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Written by Cassy Karlsson   
Monday, 04 January 2010 21:00

Each year the United States is praised when they donate $62 million to Africa and yet that cost makes up .03% of what American consumers spend on holiday gifts. If every family cut their spending in half and donated that money instead to a foundation such as the World Food Programme (WFP) or UNICEF, America could provide basics like food, clean water, medical supplies and relief to nearly 3 million children and families living in poverty around the world for a whole year. The numbers are real and so is the suffering of millions of starving children around the world.

 

Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 19:29
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Online Ledger Opening Editiorial PDF Print E-mail
Written by Natalie Gates   
Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:30

         As an environmentalist, I am eager to save any little piece of the earth that I can.  That’s why I’m excited about The Online Ledger, the paperless and waste-free version of the school newspaper.  But, I’ve always been known as a “classic” kind of girl.  My Sunday school recently praised me for knowing songs from the 1960s and 70s.  I love the nostalgia of the printed newspaper.  When I first started newspaper, I immediately thought of the old-fashioned reporters that I see in movies.  (The ones with the cool hats with the press pass stuck in the band.)  I’m stuck between the trend and the nostalgia.

 

Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 19:27
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Written by admin   
Monday, 11 August 2008 01:12

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Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 19:24
 


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