shark bulletin

Amity beaches are open for business. The shark that claimed the lives of Wendy Watson and Alex Kintner has been caught and killed.
Marion Kintner offered a $3,000 reward to anyone who killed the shark that killed her son. Fisherman from all over flocked to the water in hopes of catching the shark.
Matt Hooper, a marine biologist out of the Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, MA inspected the shark. According to Hooper the shark was a Nurse Shark.
“Nurse Sharks are among the most brutal and dangerous of all sharks.” Said Hooper
There will be shark spotters from the Coast Guard, Marine patrol, Massachusetts State Police and several other organizations on the beaches throughout the Fourth of July weekend. They are there as a precaution. The waters in Amity are completely safe.
Citizens of Amity are told to keep an eye out as well. If anyone should see anything suspicious please call 1-800-sharksee

shark story day 3

A special meeting took place tonight at the Town Hall. In attendance was Mayor Bob Farley, Police Chief Martin Brody, the Amity Board of Selectman and many outraged citizens.
Prior to the meeting the halls of town hall were filled with Amity residents talking of Marion Kintner’s $3,000 reward for the killing of the shark that is rumored to have killed her son.
Alex Kintner was killed in the water off Village Beach yesterday around 2 p.m. No statement has been released as to the cause of Kintner’s death, but with this being the second water related death in two days the word “shark” is being widely used.
Wendy Watson was partying with her friends when she decided to go for a swim. Her mauled body was found the morning after washed up on South Beach.
The meeting got started quickly as Chief Brody was given the floor. Brody told the anxious audience that he planned to hire extra summer deputies and shark spotters.
“The beaches will be closed for 24 hours,” Chief Brody told the now infuriated crowd at the meeting. Brody tried explaining his plan to bring in shark experts as citizens yelled out. “24 hours is like 3 weeks.”
The room went silent as the sound of fingernails screeched across a chalkboard. The entire room slowly turned around to see Ben Quint sitting next to a picture of a shark on the chalkboard.
“I’ll catch this bird for you,” Quint stated. Quint, a fisherman, said he would catch the shark, but it would take more than $3,000. “I’ll find him for 3,000, but I’ll catch him and kill him for 10.” Quint didn’t want any help or support from the town, just the money.
Quint stated that the shark would terrorize our waters till caught, so if the town got the money together, the town would get the shark.

Tuesday Times

Like yesterday the almost car explosion in new york was all over the paper. Investigators has found where the attacker bought the car and are getting closer to finding him. I love reading articles like this because it is American ingenuity at its finest. Someone tries to to blow up a building, two days later we are very close to catching him. Another article I enjoyed was bout the Russian orphanages. I found it interesting that there are more orphans now, in Russia, than there were after WWII when million of Russians were killed.Another topic of discussion in today's paper was how bad is the oil spill. I can not believe that it is not fixed yet, with all of the technologies we have in today's world I wouldn't think it would still be a problem.

Monday Times

The big news today was the botched car bomb in New York City. The article especially stuck with me because of the author. The reporter posed a question asking why does this not happen more often. He answers it by talking of the heightened surveillance but I still found myself asking why? An article that surprised me was about Radical Islamic insurgents captured a major Somalia pirate port. For the insurgents this could be a new way to make money like the previous pirates. I think that this will cause more involvement from the the US and other nations in stopping the pirates in that area.

Wednesday Times

The article about Horse breeders was interesting to read. It is no surprise to me that horse breeding is still not doing well. It is not a necessity. Wealthy people buy the horses for recreation, money is tight things like recreation are the first to go. An article that got me thinking was the one about the oil that is spilling out of a busted pipe near New Orleans. Right now people are thinking of getting rid of the oil through a controlled burn. I am no ecologist, but that plan seems like it has way too many things that can go wrong.An entertaining article that I read was about the Danish Little Mermaid statue being transported to China. The Statue is a national monument that has been around nearly 100 years. It is being transported to China by road, but the route was kept secret to avoid a possible attack. The statue was given to the Chinese as a sign of good faith by the Danish to pursue business ventures and to keep the friendship strong.

shark attack article 2

A young child was killed in a possible shark attack this afternoon off of Village Beach.
Village beach was packed with residents this afternoon. Parents were reading or sunbathing, while the kids played in the water. Alex Kintner, 10, of Mayfair Court was playing in the water with a group of other children.
The scene on the beach went from fun to tragic as people on the beach heard screaming from the water and blood appear near the group of children playing. Parents frantically ran in the water grabbing their children as they swam in.
The only parent without a child in her arms was Marion Kintner. Kintner screamed her son’s name as she saw his inflatable raft float to shore with what appears to be a bloody bite mark taken out of it.
Marion Kintner is being treated for shock at Amity General Hospital and is reported in fair condition.
Early this morning Wendy Watson’s mauled body was found washed up on a beach in Amity and a shark attack had been rumored, but not verified.
“We now believe that it may be possible that the Watson death could also maybe have been linked to possible shark activities in the vicinity of Amity. The investigation is still ongoing,” said Police Chief Martin Brody.
There will be a special town meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall where Chief Brody will discuss his plan to close the beaches on July 4th.
When asked if Brody will let his kids in the water, Brody said “No, which is why I am trying to get the beaches closed on July 4th.”

