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Palms sweat and breathing quickens as feet shuffle into the designated testing area. Minds race feverishly, trying to remember key information that was or wasn't studied for the duration of the preceding year. • Look out! Testy times ahead ![]() |
| Palms sweat and breathing quickens as feet shuffle into the designated testing area. Minds race feverishly, trying to remember key information that was or wasn't studied for the duration of the preceding year. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Let's hear it for all those magnificent moms Sexual harassment meaning too broad |
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Monday, April 28, 2008 |
• As senior year ends, it's time for a ... Road trip! ![]() |
| No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks! No more lockers, no more rules, no more ... high school? |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Sorry Mrs. Cleaver, modern reality preferable Souvenirs keep travels going Junior year a time to spread wings |
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Monday, April 21, 2008 |
• Unsung Movies ![]() |
| Have you ever heard someone talking about a movie and been oblivious? Or, better yet, have you ever wanted to have a movie that you can talk about that no one else can comment on as you summarize it? |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Debaters' excellent adventure Cosmetic surgery only feeds shallow, vain society Secret getting out about hip Logan club |
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Monday, April 14, 2008 |
• Say no to dangerous dating ![]() |
| Nick and Cassie had just left the restaurant where they had been having dinner. Cassie expected Nick to take her straight home; suddenly, she noticed that they had passed the exit that would lead them back to her house. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Hanging out with Kittitians cool experience Forget the loser celebs; focus on the givers |
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Monday, March 31, 2008 |
• Some Laughing Matters ![]() |
| Saran wrap on the toilet, peanut butter under the car handle and salt in the sugar shaker are just a few of my favorite things -- not when I'm sad, but on April Fools' Day. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: New band blends indie, country, pop Opera shines new light on favorite fairy tale |
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Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| • Practice patience when pores produce pimples |
| Acne: It affects us all. |
| • Launch morning missiles |
| One of my favorite things to do in the morning is wake up, go into my bathroom, stare into the mirror and pop a great big zit. |
| • Don't let acne ruin your life |
| You look in the mirror. Ah! What is that? It seems that during the night, the night before the big date, a zit has arrived to give you turmoil as you endure it, pick at it and wait in angst for it to heal. |
Monday, March 17, 2008 |
| • Brown-bagging it |
| What happened to those days when most kids brought their little brown sack with their lunch in it to school? |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Poetry interpretation not the place for conformity Think drill teams just for pampered princessess? Think again |
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Monday, March 10, 2008 |
• 97 things to do before you graduate ![]() |
| "Sir, I have completed the laundry. Also, I walked your dog, cured cancer and ended global warming. Is there anything else that you would like me to do before noon?" |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Possibilities limitless in upcoming half century Let's straighten a few things out about curly hair |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 |
• Passion for Action ![]() |
| There's a time in our lives where we grow up, put the toys away and move on with our lives. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Do endorsements really matter? Utah boasts giant tree, movie apes |
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Monday, February 18, 2008 |
• Cooking things up ![]() |
| Clang! Splash! Scrape! |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Contrived 'Idol' worship compromising American culture Threat of hideous zombie attack is no laughing matter |
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Monday, February 11, 2008 |
• Winter Wheees! ![]() |
| Although snow is cold and wet and not at all fun to drive in -- and while some of us may not enjoy it staying on our noses and eyelashes quite as much as Julie Andrews -- snow does have its perks. It provides an engaging and highly accessible form of entertainment greatly needed during the bleak and boring winter months: sledding. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Old Man Winter turning you blue? Amazing Cobra Starship quickly fires up freezing fans |
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Monday, February 4, 2008 |
• Life's secrets in the stars? ![]() |
| What do a fish, a crab and a lady holding a jug of water have in common? |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Avoid near-death experiences of the driving kind It's a brave new world for high school girls |
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Monday, January 21, 2008 |
• Dating do's ... and don'ts ![]() |
| Girls, how would you like a knight in shining armor to ride up to your house on a beautiful white stallion and carry you off for a night full of fun, adventure and romance? |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Romney's 'Faith in America' speech a much-needed reminder Old mall replaced with something wonderful |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 |
• What's in a name? ![]() |
| You know those days when you walk into class and you realize you have a substitute? You take your seat and wait for the fill-in teacher to call the roll. She starts rattling off one name after another until she stops for a while and tentatively calls out a name that she's not quite sure how to pronounce. |
| • Today's other top TX headlines: Top of Utah Harry Potter fans sound off on outing of gay wizard What you wore won't matter, but who you were will |
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Monday, January 7, 2008 |
• Keep it clean, green ![]() |
| When going to school each day, the average teens are probably most concerned with getting to class on time or what they look like -- not global warming. |
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