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  • Time for state to initiate an elderly driver road test

    Friday, January 22, 2010 By: Anthony Carney

    Our society is always changing, and in the next 20 years the number of drivers aged 70 and older is predicted to triple in the United States. Currently, the state of Kentucky does not have any regulat

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  • Review of By The Time You Read This, I'll be Dead

    Saturday, January 23, 2010 By: Elizabeth Horner

    Julie Ann Peters writes a harrowing 200 page novel on bullying and sucide which leaves you weak in your seat but unable to stop reading. Peters story tells the tale of Daelyn a girl who has been obe

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  • The Real Guitar Heros

    Saturday, January 23, 2010 By: Meghan Ashford

    Guitar Hero is a mega-phenomenon that blew away all competition when it appeared on the video game market about five years ago and boosted the sales of songs associated with it a staggering 200-300 pe

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  • Tango Remains On Shelves

    Wednesday, January 20, 2010 By: Hilary Griffith

    The North Kansas City School District came close to banning a picture book because of an angry parent. “And Tango Makes Three,”  caused school board members, librarians, teachers and three college stu

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  • Dealing with Diversity at MHS

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Hannah Covington

    This article on diversity at Mattoon High School is the first in a series on the topic. Watch for more on the dynamic nature of our student body in future months at mattoonowl.com.

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  • Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Dalton J. Wahrman

    The Lightning Thief is the first book of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians series. The Lightning Thief tells of the journey a 12-year-old boy, Percy Jackson, must take to do what is rig

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  • Coaches Corner: Unsafe Supplements Could be Dangerous to Your Health

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Jacob Ottenheimer

    A wail of pain echoes across the field. The injured athlete has sprained his ankle. Normally, an injury like this would only stop the student from playing for about two weeks, however, he has been u

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  • Vampire Weekend - "Contra"

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Abbe Ramanan

    The preppy boys of Vampire Weekend have done it again with their latest album, "Contra," a celebration of all things... Vampire Weekend.

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  • The Resolution of a Lifetime

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Julianne Lewis

    If only there was an app that would spin out realistic New Year’s resolutions. Instead, many people go through the trouble of pretending that they will stop drinking soda, stop procrastinating, stop e

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  • Forms, Forms, and More Forms!

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By: Natalie Beers

    Filling forms out seems to be popular with Cameron High School seniors at this time of year. By now most of them have applied for college and scholarships, but now it's time to start thinking about an

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Issue Date: Monday, January 25, 2010 Issue: Week of Jan. 25, 2010
 
The National Edition is on summer break! Check hsj.org this fall to find our new section dedicated to great student journalism. Students will be able to submit their published work for a weekly chance at cash and bragging rights. Have a great summer, and we'll see you in the fall!

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News
'Duck!' Good advice, perhaps, after a federal study released last month showed schools are growing increasingly dangerous.
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If you live in Vermont and are under 18, you may want to think twice before you light that cigarette. It's illegal and could cost you far more than you think.
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Though Facebook has become the people's choice among social networking programs, subscribers have nonetheless feared identity theft and related issues. The company is heeding their concerns.
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Oregon's new texting-while-driving prohibition became effective Jan. 1, and that's nothing for digiting drivers to lol about.
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Catching the Metro for school is tough enough. Now students will have to shell out for the headache, too. Reason: MTA budget cuts have nixed ride cards.
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Features
Though it's among the most important real-life issues awaiting graduating students, diversity rarely finds its way into high school course catalogs. At Mattoon High, it's becoming a serious topic.
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Don't forget to thank yesteryear for the fashions of today.
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Muscle supplements may boost an athlete's game, but when injuries strike, they just might make a bad situation worse.
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A better body is the goal of many a resolution-maker as each year begins. But you can bet spa parking lots nationwide won't be as crowded by the end of 2010 as they are now.
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