shark attack day 1

The body of a local teen was found washed up on South Beach this morning after a night of drinking with an unidentified group of other teens.
Wendy W. Watson, 17, of 23 Sharktooth St. ,Amity was reported missing around 4 a.m. by an unidentified male who was at the party with Watson.
Watson was last seen leaving the party around 11 p.m. with a male companion. Watson, an experienced swimmer, entered the water near the South Beach Shoal bell buoy. Last night the sea was calm with winds coming out of the south at about 3 knots.
Police Deputy Richard Zanzibar found Watson’s body early this morning washed up on the beach. “She had been severely mauled by an attacker of unknown origin,” said Police chief Martin Brody in a press release issued earlier today. There have been no charges filed and police are continuing their investigation.
It has been rumored that Watson may have been attacked by a shark, though nothing of that nature has been reported by a medical examiner.
“Though a shark attack has not been ruled completely out, we want to assure all residents and visitors on our fine island that they are in no danger,” commented Chief Brody.

Tuesday Times

I enjoyed reading an article the use of power points in the military. Military personnel use power point slides to pass on information to commanders and other non-military personnel. This take time out of a soldier's day and the slides are sometimes difficult to make. The slides are also very basic. It can be very difficult to put everything that happens in an attack on a few power point slides. An article that I could not even get through was one about a new reality show. The show is about senior citizens who are drinking and partying like they are on the "Jersey Shore" or "Real World." I think that reality TV is ridiculous, reality shows about senior citizens getting drunk and making a fool of themselves is absolutely absurd. The article about Cape Wind is something that I am very interested in. I believe that wind power is something that will help our nation now and in the long run.

Monday Times

It was pretty much impossible not to notice the picture of Obama and Biden at the memorial service for the mine workers that were killed earlier this month. Obama told grieving family and friends that he would find out why this happened and make sure that it does not happen again. There was also and article about how Africa plans to fight off the AIDS epidemic that is plaguing the country. Officials have put into affect a plan that will have everybody in the country tested so the country as a whole knows what it is dealing with. I also found the article about Christopher Coke very interesting. Coke is a powerful drug dealer out of Jamaica. The US is trying to extradite Coke but the Jamaican government is not giving him up. Coke has political ties that are preventing the government from wanting to give him up due to his influence of the people.

Thursday Times

I started in the Business section today and was very interested in an article about Molycorp. Molycorp used to be the worlds leading mine in rare earth elements. The mine had to close, but now the owners are asking for 500 million to reopen. I think that this is great for the US. It will open so many new jobs and decrease the amount we are going over seas for rare earth elements. I feel like everyday there an emotional story in the times about a family about to be evicted or just lost their job. We are living in tough times there is no doubt about it, but I do not think that we need to read about it in the paper everyday. The article was about a man who lost his job an now works at a fast food restaurant. It told me that the man was about to be evicted but the government saved him by paying his rent. This article does nothing for me.

Wednesday Times

An article that I found interesting was about whether to buy or rent. I moved around a lot when I was younger and it was the same in every place we lived. We bought a house and rented for a month or two while we fixed it up. So I always thought that buying a home was more sense financially. I enjoyed learning that in some cities it makes more sense rent. I also found it interesting that North Dakota has so many jobs available but no place for the employees to live. If I were a developer I would seriously consider building in the North Dakota.Britain finally let planes back in the air yesterday for the first time since the volcano erupted in Iceland. Since the ban on flying there have been 95,000 canceled flights.

Fluffy on loose

People running by you yelling in anger, children holding the hands of their parents crying, police officers with high-powered rifles frantically searching everywhere imaginable
This is the scene at the Durham Zoo in Durham, New Hampshire.
James Petronkis, of Newmarket, arrived at the Durham Zoo at 7:30 a.m. as he does every morning. “I knew something was wrong right away,” said Petronkis. According to Petronkis Fluffy was not where she usually was. The guard at the zoo brushed off Petronkis’ question as to wear Fluffy was. Knowing something was wrong Petronkis pulled the fire alarm in a last attempt to get the attention of zoo workers.
Petronkis was right, Fluffy was not in her cage. Fluffy was last seen when the zoo closed at 9pm the previous night reported Gerry Durrell, Zoo Director.
“Everything about her cage seemed normal. The door was shut and did not appear to have been tampered with, and the fencing was unbroken,” said Durrell.
Zoo staff along with Durham police officers are searching everywhere in the zoo, but Fluffy’s location is a mystery to everyone.
Durham Zoo’s chief biologist, Kitty Smith, said Fluffy is “extremely dangerous.” Fluffy was a gift to the town from its sister in Romania where Fluffy is from. Fluffy is one of five spotted leopards in existence. The spotted leopards were drove to near extinction in Romania due to their habit of eating children.
This is a main concern for according to Police Chief William Blair. The Durham Zoo is located in a residential neighborhood with an elementary school nearby.
“We have got to find her before3 p.m. If we don’t it could be a messy night,” said Blair.
The New Hampshire State Police and the state wildlife department along with the National Guard are aiding the town in the search for Fluffy. “The National Guard will be supplying five helicopters with infrared sensors. We’re gonna find this cat if it kills us,” said Blair.
If anybody should see Fluffy, zoo official s say to avoid eye contact and lie still on the ground. Fluffy may lick and sniff you, but as long as she does not feel threatened she will not attack.

