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  • Pro: "Safeway Amendment"

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Brandon Weight

    Stuck in a state of economic peril, large and small businesses are encountering numerous monetary hardships. With a hopeful revitalization of health care, costs of new programs are being thrown in the

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  • Con: "Safeway Amendment"

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Casey Fabris

    Society likes to think that the world and the workforce are places of equal opportunity, but this is not always the case. There are laws that prevent discrimination based upon race, gender, age, rel

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  • Plans for the DREAM Reform Soar

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Kiley Garrett

    In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn into the presidency, promising America change. Pride swelled within the hearts of patriotic citizens as hope bloomed before them. With outstretched arms and open minds

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  • Saudi Arabia’s social laws cause international unrest

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Clarke Williams

    January 19- A court in Saudi Arabia handed a 13-year-old girl a 2-month prison sentence and 90 lashes for apparently attacking her headmistress, after refusing to give up her cell phone. Now, multipl

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  • Tragedy Strikes Haiti

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Jacob Ottenheimer

    On Tuesday, January 12, tragedy struck as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused mass destruction in Haiti. The widespread devastation included destroyed buildings, downed power lines and an estimated dea

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  • A Republican in Massachusetts

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Lauren Young

    The bluest of the Democratic states, Massachusetts, now has a Republican senator, Scott Brown. The election was held after the death of the late senator, Ted Kennedy. Brown won the 2010 Senate electio

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  • Tough Win for the Big Easy

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Osama Farooqi

    With the tension mounting in the decisive seconds of overtime, fans began to stand on their feet, hoping the time would finally come when they could rejoice in unison. Fervor swept through the Superdo

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  • Falcon Update

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Bailey Kirkpatrick

    There is so much to do school at the beginning of the second semester that, often, students become confused and can not sort the important from the unimportant. It is the job of the student newspaper

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  • Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Josh Plumhiff

    While the Briar Woods High School lacrosse team is not officially set to start practice until February 22, the student athletes trying out for the lacrosse team have been waking up at 6:45 A.M. to hit

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  • BW Swimmers Take the Lead

    Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By: Abby Comm

    The Briar Woods swim team continues their success from previous seasons. The Girl’s Varsity team maintains a perfect 6-0 record, while the Boy’s Varsity team is not far behind with a 4-2. As Seniors R

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Society likes to think that the world and the workforce are places of equal opportunity, but this is not always the case. There are laws that prevent discrimination based upon race, gender, age, rel
full story 
Stuck in a state of economic peril, large and small businesses are encountering numerous monetary hardships. With a hopeful revitalization of health care, costs of new programs are being thrown in the
Plans for the DREAM Reform Soar
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In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn into the presidency, promising America change. Pride swelled within the hearts of patriotic citizens as hope bloomed before them. With outstretched arms and open minds
full story 
January 19- A court in Saudi Arabia handed a 13-year-old girl a 2-month prison sentence and 90 lashes for apparently attacking her headmistress, after refusing to give up her cell phone. Now, multipl
full story 
On Tuesday, January 12, tragedy struck as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused mass destruction in Haiti. The widespread devastation included destroyed buildings, downed power lines and an estimated dea
full story 
The bluest of the Democratic states, Massachusetts, now has a Republican senator, Scott Brown. The election was held after the death of the late senator, Ted Kennedy. Brown won the 2010 Senate electio
full story 
With the tension mounting in the decisive seconds of overtime, fans began to stand on their feet, hoping the time would finally come when they could rejoice in unison. Fervor swept through the Superdo
full story 
There is so much to do school at the beginning of the second semester that, often, students become confused and can not sort the important from the unimportant. It is the job of the student newspaper
full story 
While the Briar Woods High School lacrosse team is not officially set to start practice until February 22, the student athletes trying out for the lacrosse team have been waking up at 6:45 A.M. to hit
full story 
The Briar Woods swim team continues their success from previous seasons. The Girl’s Varsity team maintains a perfect 6-0 record, while the Boy’s Varsity team is not far behind with a 4-2. As Seniors R
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