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By Bethany Shenberger Staff Writer Have you ever wondered why history repeats itself? I know I have. I am especially concerned with our government and the path that it is on.  This path is not good when it includes the passing of The Health Care Reform Bill and the passed Cap and Trade Bill. The [...]

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By Bethany Shenberger Staff Writer On October 10, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.  The question on everyone’s mind was “What has he done to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?”  I know for me the first thing that popped into my head was that he hadn’t done anything to deserve it.   The [...]

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I took a trip to the carbon footprint calculator, and I realized my new habit of bike riding would offset my footprint by somewhere in the ballpark of 1 ton of CO2. If making this small change could have such a vast impact, I was confident that I could find other small things. What else could I do to make a difference?

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Did you ever wonder?

Did you ever wonder why President Obama’s speech to school children was so controversial? Was it because the speech was actually controversial? Was it because he spoke to school children or because he is a Democrat?

On September 8th, 2009, McMinn County Schools required parental permission to view Obama’s speech to schoolchildren.

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Speed-bumps need redesign

By Gray Wattenbarger Staff Writer For anyone who has driven down Coach Dwain Farmer Drive lately, you have probably noticed those ridiculous speed bumps. You know what I’m talking about – the ones that after a week are all scraped up because of cars that sit close to the ground? After speaking with Dean Mashburn, [...]

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