Tuesday Times

An interesting article that I read was about Google and how it was hacked. These big websites seem to be unstoppable forces, when in reality they are not. I was more surprised at how long they kept it a secret. Speaking of secrets an Apple engineer left a new version of the iphone at a bar and photos of it were posted online along with reviews. Another huge corporation known for its secrecy and failing to protect it. Like yesterday a big story is the downed planes in Europe leaving people stranded everywhere. Officials are going to try and slowly bring flights back into the air.

Monday Times

A big article in today's paper is the volcano and the planes in Europe that it grounded. People are stranded all over Europe with only the railway as a gleam of hope. The airlines have flown solo flights in the ash and says that it is safe to fly, but governments are still skeptical. I also enjoyed the article about the Polish government looking into the future. It was a devastating loss to the Polish people, but they need to rebuild and seeing them do that is great. I was also interested to read the article about Chinese Web Entertainment. It was interesting to me because my dad is currently on a plane to China and he was telling me how he won't be able to watch LOST because the Chinese government will not allow video streaming.

lead/narrative

Lead

Five people were killed in a high speed pursuit that took place on Sunday starting at an apartment building at 1767 W. 57th Ave. and ending at the 15th St Station.
Police Detective Jimmy Doyle was walking home when shots began to ring out from a nearby rooftop. A pedestrian was killed in the initial shooting. The shooter Pierre Jeantot fired nine rounds at Doyle before he fled.
Doyle raced to the rooftop only to find Jeantot on the ground running to the 35th St Station. Jeantot got on the train while Doyle took a civilians car to pursue the train from the streets.
Jeantot made his way from train to train, killing a police officer who tried to stop him, until hw made it to the conductor. “Don’t stop!” barked Jeantot has he banged on the door.
The conductor did not stop at the 25th St Station has scheduled and another train employee came to the front to investigate.
Doyle kept in pursuit of the train hitting cars and weaving in and out of lanes to keep up.
The trainman approached Jeantot and was killed and then the conductor went into cardiac arrest dying of a heart attack. The conductor fell on the emergency break causing the train to come to a screeching halt.
Jeantot escaped from the train to meet Doyle at the bottom of the 15th St Station stairs where Doyle shot him trying to run.

Narrative

Police Detective Jimmy Doyle along with his partner Detective Buddy Russo might have been close to a break in a narcotics case. It is believed that Pierre Jeantot, 36 from Nice, France, was hired to assassinate Doyle on the way to his apartment at 1767 W. 57th Ave.
Doyle heard shots fired and immediately took cover. Betty B. Badluck, 63, of the Bronx was unfortunately killed by a stray bullet.
More shots rang out and Doyle yelled at pedestrians to clear the area has he pursued the alleged assassin. Running up the stairs Doyle was ready for a fight.
Doyle kicked open the door and surveyed to scene only to find an abandoned rifle with nine casings next to it. With no sign of Jeantot Doyle looked on the ground and saw him running towards the 35th St Station.
Doyle made it down as fast as possible, but got the station has train 4572 left with Jeantot inside.
Doyle ran down the stairs and tried to commandeer a civilian’s car. The first car sped by, but Doyle stood in front of the second yelling, “police business” forcing the driver to stop.
Weaving in and out of lanes Doyle attempted to keep up with the train.
On train 4572 Jeantot was making his was from the back of the train to the front. Roland Evans, a 15-year veteran of the New York Police Department, called out to the Jeantot to stop. Jeantot turned, saw he was a cop and immediately shot him.
Jeantot made his way to the conductor in the front of the train.
“Don’t stop” he yelled over and over again. The conductor, Horatio Hornblower,30, opened the door to find a pistol in his face.
The Train sped past the 25th St Station, Doyle, still in his commandeered car, crashed into a sedan followed by a garbage truck trying to keep up. Doyle keeps pursuing the train. He evades a woman pushing a carriage by inches, but crashes his car into the side of a store. Doyle yells in anger and keeps on driving.
Peter Howe, 27, of Queens, noticed that the train did not stop at the 25th St Station. He went to the front to talk to Hornblower when he saw Jeantot with the gun. Howe tried talking to Jeantot with other patrons until Jeantot shot and killed him.
The conductor, Hornblower, began to have a heart attack and fell on the emergency brake as he died causing the train to come to a screeching halt. Jeantot smashed into a window losing his pistol and hitting his head.
Doyle saw the train stop from the road and stopped. He observed Jeantot climb out of the train and onto a platform. Jeantot then walked down a set of stairs, turned the corner to walk down another set where he saw Doyle waiting for him with his pistol drawn.
Jeantot turned to run and Doyle fired one round form his .38 calibur police issued revolver.

