Newsletter
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
For those of you who know me, you know I’m not really into sports. But this particular story caught my eye the other day. Yahoo News is reporting that an Arkansas mother has sued her son's high school for cutting ...
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Judge Rules Clicking ‘Like’ On Facebook Not Protected By First Amendment
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Clicking ‘Like’ on Facebook can be viewed in a couple of ways. If someone posts a good joke, a “like” can mean that you also found humor in the posting. Whereas, a “like” on a graduation or wedding announcement, can ...
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Looking for sources: Have you ever unfriended anyone on Facebook?
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Hello. I have a busy reporting week ahead at the Advocate. Here’s a snippet of what I have on my agenda: Banned Books Summary: Find out why some books written by a local writer-in-residence are no longer welcome in Arizona. ...
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Employee Fired After Donating Kidney to Her Boss
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Were you fired from your job after going above and beyond? Well, a New York Long Island woman said she definitely was. Debbie Stevens, 47, said she was fired after she donated a kidney to help save the life of ...
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Campus diversity suffers under race-blind policies, Supreme Court set to re-visit issue
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Fifteen years after California voters decided to eliminate race and ethnicity as considerable factors in university admissions, many of the state’s selective public colleges and graduate schools have struggled to assemble diverse student bodies. California was the first state to ...
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Brother-sister couple fail in fight against anti-incest laws
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Incest in Germany will remain illegal, according to a decision handed down by The European Court of Human Rights. MSN reports the decision was upheld after a German brother-sister couple argued that their home country had no right to penalize ...
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My Reporter Notebook-- Looking for sources...Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic?
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Hello. The following are a list of stories that I have on my agenda for the rest of this week and next week: 1..I had the opportunity to tour the Adams Extract & Spice factory and interview some key members ...
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
ATTENTION CROSSROADS RESIDENTS : The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will announce criminal charges against George Zimmerman on Wednesday. However, the nature of the charges are not yet known. The Victoria Advocate is working on a story about ...
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Woman faked cancer for lavish wedding ceremony
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Your text to link...Most little girls grow up dreaming of the day when they will be able to have their dream, Cinderella wedding. In today's Kim Kardashian society has bought into this idea as seen through a growing number of ...
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University implements student dress code
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Did your university have a dress code? According to the Associated Press, the Board of Trustees of one of my alma maters, Florida A&M University, just passed a mandatory campus dress code. Florida A&M (FAMU) students who show up to ...