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  • Seniority has its Pressures

    Monday, September 15, 2008 By: Zach Weichman

    There is a different feeling when you are top of the class looking down to all the younger grades and thinking to yourself, “Man I am glad to be a senior.” Students looking up to seniors wish they wer

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  • Would You Like Whipped Cream with That?

    Monday, September 15, 2008 By: Kara Wilson

    “It’s weird because it doesn’t smell like grease in here anymore; it smells like…coffee,” says Kyle Wheeler as he stands in front of the counter of the Selmer McDonalds, waiting for the cashier to put

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  • Budget cuts affecting school transportation

    Monday, September 15, 2008 By: Laura Galvez

    An economic crisis going on in the United States has affected and changed our lives in many ways. Gas prices, for example, have changed and affect us on a daily basis and limits us from going places.

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  • Myspace and Facebook, Good and Bad: Social networking sites have good intentions, but..

    Tuesday, September 16, 2008 By: Jasmine Adams

    When you login to Facebook or Myspace, you always see the same people on your news feed with status updates, added friends and comments on their friends' walls. What you don't see is the addictive nat

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  • Staff Editorial: Cellular phones should be allowed during break, passing periods

    Wednesday, September 17, 2008 By: The opinions in this article represent the opinions of the The Newtonian staff.

    We all have them. Some people cannot live without them, while others could care less about them. Either way, most people use cell phones every single day. They are clocks, calculators and a way to co

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  • Alief Schools Closed until Sept. 23: Power restored; teachers will report Monday

    Wednesday, September 17, 2008 By: Staff

    Alief ISD schools will remain closed to students through Monday, Sept. 22, due to the lack of power and water caused by Hurricane Ike. Students will report to campus on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and classes

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  • The growing water bottle problem: As plastic water bottles become more widely used, their affect on the environment becomes evident

    Thursday, September 18, 2008 By: Keenan Priestly

    They are readily available and are a convenient container for a quick caffeine fix. They cost $1.25 in the vending machines. They are hurting the environment.On a regular basis students purchase wat

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  • McCain Makes a Speedy Stop

    Friday, September 19, 2008 By: Lizzy Driscoll and Melissa Parratto

    Loudon, NH--Republican presidential nominee John McCain made a brief appearance at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH this past Sunday, September 14.

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  • Obama Comes to Dover

    Friday, September 19, 2008 By: Sarah Paltrineri

    DOVER—Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, addressed middle class tax issues and the economy last Friday, September 12th, at the McConnell Center to a small and intimate crowd.

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  • KHS drumline competes with a bang

    Friday, September 19, 2008 By: Amber Taylor

    For as long as they have played their instruments, KHS drumline members have preformed in front of people they did not know. When the drumline students played at the Mozingo Marching Band Percussion C

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Issue Date: Monday, September 22, 2008 Issue: Week of Sept. 22, 2008
 
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News
Democrat talks economics, family and America's future.
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GOP nominee finds his interest in NASCAR and election best served at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Alief Schools Closed until Sept. 23: Power restored; teachers will report Monday
Ike closes Alief. Power outages and storm damage caused by hurricane keeps school doors shut.
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Northern California wild fires scorch homes of Pleasant Valley teachers.
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Welcome addition. Montgomery County classrooms find Activboards pull students into their lessons.
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Features
More teens opt for plastic surgery
Looking good. Plastic surgery growing in popularity among teens. More and more teens are taking the term makeover to a whole new level.
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Doing good by online shopping. Goodsearch.com makes purchases profitable for favorite charities.
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Growing use of plastic water bottles brings new environmental concerns.
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Students find exercise and fun in this athletic pastime.
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Paradise lost. World of social networking is fraught with dangers.
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