Thursday Times

In today's paper I read the article about how Tea Party members were unhappy. There are always going to be people that are unhappy. I believe that calling out out government officials on what they are doing wrong is not going to solve it. The public votes a president into office, that is how our system works. Either help him or keep quiet. I also learned that people have found a new way to make meth. I am not curious as to how they do it or do I want to try it, I'm just glad it is safer. An article I enjoyed was about the Valley of Death in Afghanistan. The military is pulling out because of lack of progress and too many casualties. I feel that 4 years makes it a waste, but I am all for less casualties so I agree with the decision. An article that I found interesting was how a military general was named in charge of the defenses of our cyberspace. I know that technology is a major part of our military, but it just surprises me.

Wednesday Times

In today's paper I read an article that told me that maternal deaths worldwide from problems giving birth was declining. I know that health care around the world can be very poor, but this might start to turn it around. Another article that I found interesting was about college waiting lists. Sometimes when a prospective student applies to a school they are put on a waiting list and even then chances are you still won't get in. The article informed me that of the 3300 students on the wait list only about 60 will get in. Why put that many on the list then?

Monday Times

Today's paper was filled with a lot of international news, but I enjoyed reading the articles. A huge article was about the Polish plane that went down carrying its top government officials, killing 96. Officials are reporting that the plane crash was simply an accident and was not an act of terrorism. Another article that I enjoyed was about Obama gathering the largest summit since the creation of UN to discuss Nuclear weapons. Obama said that terrorists getting nuclear weapons is our biggest threat. I also learned that that twitter is planning to get advertisers or charge corporations for use. With 50 million twitter posts a day it is about time that this is happening.

Thursday Times

The first thing I noticed in today's paper was the picture. Sometimes I forget them, nut today I stopped and really looked at how amazing it was. Other than the picture I liked the article about possible US Airways and United Airlines merger. Airline companies have been declining and according to the article the only airline that made a profit last year was Southwest, so something needs to change. I also found it interesting that we still do not know how many people live in New Orleans. It has been 5 years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and things are still crazy down there. My favorite article was about the high speed trains in China. They can travel at 250 mph and are very efficient. Chinese officials are working with California to build one in the US. This international cooperation is what we need to move forward as a whole.

Wednesday Times

I have been finding the recent papers to be repetitive. This is nothing to take away from the stories themselves, I was just commenting on the number of similar stories. An article that I liked was about the website, wikileaks, that posted the air strike video. It discussed how a website got famous pretty much overnight because of a video on it. This type of thing would not have been possible 10 years ago. Another article that I read was one that discussed poor cell service in certain areas. AT&T is good in certain locations and not so good in others. To solve this AT&T offers a home cell tower that can boost cell reception in your home, but the problem is you have to buy it yourself. People are complaining about buying the device with money out of there own pocket. My biggest problem is that certain cell phones are better in certain areas than others. People are buying phones for the phones and not the best coverage for their area which is there own fault.

Tuesday Times

Obviously the big story today is the collapsed coal mine in West Virginia. It is a terrible thing, but I never new about the safety bunkers that are in mines that are equipped with food, water and oxygen. It is nice to hear about improvements in safety especially in field where over 100,000 people have died since 1900. An article that I read was about a video that showed an air strike that killed a photographer in Iraq. It gave the website where you could see the video. I think that this is wrong. The photographer's family must be outraged knowing that anyone can see how there family member got killed.

Thursday Times

In today's paper I learned about the new Ipad. The author split up his review into two section, one for techies and one for average joe's. I read the one for average people. At first I was skeptical of the Ipad, but I am beginning to embrace it. I also learned about how the US Military plans to move all of its equipment from Iraq to Afghanistan. The military can not go through Iran due to threat of attack and the normal route through Pakistan is getting hostile. A new route north of Iran was created that will be used through August when 2/3 of Military supplies will be out of Iraq. What angered me in today's paper was hearing about Haitian refugees that were in jail due to American mistakes. In the confusion on the runway in Port au Prince people were sent over to the US with out the proper paperwork, so now they are in jail until it is sorted out.

Wednesday Times

The first thing I saw when I looked at today's paper was the headline "Obama to open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling." I believe that finding local oil or other natural resources needs to come from US soil. If that means seeing a few oil rigs along the coast than so be it. Another article that I liked was one about E-books. This is a new trend where people no longer read books in print, they read them on electronic devices like the ipad or the kindle. The article discussed how this is going to change publishing. People learn about what books to read by seeing people read them, if the books are on these new devices then passer-by's won't be able to see what others are reading. Another article that I enjoyed was about the homeless in Key West. I have been to Key West on several occasions and the homeless definitely stand out. Key West Police have added more officers to the force in order to help get rid of the homeless problem. I guess I do not see the problem as long as tourism is still doing alright.

