Monthly Archives: August 2008

Making decisions — your life depends on it

This editorial is in response to the news of the death of Kayla Preuss, a 16-year-old Highland, CA girl who died on May 24th after losing control of her car and crashing on the 10 Freeway. She had been texting, driving drunk, and speeding. Should I wear this today? What should I have for dinner? [...]

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The typical teen party that should not be so “typical”

It was the night of our high school dance. As seniors, going “all out” was mandatory. There was no saying, “Next year’s dance will be better.” This was the dance we wanted to reflect on, hold on a pedestal forever, to be deemed the perfect night.

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