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Issue Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Issue: Issue 11, Volume 81 Last Update: Thursday, May 21, 2009
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  • Ames High Destination ImagiNation wins state and attends Global Finals for the second consecutive time

    Thursday, May 21, 2009 By: Lawrence Chiou

    By winning the state competition for the second year in a row, Johnson and her teammates have again qualified for Global Finals, which will take place May 20 to 23 in Knoxville, Tenn. Over 10,000 stud

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  • Co-presidents Forsgren and Baughman assert goals after thin margin of victory

    Thursday, May 21, 2009 By: Ben King

    As election fever hit Ames High; an immense sense of polarization arose in the student body with regards to key issues such as which candidates might provide the highest level of bathroom sanitation a

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  • WHO declares swine flu pandemic ‘imminent’

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Katherine Klingseis

    The bubonic plague killed 75 to 200 million people in the 14th century. Centuries later, the Spanish flu of 1918 massacred 50 to 100 million lives. Today, the world is waiting anxiously to see how the

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  • Hulu: decent

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Paul R. Hibbing

    You've missed your favorite television program. You could ask your friend who utilized DVR to see it, but you don't want to seem like such a tool; if only there were a better way! Fortunately for yo

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  • Matt Van Winkle's Senior Column

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Matt Van Winkle

    Four years ago this summer, I would have never imagined that I would be where I am today. After my 8th grade year, my parents told me we were moving to Ames, Iowa from where we currently had lived for

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  • Strawberry Tree: deliciously chill

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Michelle Kim

    The term “high school band” usually brings to mind a crew of angsty kids passionate about music to the point of obsession. However, the band Strawberry Tree, consisting of juniors Brett Hanson, Jonath

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  • Kevin Arritt Senior Column

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Kevin Arritt

    A reflection of the last four years.

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  • Quentin Ring Owns the Ring

    Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By: Paul R. Hibbing

    You may have seen him blazing around the track. You may not have; after all, he is very fast. Regardless, all it takes is one experience to keep you talking about Quentin Ring for weeks. Whether it

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Opinion

Furry pets: man's not-so-best friend
Furry pets cause year-round problems for people with asthma or allergies to animal dander.
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I was pretty nervous about having to write one of these senior columns when I first learned about them. From reading past senior columns, it appeared that I had to choose between writing either an
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My name is Jess Nelson, and I have finally graduated from Ames High School. To all of you nay-sayers out there that said I couldn’t do it, I say suck it. That is pretty much all that needs to be said
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When you come home after a long day, you want something to be waiting for you with open paws. A dog is the simplest choice. They have been waiting for you to come home since the minute you left. When
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Four years ago this summer, I would have never imagined that I would be where I am today. After my 8th grade year, my parents told me we were moving to Ames, Iowa from where we currently had lived for
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Throughout my years of high school many things have confused me. For example, why don't the bathrooms have TVs in them? I mean here I am trying to do my business and all I can look at is a boring wall
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A reflection of the last four years.
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When I first joined The WEB staff during second semester of my junior year, it never crossed my mind that one day I would have to write a senior column. Needless to say, I was slightly panicked when
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     A recent article in the Des Moines Register caught my attention. Of course, seeing how it occupied over half of the front page by itself and then continued on a full pa
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There is no way around it, cats are just adorable. I mean how can you argue with those cute little balls of fluff? Cats are simply way better than dogs will ever be.      There
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