2012 profile

If you have ever wanted to shoot paintball's at your father who is on a four wheeler from a tube getting pulled behind it with 30 ft of rope in between than Andy MacDonald is a man you should have met.
MacDonald did not always start out this courageous, that is if you count jumping out of his crib with his twin brother Peter before the age of one not courageous. MacDonald would not call this courageous his word choice was "good old fashioned American fun."
MacDonald started this “fun” in Swanzey, New Hampshire where he fell in love with the great outdoors.
“Our parents pretty much let us do what we wanted, that was not a bad thing in the early 90’s. We just played in the woods and built forts,” said MacDonald’s twin brother Peter.
MacDonald and his family of five, three kids two adults, moved around quite a bit and he likes to think that each place taught him something different.
After Swanzey, where MacDonald fell in love with nature and being outside, the MacDonald’s moved to Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Chelmsford was a small town but that is where MacDonald started first grade. He learned to true meaning of friendship, “Though I haven’t kept in contact with any of them, I remember the fun we had.”
Next on the destinations of Macdonald’s life was Columbia, South Carolina. “Columbia might have been my favorite place to be, it was like a vacation.” MacDonald and his family lived on a golf course and lived the “country club life” as he described it. They played golf and tennis every week and in the summers the kids would compete with the swim team. “Living down there taught me my favorite part about myself, how to relax and take life as it comes to you”

Tuesday Times

The biggest article in the paper today was definitely the suicide bombing in Russia. This is obviously terrible news and affected a lot of people. It did not affect however. Being from Massachusetts the most interesting article to was about the 9 students who could be convicted for forcing a girl to commit suicide. I should clarify the 9 students are being charged with bullying the girl to the point that she thought suicide was the only way out. I had never heard of South Hadley before today, but having it happen in my own state caught my attention.

Monday Times

I found today's paper very informing. I first read an article about company executives that have been laid off in this economy are now taking jobs that they are over qualified. This does not always work because new employees may find the job not as rewarding or just not challenging enough for them. Another interesting article was about how ballot dancers are now using twitter to tell the world what they do on a day to day basis. In the past ballot dancers have not had experience dealing with the public, but using twitter allows the dancers to tell whoever wants to listen what they do on a day to day basis. An article that surprised me was one about housing laws. Apparently there are laws in certain cities only allowing 3 or 4 non family members living in houses or apartments together. There is such a law in Boston, that I know, for a fact is not enforced.

Thursday Times

Today's article had many interesting articles. I enjoyed one about USA and Russia getting rid of some of their nuclear arms. It said in the article that it would be to fewest each country would have in the past 50 years so pre cold war. Another interesting article was about texting. I text pretty much every day and it hurts no one. In the article I found out that kids would get text messages to tell them where to meet up, then they would terrorize an area of a city. I do not see the point of arguing that texting is the cause of this. Kids are going to use the new technologies in different ways no matter what those technologies are.

Wednesday Times

The most interesting article in today's paper was the one about the 5 boys that vanished in the 1970s. The man that killed them came forward and admitted guilt. These stories, though they are sad, are reassuring because it puts hope in the eyes of other victims of kidnapping. I also liked the article about California Prisons. The prisons are overcrowded so they are opening their doors and letting convicts out.Another article that I liked was one about Daimler Automotive. They are a German car company and were charged $185 million for trying to bribe government officials. I like this article because I only hear about bribing officials in the movies never in real life.

Biddeford City Airport

The Biddeford City Airport has been a part of the Biddeford community since 1951, but in recent years the airport has been losing money and tax payers have had to pick up the slack.
The Biddeford local government will receive $3 million and save around $60 thousand annually if the town votes to shut down the airport.
Many townspeople want to see the airport go. “Once we started looking at the airport, we came to the conclusion that there is no financial benefit at its existing size and capacity. It continues to be a tax burden,” said Paul Archambault a neighbor to the airport and Chairman to Shut Our Little Airport (SOLA).
“The money is the biggest thing. If it was self-supporting, fine. Let it go on,” said Roland Pelletier Biddeford City Manager.
Archambault has his own ideas for what the 126 acre plot could be used for. “Maybe an industrial park in there…Or how about a wind farm? We could provide power to the nearby schools. That’s the kind of progress we’d like to see.”
The argument to shut down the airport started a few years ago when the airport cut down trees along the runway and begin enforcing no trespassing laws on airport property. The Biddeford city Airport was complying with FAA laws so has not to lose funding.
“We have pedestrians, motorcycles, four wheelers (and) ATVs all using it. They can’t use it has a backyard and that’s against regulations,” said Tom Bryand Airport Manager. Local pilot Phyllis Landry can also remember a time when she had to abort a takeoff because kids ran into the runway.
“The FAA is just doing its job. People need to understand that. They really do. Maybe it’s expensive to run the airport. But it’s a great resource. I know business people who fly in here all the time,” said Landry.
The Biddeford City Airport currently houses 47 airplanes of which half are owned by local businesses. Where will they move to if Biddeford closes? “I have been flying out of this airport for 25 years…I love this airport. If I couldn’t fly here I’d have to go to Sanford or Portland,” Landry commented.

Tuesday Times

It is amazing to me that on today's front page a headline was Next Big Issue? Social Security Pops Up Again. There was nothing about the health care bill, we have already moved on. What I did enjoy was reading about Google in China. I met a few people from China over winter break and they talked about Google trying to work its way into the nation, but not having much success. Well now they have backed out completely. Keeping on the topic of China, Hong Kong is well above the Health Departments standards.

Monday Times

Today's paper was pretty historic. The long debated health care bill was passed so naturally the paper was covered in stories about it. The biggest part of the bill that effects me is that I can stay on my parents plan until I am 26. That is reassuring to me, being a senior and looking at jobs for next year. An article that was very entertaining was the one about google offering to set up internet access in a city. City leaders are performing outrageous stunts to get google attention, such as jumping in Lake Superior or skydiving.

