Category Archives: Economy

Goodbye, Best Buy

On April 14, 2012, Best Buy officially posted a news release on  “The BBY,” a special public relations focused website they have dedicated to “all the news from the brands and operations worldwide of Best Buy Co., Inc.” The news … Continue reading

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I-4 Ultimate Project

With an estimated 55 million people traveling to Orlando this year, traffic is becoming more of an issue for local commuters. Local Commuter Zack Bain said he spends 30-minutes a day stuck in traffic, and something needs to be done … Continue reading

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Undercover Cops Entrapping Students

I am all for responsible drug use. What is done to an individual’s body by that individual is their business. I think the United States spends an absurd amount of money each year funding a senseless drug war. A drug … Continue reading

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One Laptop Per Child Doesn’t Yield Results

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit organization that prides itself on attempting to advance the education of disadvantaged children in poor/third-world countries. They do this by providing each child with a laptop. They don’t exactly give out Apple … Continue reading

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Charges filed against five who removed teen’s kidney

Last year, a Chinese teen sold his kidney to raise money to buy an Apple iPad and iPhone. Now, five people, including the surgeon who conducted the operation, are being charged with “intentional injury.” According to prosecutors, the boy, who was 17 … Continue reading

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Jet Crashed in Virginia Beach

When a f-18 military jet crashed in Virginia Beach, it set 4-5 seperate buildings aflame, causing quite a bit of damage. There were about 20 apartment building that were either damaged from the crash or from the fire damage that followed. This … Continue reading

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Bike & Ped Concerns Are A Sign of the Times

The signs have been subtle over this March starting early with a 3/4/12 Beth Kassab’s Sunday local front-page appeal for a suburbia not designed to endanger small children by speeding-up traffic; or, for that matter, finding the fastest part of a … Continue reading

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Overweight Babies

Unfortunately, we all know Americans are known for being fat. Obesity over the past few years has sky rocketed. Commercial after commercial we see weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers that attempt to make a difference in our daily … Continue reading

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Punish The Guilty And Move On

I’m so over hearing about the Trayvon Martin story. The media is blowing it out of proportion just like what they did with the Casey Anthony case. This is what gets me about the politically correct. A select group of … Continue reading

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Vending machines being filled with iPods, Rx

Vending machines have been important for cases of the munchies. But with bad press on junk food, especially in schools, the Wall Street Journal reported that the once ever-present machines — that take only the crispest of bills and serve … Continue reading

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