Romney for President?
Cameron Pulcher
April 24, 2012
On Tuesday, House Speaker John A. Boehner has thrown in his support of Republican candidate Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for the 2012 elections. “It is clear now that Mitt Romney is going to be our nominee,” Mr. Boehner said at a news conference following his weekly meeting with the House... Read more »
Teenage Birth Rates Dropping
Emma Moore
April 24, 2012
Despite the popular belief that teenage pregnancy rates are rising sharply, a recent government study shows that birth rates are actually at their lowest in over 60 years. The study was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 2010, and included teenage girls between... Read more »
Super Tuesday
Cameron Pulcher
April 24, 2012
In political news this week, Republican candidates are intensifying their focus on Ohio because Super Tuesday is tomorrow. Super Tuesday consists of 10 states holding primary elections for Republican candidates, including important states such as Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Virginia. Ohio is... Read more »
Warning Fails
Sadhiya Moolji
March 9, 2012
An initial proposal to require prominent cigarette health warnings, in the form of images, was recently blocked by a federal judge in Washington. The mandate was to require tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products to better show the effects of smoking. Although many people are well... Read more »
Some Wine Please
Rene Garcia
February 17, 2012
Late January, Starbucks announced that it would add wine and beer to the menu. The announcement came a little bit after mid-January, however, the product for now is starting off on a certain area in the United States. “To my best knowledge, currently it is limited to stores... Read more »
Dublin Dr. Pepper
Jessica Studer
February 17, 2012
The Snapple Dr. Pepper Group sued the Dublin Dr. Pepper Company on June 26th, 2011 for selling outside of their range agreement. As of Wednesday, Jan. 11 2012 at 5:00 PM, Dublin Dr. Pepper shut down for good and is now known as Dublin Bottling Works Inc. A lot of controversy has sprung up about Dr. Pepper... Read more »
Thoraxe’s Political Beat
Cameron Pulcher
February 8, 2012
The latest polls for the national 2012 general election puts Obama slightly over 50% with the majority vote, with Mitt Romney trailing behind at 40% with the lead of the republican ticket. In other recent news the United States closed its embassy in Damascus, removing the American ambassador after the... Read more »
Antibiotic Use in Animals Limited
Emma Moore
January 10, 2012
The FDA recently announced the restriction of antibiotic use on farm animals due to the increasing rates of antibiotic resistance found in certain cases. The overtreatment of farm animals, especially those used for meat has long been a heated topic in terms of product safety and overall wellbeing for... Read more »
Republican Presidential Candidate Watch
Cameron Pulcher
January 10, 2012
As of Jan. 4 presidential candidate Michele Bachman has officially suspended her presidential campaign, dropping out alongside Herman Cain and others. After losing the Iowa caucus to Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, Michelle resigned her position for the G.O.P. primaries. With Mitt Romney now in the lead for... Read more »
Star Powered
Mitchell Willetts
January 10, 2012
The CES or consumer electronics show kicks off this Tuesday in Las Vegas and it seems to have attracted some especially big names this year. Tom Hanks will be appearing at the show to promote his new project “Electric City” which will be an animated Sci-fi series that will air on Yahoo! in twenty... Read more »
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