Wednesday Times

The first thing that caught my attention in today's paper was the article about the principle who has to advertise for her school. I grew up in suburban towns so I never had an option of multiple public schools. The idea of choosing where to go to to elementary school is very weird to me. An article that I enjoyed was the one about the Post Office. I recently met my dad's coworkers from China and when they saw mail on our counter they laughed. People in China don't use "snail mail" Like so many other things technology is taking over the postal world.

Tuesday Times

Today's paper was nothing special in my opinion. The one article I felt sympathetic for was the one about the man who committed suicide. According to the article he was a confidential source for the government and he was living with those "demons" Other sources have committed suicide in the past as well.

Monday Times

In today's paper there was an article about the US purchasing part of the Florida Everglades. I am all for preserving the environment, but I can't help but think that there are better things the government can spend it's money on right now. An article that I was surprised to hear about was that colleges were accepting students who did not need financial aid. I thought that admissions did not look at income while deciding who to admit, but I guess I was wrong. I was glad hear that some schools were admiting students purely based on academics and extra curricular. An article that I really enjoyed was the one about Pandora. I use Pandora a couple times a month to listen to music and I enjoyed learning the history of the site.

Thursday Times

The topic in today's paper that caught my attention was the article about the Russian Olympic Chairman who resigned after Putin made a statement about how bad the Russians did in the Olympics. I can't believe that Putin is taking the outcome so seriously. Looks like the economy is hitting the big stars in Hollywood as well, because their salaries for movies are no longer in the 20 million range. A new system where stars get paid more if the movie is a hit is in place. This new method makes more sense to me. I love movies, but the actors were getting paid way too much.

Wednesday Times

An article that caught my attention was the one about hulu. Hulu is a website that allows to legally watch TV shows on your computer. Viacom has sold off the rights to a couple of shows on hulu and I hear in the future plans to start charging viewers per show they watch. The only reason hulu became famous is because it is free, I believe its audience will drastically drop when the viewers are asked to give money. By now it is common knowledge that half of Americans that get married, get divorced. A new study shows that if couples live together before they get married the divorce rate goes up 6 percent. This is not what I expected, especially in today's society where buying a house together is a bigger step than putting rings on each others fingers.

Tuesday Times

Movie stars are some of the most famous names in today's society. Movies became adapted from live shows, however live shows have taken a backseat to movies. Big name stars like Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett have attached their name to a brpadway show in hopes of selling more tickets. In my opinion this was a great idea and I hope that it works. An article that I was very interested in was the one about how Russia's Prime Minister Putin was disappointed with his countries performance in the 2010 Winter Olympics. It is tough to give an opinion on this because the USA as accumulated over 2500 medals over the years.

Drinking in College

“Students have been drinking as long as we’ve had students,” said Ann Lawing Dean of Students at the University of New Hampshire. College students across the country partake in drinking every week but university administrators think it’s time for a change.
Efforts to decrease college students drinking habits have increased in the past 20-25 years. “We are willing to talk about alcohol now,” Lawing said.
Alcohol abuse is causing harm to all aspects of a student’s life from missing classes to assaults on campus. It is estimated that 1700 students die each year due to alcohol related incidents.
Sheila Lambert the Coordinator of Wellness at Southern New Hampshire University sees improvement in the drinking habit of students.
“The majority of students drink 4 or fewer drinks a week,” said Lambert. New research is available to help students and educate them on the realities of low risk drinking.
Lambert thinks colleges can continue with less alcohol consumption, “they [college students] can still have fun and get the whole college experience.”

Monday Times

As much as I hate that Canada beat the US for the gold medal, I have to appreciate what it meant for the Canadians. The article in the Times helped me appreciate that. The lead about Rev. Glenn Dion was very well done. Another article that I was very interested in was the article about Adam C. Hochfelder. Holchfelder was very big in the real estate business. Real estate is sort of a hobby of mine, so reading about it is always entertaining for me. Especially the toll it took on his life and how drugs and greed overtook him.

Thursday Times

The first article that caught my attention was the Google article. I found it strange that the executives were being held responsible for the content. The executives were told that Google was similar to a newspaper, but anyone can put anything on the website so it is nothing like a newspaper. A article that I was not surprised to see was the the one about GM getting rid of Hummer. In this gas conscious society we live in, I am surprised that GM held on so long. I enjoyed reading the article on Darfur. I just wrote an article about the subject, so it was cool to see it in the Times.

Wednesday Times

I found today's paper more my style. The article about gun laws was very informing. Living in NH most of my parents friends have guns and I don't think much of it. It is strange to think it is different everywhere else. I also enjoyed the article about TV and the internet. I must admit I thought the internet was going to win the battle. If I miss a show I can watch it online illegal or legal it makes no difference to me. I also agree with the article though, I have talked with friends though AIM mostly about shows we were not watching together. An article I found surprising was the one about the French anti-smoking ad. I always new they were more lenient on sexuality in Europe, but that might be too far. I disagree with the "Female Watchdogs" I don't understand how it can be degrading to women when there are ads showing men and women performing the sex act?

