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  • T.V. shows become new addiction

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: Caitlyn Dozark

    No more hot sun beaming down on you all day. Temperatures are cooling and leaves are falling. People are starting to settle down and many people find themselves curled up on their couches, watching th

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  • Skip a beat: Junior’s hobby keeps her fit, social

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: Whitney Blakemore

    Football, basketball, baseball. All these are the traditional sports most high school students play.  But not for junior Stephanie Kadlec; her “sport” is jump-roping.  “Many people think of jump-ro

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  • Naps earn respect as adult health routine

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: Megan Quick

    Siestas, cat naps, power naps, catching some zzz’s, snoozing, whatever term we use for them, naps are a much loved commodity among both the young and old.  Even though we love them, after stealing on

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  • Fruit makes tasty facial mask

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: staff

    Whether it’s in a high-end boutique or the neighborhood discount store, the cosmetics aisle has a huge array of products claiming to make skin look more radiant, brighter and clearer and feel smoother

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  • Beauty products come with health costs

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: Amanda Bartlett

    Toxic ingredients are foundation of many over-the-counter items

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  • Four RhythAMetteS to compete at solo event in Pella

    Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By: Whitney Blakemore

    Though the dance squad is well-known for winning group awards, four individual RhythAMetteS are currently rehearsing numbers for the state solo competition at Pella High School Nov 6.  Solo winners a

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  • Fame from above: Hilton serenades students

    Friday, April 08, 2011 By: Michael Porter

    “I’m not a singer, but I play one on TV,” is something Tyler Hilton, star of “One Tree Hill” could say about his path into the music industry.  Last Wednesday, the aspiring musician did a brief set o

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With any luck, this will be the ‘last’
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By Michael Porter
Since it’s the Halloween season, it’s time to go out and find a good scary movie. That’s why I’m telling you to stay away from “The Last Exorcism.”  I have never been so pumped up to be scared out of
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head2head: Are four years of P.E. necessary?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 By Emily Hart/Kyle Stackpole
(Emily) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NEEDS TO BE CENTERED IN SCHOOL... Something bad is going on. Or not going on, as the case may be. More students than ever are being “excused” from taking physical educatio
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Why ignore teen sleep studies?
Friday, April 08, 2011 By Blair Brown
One of the worst feelings in the world is waking up in a warm bed with the realization that you have to get out of it.  Just the anticipation of the cold air assaulting against your body, the though
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Not ‘fitting in’ is an adventure
Friday, April 08, 2011 By Faith Gachii
Disclaimer: If you get offended about what I’m talking about here, you’re not paying attention.  I swear I defy all stereotypes. For about half my life, I hated watermelons. I couldn’t stand to look
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Embrace yourself to put a stop to bullying
Friday, April 08, 2011 By staff
The new millenium has ushered in cultural changes and new attitudes that many people of previous generations could not have imagined—nor would many of them have wanted to. Whether it’s equal opportun
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