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  • The gift of water

    Wednesday, November 26, 2008 By: Emily Boydston, news editor

    In developing countries, many do not have access to sanitary water and must settle for well water teeming with bacteria. The Water Project is a non-profit organization that brings sanitary water to pe

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  • Are Chickens More Dignified Than Homosexuals?

    Wednesday, November 26, 2008 By: Ethan Cisneros

    On election day, California voters decided that chickens deserve more respect than gays. Proposition 2, which was a measure to increase the size of chicken cages on farms was passed. This means that c

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  • Vegetarianism a healthy alternative to meat

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Laura Fillmore

    Vegetarianism is more than not eating meat, it’s a lifestyle.

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  • Maki Touched Lives of Students, Colleagues

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Conrad Wilton

    Nearly a thousand family members, friends, and students came together to celebrate the life and legacy of WHS math teacher Mike Maki on Oct. 28 at Calvary Community Church. The entire WHS community

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  • Student eyes, neck injured in shooting

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Linsea Howard

    No one is prepared for the moment when they see their life flash before their eyes. Everyone they love, everything they hold dear, flying through their brain as they shift into panic mode and try to l

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  • Rubik’s Cube makes a surprise comeback: New Speed Cubing Club founded by WHS senior

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Luke Steinborn and Tim Fagerness

    Rubik’s Cubes are not a thing of the past. Students at WHS now have the opportunity to be active in a new group called Speed Cubing Club.

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  • Indie artists differ from mainstream

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: TR Selvey

    An alternative music option from the regular stuff on the radio.

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  • The Long Road Home: Wounded American Soldiers

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Mandy Girolami

    When a young soldier comes home from war, many think it is a time of celebration, joy, and healing. For soldiers who were wounded in battle, they are going to a new home, one that provides for several

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  • Juniors Get Jobs For a Day

    Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By: Mandy Girolami

    Each year Briar Woods High School gives Juniors the opportunity to shadow a career they wish to pursue with the Job-For-A-Day program.

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Issue Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008 Issue: Week of Nov. 30, 2008
 
The National Edition is a collection of great journalism posted on my.hsj.org.

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News
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As everyone knows we are finally feeling relief at the gas pump. Over the last month the national average for unleaded gasoline has dropped 89 cents. The national average a month ago was $2.95 a gallo
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Maki Touched Lives of Students, Colleagues
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A high school junior suffered eye and neck wounds during a traffic stop shooting; her former boyfriend is charged in Houston.
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Features
Punting, passing, kicking, batting and slamming are nice, but the best aspiring college athletes have another weapon in their arsenal: good grades.
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A lifestyle more than a dietary choice, vegetarianism in its various forms is catching on.
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If you think the Rubik's Cube is a fad of your parents' past, think again. They're making a comeback.
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The battle isn't always over when wounded soldiers return from war. Many must learn to live with physical pains, or cope with mental scars. The struggle at home can last years; for some, a lifetime.
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For some students, the economy’s effects hit closer to home than for others.
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Opinion
A job can bring you the money to buy some of the things you've always wanted. And if you're lucky, you'll find it brings you a reward that money could never buy.
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