Local Refugee Saves Life

Earlier this morning James Laboke, a 17-year-old Sudanese refugee, was on his way to work when he saw an unconscious elderly man in his car on the Downeaster tracks.

Reacting quickly Laboke ran to the police station and got help over to the elderly man, Francois Truffault, 80, from Quebec City.

The Downeaster missed Truffault in is 1987 Cadillac Seville by 30 seconds. Shirley Temple was conducting the train this morning. "When this thing gets going, it takes a mile to slow her down," she said, " I could have stopped but it wouldn't have done any good."

After Laboke ran to the police station he continued on his way to work at the Eezy Breezy Restaurant. He reported to work on time and did not mention the life he saved to anyone at work.

"It doesn't surprise me at all" said Charles Champaigne, owner of the Eezy Breezy Restaurant, "That young man is one of my best employees. He is just a great kid."

"I never thought about it. I just knew I couldn't let that man get crushed by a train." Laboke later commented on his actions.

Truffault is in stable condition at Southern Maine Medical Hospital. According to a police report Truffault may have gone into insulin shock just has he reached the railroad crossing.

Trouble on the tracks

An elderly tourist was nearly crushed to death by the Downeaster this morning on Pier Street. Local boy saved his life.

Francois Truffaut, 80, has been coming down to Old Orchard Beach since he was a young child. Today however, his Cadillac Seville stalled on the railroad tracks. The diabetic quickly became unconscious.

James Laboke, 17, was on his way to work at the Eezy Breezy on East Grand Street when he came across the The unconscious man in the car. Laboke said he tried to bang on the windows, but Truffault did not wake up. Laboke ran to the police station knowing that a train would be coming soon. According to police records Laboke arrived at the station at 6:00 AM.

Cpt. Janet Paradiso was a mile away from the car when she heard the call. By 6:05 AM she was at the scene and heard the whistle from the oncoming train.

Acting quickly she used her cruiser to push Truffault car off of the tracks. "I knew there was no time I had to do something." Paradiso later said. Moments later the train sped by "It was that close," Paradiso said.

Truffault was sent to Southern Maine Medical Center and his reported to be stable. "I don't remember a thing." he comented on the incident.

Tuesday's Times

In today's paper there was a great article about a potential terrorist that got caught and now faces life in prison. I enjoyed this article because we always hear about potential threats but we never hear if it was just a threat or if someone was actually planning something. This man was actually going to blow up a subway, but we caught him days before his plan was to be set in motion. Another great article was about Tufts University and how they accepted you tube videos under a minute as part of prospective students applications. It just goes to show how technology is getting more ingrained in our everyday lives.

Monday Paper

I found today's paper very enlightening. For some reason I started at the business section today and the article about Apple decreasing the price of TV shows on the istore was very good. Not that I buy shows on itunes because I can watch it on hulu or the DVR. it was still good to read. Another article I enjoyed was about tthe opeining of a bus system in South Africa. Public Transportation needs to be used whereever possible and I am glad to hear about it all over the world. The article about gays in the military was good because it told us how it hasn't affected other militaries around the world. The article about Share-A-Cab was a good read because it sounds like it will help out everyone.

Thursday Times

Today's Times was not as good as it has been this week. Maybe it is just me, maybe I should be more interested in what is going on around the world. What I did find interesting was on the top fold of the front page there was an article about what is being done to fix the economy but on the bottom of the fold there was an article about how senior citizens are dealing with the lack of money. They drive their RV around the country working on campsites to pay for their own spot. It was a great article about coping with the times we live in.

Wednesday New York Times

I love history. So today's article about a miniseries about the Kennedy's immediately drew my attention. I do not know much about the family has a whole so hearing about script problems trying to guarantee accuracy was enjoyable to read. Another article that I found interesting was the one about David Johnson an aid for Gov. Paterson. Johnson worked his way up in Gov. Paterson's staff and is being ridiculed for past drug related arrests and a possible assault all when he was young. People can change and it makes me furious when the media assumes that because a person did some bad things as a child they most always be remembered as that type of person.

Monday Paper

The paper caught my attention very quickly today. First anything that says 9/11 in the headline immediately draws me in because it was such a traumatic event. Secondly The article about med schools. I have never considered a medical degree and never want to, but I had no idea that it was so hard to get into an American Med School and students were having to travel to become Doctors. That really surprised me. Another article that I liked was about the Seattle subway beating. I live 25 minutes south of Boston and traveled there frequently even working in the city for a summer. I traveled the T everyday, so reading about a beating caught my attention.

Thursday Times

Today's paper was better than yesterday's, but not as good as it could be. I enjoyed reading about the the top bankers. I have always had an interest in Wall Street, not working there just a general interest. The article about the schools collecting money for Mercy Corp was a great read because it proves the fact that every little bit can help. The Blackwater article kept me interested too. I always watch movies about private armies, but no very little about the reality of them, so I enjoyed reading that one.

Wednesday Times

I found today's paper sort of dry. I read the articles about Iran and Pakistan, but nothing really jumped out at me. Not until the 11th page that is. There were two articles which immediately got my attention. The first one was about one of the jailed Americans and how he just wants the American government to help him and the media to leave him alone. I liked it because I agree with him completely. The second article told the story of a man who was pulled out of the rubble in Haiti four weeks after the earthquake. I was very surprised to find this article on the 10th page. Maybe when there is more information there will be a larger article on it.

