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A Final Sentence

October 7, 2011

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 marked the end of the life of 42-year-old Troy Davis. Davis was convicted by the state of Georgia in 1991 of the 1989 murder of off duty police officer Mark MacPhail and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Davis maintained his innocence and his execution was stayed four times during 22 […]

Occupation Of Wall Street

October 7, 2011

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On September 17 protesters descended on Wall Street in NYC.  The group organized on social media sites such as facebook and Twitter and urged supporters to try to attempt to shut down the financial district. They hoped that the camp-in would bring awareness to the unfairness of a financial system, they say, that favors the […]

The 2012 Campaign

October 7, 2011

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By Onalee Sanford- For this segment, I’ll bring political cartoons to you all as a humorous introduction to the 2012 presidential campaign.  The first is republican, Mitt Romney. I’m sure we’ve seen many of these before, but this one happens to be my personal favorite. Here is President Barack Obama, running for a second term […]

FDA Core

October 7, 2011

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By Jeff Lahens- With the continuous outbreak of disease and fear of E.coli in foods around the country, the FDA has found a way to quickly identify and respond to contaminated food. Centralizing data of food inspection and common diseases found in food, outbreaks like the recent Listeria monocytogenes incantaloupeshould be contained quicker and with […]