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Issue Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008 Issue: Chronicle Insight Vol. V Last Update: Friday, September 26, 2008
  • Teens must own up to actions: if you're old enough to have sex, you're old enough to take care of a baby

    Friday, September 26, 2008 By: Nadia Tawfiq, Westside High School

    Teen pregnancy is a sensitive issue. In fact, it is a big problem in this country. We cannot deny that fact. It is hard to be a teen and raise a child.Now we have a vice presidential candidate, Sarah

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  • Battle for survival at the gas pump: Houstonians learn to adapt as prcies near $4 pergallon

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Gabriella Flournoy, Carnegie Vanguard High School

    As gas prices steadily rise, people around the globe are rethinking their budgets and lifestyles to fit their ever-tighter pockets. Houstonians are no different. Around the city, people are deciding t

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  • Mayor says there's more to accomplish

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Jonathan Harris, Carnegie Vanguard High School

    With more than a year remaining in his term as Mayor, Bill White has yet to say whether or not he will run for Texas governor in 2010 – especially not with a variety of projects still on his plate. Wh

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  • 'The Skunk' hits the streets: Inspired by the Beatles and Looney Tunes, two Bellaire High seniors put their art in motion

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Rebecca Goldstein, Bellaire High School

    Earlier this month, a giant cockroach buzzed down the streets of Houston. Yes, no mistake, it was a giant cockroach, but this was not Gregor Samsa from Franz Kafka’s famous novella, Metamorphosis.This

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  • This prom season, nails are about color

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Morgan Wilson, Bellaire High School

    By Morgan WilsonBellaire High SchoolYou searched high and low for your dress, you found the perfect shoes and the perfect date. Now, what’s next?For most girls- the perfect nails!Nail salons all over

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  • All systems go? Maybe...: After another early exit from the NBA playoffs, McGrady, Rockets are hoping to move forward

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Sean McLoad, Westside High School

    A 22-game win streak made the Houston Rockets’ season unforgettable. Another first-round exit from the NBA playoffs has left fans wondering what happened.Despite losing to the Utah Jazz in the opening

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  • Wheatley senior determined to go places - in a hurry: Track star's dad, grandfather coach at TSU but she's headed to A&M

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Cambrian Pichon, Lamar High School

    Fast as the wind is the best way to describe Wheatley High School’s track star Dominique Duncan.With father, Clyde Duncan Jr. and grandfather, Clyde Duncan Sr. both excelling in track, senior Dominiqu

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  • Cochlear implants offer hope for hearing impaired

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Paloma Lenz, Milby High School

    After contracting the German measles from his older sister, Lowry Allen, at age 3 lost his hearing. Fifty-five years later, Allen decided to undergo a procedure to permanently change the way he hears

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  • Having trouble hearing? Maybe it's the music: Cranking up the volume can wreak havoc on your ears

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Jonathan Harris, Carnegie Vanguard High School

    In this day and age, it is not uncommon to see a businessman, a student or other passerby walking around listening to any hundreds of thousands of songs they may have on their iPod or other MP3 listen

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  • Roller coaster ride comes to an end

    Saturday, May 24, 2008 By: Olivia Oppenheim, Westside High School

    From the first assignment of interviewing people in the infamous tunnel to attending a press conference with Mayor Bill White, Chronicle Classroom students have experienced what it is like to be a tru

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At-a-glance

Teen pregnancy is a sensitive issue. In fact, it is a big problem in this country. We cannot deny that fact. It is hard to be a teen and raise a child.Now we have a vice presidential candidate, Sarah
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In 1993, a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell began a program called No More Victims, which rovided support for released convicts and their families. In 2000, the program was launched at M.B
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THE HEAT IS ON / CULINARY CLASSROOM : Lamar students cooking up something good
Teaching a culinary class was always in the plans for Dorthea Polydoros opening a restaurant was not. Polydoros, an advisor of Café Mirbeau at Lamar High School is now putting a wrap on the first year
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Andrea White, wife of Mayor Bill White, has written a new novel called Window Boy that deals with a young boy named Sam who has cerebral palsy. She explores Sam’s ability to gain inspiration from his
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Take one: Your bags are all packed and you and your parents are hauling your luggage into the car. You turn around to give your house a quick look over. This is the place you have called home for so l
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Being the first from a family to attend college carries added expectations, responsibilities: An honor - with strings
Being the first to attend college in your family can not only be difficult but challenging, exciting and frightening all at the same time.For two high school seniors from North Shore and Jack Yates Hi
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As the state of the economy continues to look bleak and as gas and food prices rise, American families are facing stiff challenges.One challenge is causing parents to rethink college choices for their
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Every year, countless seniors rejoice as time gets closer to their graduation. Most say they can’t wait to walk across the stage. But as students bask in the idea of going off the college and becoming
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Long since the invention of Madame C.J. Walker’s relaxer, or what is commonly called a perm, in the early 1900’s, most African-Americans, typically women, have taken advantage of the product, which te
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From the first assignment of interviewing people in the infamous tunnel to attending a press conference with Mayor Bill White, Chronicle Classroom students have experienced what it is like to be a tru
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