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Issue Date: Monday, December 11, 2006 Issue: Insight Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
  • TEXANS ARE HEARD AT POLLS: Perry wins another term

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Osman Galindo, Westbury High School

    Rick Perry appeared before the crowd, he gave his victory speech. At that time, he declared that he was the governor for all of Texas.However, it was a victory without a majority. Perry squeaked by, s

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  • Family remembers fallen officer: Children reflect on how their lives are forever changed

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Melissa Jackson, Jack Yates High School

    Holiday pranks come to mind when Officer Rodney Johnson's children reflect on their father's life.As the holidays approached, three of Johnson's children - all students at Jack Yates High School - sat

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  • New technology forces us to move with the times

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Sacha Brown, Westbury High School

    When a phone or game system is introduced, consumers scramble to be the first to get it, but what happens to last year's must-have invention?It seems like every day there is a new product, and all the

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  • Family clings to their memories of athlete: Sophomore died after collapsing on school track

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Jarrett Simien, Booker T. Washington High School

    Chris Pichon Sr. vividly recalls the day he received the phone call that would change his life forever.It was Sept. 18, when an administrator from Booker T. Washington High School called him to say hi

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  • A pigskin tradition: Yates is celebrating 30 years of action in the high school playoffs

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Francesca Edwards, Jack Yate High School

    Jack Yates High School, located in the heart of Third Ward, will be making its 30th consecutive appearance in the football playoffs. Yates currently holds the record of most consecutive years in the p

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  • Christian group puts forth a Noble effort

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Sean Truman, Westbury High School

    Would you like your soul to be Noblelized?Noble Soul, an up-and-coming Christian rap rock band, had their first taste of stardom when they performed in late October on Alternative Scream, a show that

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  • The journey to manhood starts earlier for some

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Sean Truman, Westbury High School

    WHEN my friends learned that the homecoming dance at Westbury High was my first dance, they all freaked out.My friends ribbed me more when they saw my pals Vanessa and Laura giving me dance lessons.Bu

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  • Separated by Katrina, brothers cherish reunion: Twins made it to Houston safely, now call it home

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Adrian Santacruz, Westbury High School

    They have been in Houston since Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans last year.Twins Jonathan and Charles Moore, Westbury High School students, say every holiday they share together is a const

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  • Tornado Tour 2006 blows audience away

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Osman Galindo, Westbury High School

    Tornado Tour hit Houston harder than hurricanes Katrina and Rita combined. The bands playing - The All American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, The Format, and Gym Class Heroes each delivered unique

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  • Councilman proposes changes to city curfew: Garcia says that extending hours will reduce crime

    Wednesday, December 13, 2006 By: Francesca Edwards and Tremayne Rayme, Jack Yates High School and E.L. Furr High School

    Houston's youths may have to get used to leaving parties at 10:30 p.m in order to observe a newly proposed 11 p.m curfew on weekends.City Councilman Adrian Garcia has proposed a change in the curfew o

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Been together about a year. Kyle Turner Jr. - DrummerPablo Romano - GuitarRustin Merriweather - PianoTravis Merriweather - BassKelley Dean, Kyle Turner and Al Campbell. We listen to Grover Washington
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MusicIs it, or is it not, a bad influence on teens?
"I prefer to just vibe to my music because I feel like no one understands what I'm going through.''
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What's the big deal about Myspace?The Web site, which is quickly becoming the fastest growing online community, is perhaps the premiere spot for networking and meeting new people.Everyone is talking a
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SEEING in the dark is a way of life for the switchboard operators at the Houston Chronicle.But, the quartet of operators all said that the view is one they are grateful for.Hazel Wilson, Shane Christe
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They chanted. They played drums. They even blocked traffic. But it all paid off for janitors who were able to win a new contract that in about two years will pay them $7.75 an hour and offer them long
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Testing Two Exams: Pitting the athletes' physical against Average Joe's physical
I'VE always been curious as to why athletes' physicals are different from the physicals at the doctor's office, even more so now in light of the recent high school football-related deaths.I'm not an a
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Ridin with Chamillionaire: Houston rap star on his journey to success and where he's going next
You would have thought he was doing a video by the way Houston rapper Chamillionaire carried on during his photo shoot. He played ring tones on his phone. He danced. He joked around. Yes, he even made
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Beginning in February, HISD high school and middle school parents will be able to keep up with their child's academics, as well as their general progress in school.The new student portal, which is cur
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Back from a tour of California, Nov. 17 marked Otenki's long-anticipated return to Houston's rock scene. The five members of Otenki have endured the hardships of life on the road. They return as champ
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