Speeding leads to Accident in Belmont

A car crash Monday evening in Belmont left two victims in the hospital. The driver was able to walk away.
The three young adults were driving down Mile Hill Rd in a white Mustang around 9 o’clock. Their car swerved off the dirt road and hit an embankment. Josie Crandall of 27 Mile Hill Rd saw the accident from her window and immediately called the police.
“I’ve never seen a car going so fast on the road.” Crandall later said. “It’s a dirt road, and it’s really easy to lose control.”
The driver Jamie Peterson, 17-years-old, of Elm St in Belmont was able to crawl out of the wreck. The jaws of life were used to free the two unknown female passengers. According to Lt. Judith Barkus of the Belmont Police.
First on scene was 17-year-old Tom Carroll Jr. who was traveling behind the Mustang on Mile Hill Rd. “I thought the worst. They were flying.” Carroll said describing the scene. “It’s hard to see kids your age in something like this. You realize when you see it what could happen, especially on this road.”
According the Carroll there were several beer cans under the car, but there has been no connection between the accident and alcohol use.
This is not the first time there has been an accident on this part of Mile Hill Rd. Back on December 24, 1998 there were two people killed in the same spot of Peterson’s accident.

Tuesday New York Times

I found the New York Times very informative today. There were articles about the arrested Americans in Haiti, but what I found more interesting was the one about how American Pilots are now more hesitant to fly children into the US. Another article that kept me interested was about how families are "wired in." They use every device they can get there hands on. An article that caught me off guard was one about a Wal-Mart in Colorado facing a discrimination case for firing West Africans to make room for unemployed local residents.

Relay for Life

Relay for Life is practically a household name in today’s society with over 11 million people being diagnosed with cancer 2006. Every spring since 2004 the University of New Hampshire does there part against the disease by hosting a relay.

The relay consists solely on volunteers. Volunteers to set it up and volunteers to raise money and walk. Volunteers join together to form teams. Last year there were 117 teams consisting of 1200 volunteers. This year the committee hopes for 120 teams and around the same number of participants.

Throughout the teams there is a friendly competition. Events are planned to keep people occupied and awake for the entire 24 hours. When asked why the relay is 24 hours Jessica Horan, Event Co-Chair, responded with “cancer doesn’t sleep so neither do we.”

Last year the relay raised over 130,000 dollars, 10,000 over their goal, towards cancer research. Horan says that they would like to reach that number again this year.

American Cancer Society awarded the Relay for Life Committee with an Award for raising the 130,000. When you break it down that is 9 dollars for every student at the university.

This year the theme is Defeating Cancer through the Decades. In the past teams have been asked to make a poster about various forms of cancer. This year teams will be given years and they will have to find a cancer related fact that happened in that year.

The word Horan kept using to describe the relay was “fun” “It’s what its all about” The Relay for Life will held on April 17-18 from noon to noon at the Ludholm Gymnasium

Monday's Paper

Today the New York Times was very good in my opinion. Article topics varied keeping me interested. My favorite was one about soldiers writing about their time overseas. I enjoy reading novels like that, so I new what the author was talking about. The flow was also very well done. Similar topics were not placed too closely together giving the pages a nice variety.

Relay For Life

Relay for Life is practically a household name in today’s society with over 11 million people being diagnosed with cancer 2006. Every spring since 2004 the University of New Hampshire does there part against the disease by hosting a relay.

The relay consists solely on volunteers. Volunteers to set it up and volunteers to raise money and walk. Volunteers join together to form teams. Last year there were 117 teams consisting of 1200 volunteers. This year the committee hopes for 120 teams and around the same number of participants.

Throughout the teams there is a friendly competition. Events are planned to keep people occupied and awake for the entire 24 hours. When asked why the relay is 24 hours Jessica Horan, Event Co-Chair, responded with “cancer doesn’t sleep so neither do we.”

Last year the relay raised over 130,000 dollars, 10,000 over their goal, towards cancer research. Horan says that they would like to reach that number again this year.

American Cancer Society awarded the Relay for Life Committee with an Award for raising the 130,000. When you break it down that is 9 dollars for every student at the university.

This year the theme is Defeating Cancer through the Decades. In the past teams have been asked to make a poster about various forms of cancer. This year teams will be given years and they will have to find a cancer related fact that happened in that year.

The word Horan kept using to describe the relay was “fun” “It’s what its all about” The Relay for Life will held on April 17-18 from noon to noon at the Ludholm Gymnasium.

Thursday New York Times

Lately the paper has been perusing the same three subjects; Haiti, Middle East and Toyota. Not that these subjects aren't newsworthy I just like a little variety. For example in Wednesday's paper there was a great article about the housing market. An article that I did find interesting was the one about Buckfast Wine. I am part Scottish and am going on vacation there this summer, Not sure if I should try the wine though. However the article I found most interesting was about Obama's plan the increase clean fuels in our society. His plan sounds good, but I think it might be hard when he is also freezing the nations spending.