You know it’s a slow news day for Yahoo News when one of the top stories is about parents forgetting their children at Chuck-E-Cheese. Then again, there is something intriguing about the whole ordeal. I mean, I can’t really imagine how a parent actually forgets their child in a facility they came to FOR said [...]
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Linsanity
Jeremy Lin, point guard for the New York Knicks, has his fame within just five minutes. Nike now has a campaign to promote “Linsanity”. This includes giving the Knick a custom pair of made shoes. Chinese-Americans have been buying jerseys, shirts and posters to promote the player. However, Nike has found themselves a competitor in [...]
Shooting in Ohio
Five students were shot at Chardon high school in Clevand, Ohio. The sad part of this story is that so many times this has happened and so many times we have over looked why students are reacting this way. Reactions of this extremity are a result of our media, social media and entertainment media today. [...]
Tax Cuts
As President Obama said in an address to a community college regarding budget cut plans,”The time for self inflicted wounds to our economy has to be over.” Obama is asking Americans to keep talking about and keep demanding the passing of a bill that will extend reduced taxes. According to Obama, cutting $4 trillion in [...]
Perry, Please Don’t Run Again
According to CNN blog sites, Rick Perry is noting his attempt for debates in the 2012 primary as merely a practice as he embarks on the road to a presidential election yet again. Personally, I don’t want a presidential candidate who shows n0 interest in bettering educational costs and economical status. Perry has proven to [...]
Have diets actually lasted past the new year?
It is no longer a secret. Everyone’s new year’s resolution had some form of “Make my body better” included in it. Perhaps the gym isn’t the answer for everyone, but with technology now a days who really needs some good ol’ cardio? Some of the newest, healthy diet trends are listed on the link below. [...]
Celebrity news is not newsworthy
I’m going to take a dip into celebrity news, an area of news I believe is irrelevant. However, two incidents caught my eye and brought to my attention just how consumed Americans can get in lives that are not their own, the passing of Whitney Houston and Chris Brown and Rhianna getting back together. I [...]
Chris Christie criticized for appearance
Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, has been labeled “not president material” for his obesity issues. According to abcnews.go, columnist Mike Kinsley of ABC news is calling Christie’s weight a character flaw that completely disqualifies him from the race for presidency. All this said to a man who actually chose not to run in the 2012 presidential election. [...]
Super Bowl halftime fizzles out quick
Well, the least recognizable star of the Super Bowl halftime show, MIA, may have ruined it for future pop artists. Don’t know who MIA is? Yeah, that’s okay–neither did I until I rooted around on Google for a few minutes. However, all I really need to know is she’ll be forever known as the idiot [...]
American Airlines Cuts Jobs
American Airline has said they have been forced to cut 13,000 jobs focusing mainly on maintenance so they can actually preserve more jobs than they would have without this cut. This is perhaps a reflection upon our worsening economy, yet I must argue the margins have improved since the start of 2011. As a senior [...]
