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PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS SIOUXLAND

PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS SIOUXLAND

Waylon Goodwin, Editor/Reporter September 4, 2012

President Barack Obama made an appearance on the Morningside College Campus in Sioux City, Iowa, Saturday Sept. 1, 2012 Some of the key issues President Obama touched on were the importance of the middle-class,...

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Walk A Mile in Their Shoes

Britt Young, News Editor April 24, 2012

Sunset Plaza in Norfolk, NE decided to do a tribute to the people that were abused as children.  Do you think you could walk a mile in their shoes? The little gallery included shoes from Sugar Ray...

Happenings in May:  Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Happenings in May: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Britt Young, News Editor April 24, 2012

Many parents are hearing the words “I’m pregnant” long before they are ready, their children are already becoming parents before graduating high school.  May is teen pregnancy prevention month.   Teen...

Bullying: Stories and Prevention

Britt Young, News Editor April 5, 2012

In the movie Mean Girls, the school was ruled by the beautiful popular people who bullied everyone that stood in their way.  Even though this movie was fiction there are many truths regarding bullying...

Lets all celebrate down at the pub!

The Luck of the Irish

Britt Young, News Editor March 11, 2012

St. Patty’s Day is known for wearing green, or someone will get pinched, but it is also a day that the Irish find sacred to celebrate a man that helped save Ireland. Saint Patrick is known to all of...

Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges

David D. Savage, Los Angeles Times (MCT) February 21, 2012

The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation's colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial...

Whitney Houston’s shocking death: Funeral set in hometown of Newark

Caitlin Wilson February 15, 2012

Whitney Houston’s unexpected death has left everyone in shock and grief. On February 11, 2012, the day before the 54th annual Grammy awards, Whitney Houston was found underwater and unconscious in her...

Black Friday: Let the Madness Begin

November 5, 2011

The alarm goes off and it is cold and dark outside, it’s 2 a.m and that means it is time to get up and get ready for work on Black Friday. Thanksgiving is now over and when some are cleaning up from...

Leaf – Open one hand to show the leaf. Use your pointer finger from your other hand to show the leaf stem.

Teddies and Duckies Sign: Helping Children to Communicate

Britt Young, Ad Sales October 25, 2011

Teddies and Duckies Sign is a class that teaches infants on up to adults how to use sign language, which bridges the gap between language barriers. Think about being able to communicate with children...

Rex Burkhead and Jack Hoffman the day they met

Rex Burkhead’s daily inspiration from a young cancer patient

Caitlin Wilson, Web Editor October 20, 2011

During the Nebraska football season, its easy to get caught up in the wins and losses. Its human nature but Rex Burkhead has developed a new perspective of human nature. Jack Hoffman, a six year old boy...

Carcasses of animals that were shot after being freed by owner in Zanesville, Ohio

56 animals shot and killed in Ohio after being freed by owner

Caitlin Wilson/Ann Sanner and Doug Whiteman from AP, Web Editor October 19, 2011

Associated Press--Sherriff’s deputies in Zanesville, Ohio shot nearly 60 exotic animals, including 18 rare and endangered Bengal tigers and 17 lions, after the owner of an exotic animal habitat freed...

Steve Jobs holding one of the many Apple products he helped create.

Remembering Steve Jobs

Caitlin Wilson, Web Editor October 11, 2011

Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple Inc., died October 5th of 2011. He died from respiratory arrest at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He had been battling pancreatic cancer...

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