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Pop music’s common themes of relationships and physical attraction don’t appeal to everyone. Country music’s ideas of the farm lifestyle and nostalgia sometimes agitate people.
But really, is one that much better than the other?  Read More »

Punk began in the 70s with the Sex Pistols and the Ramones and continued into the 80s through the Clash. Then as the 90s came around, Green Day and Rancid entered the punk scene.
But more recently punk has gotten washed away by fame seeking and trend following bands that have a false sense of what punk truly is.  Read More »

Summer is over. There’s no denying it. No more soaking up the sun’s warm rays or sleeping in until noon everyday.
So if it is next to impossible to find time to get a tan from the sun (or even find the sun), why are people coming to school looking darker than when school first started?
Tanning is unhealthy as it is. Cancer can result as well as premature aging.  Read More »

Even before pre-school authority figures say to be yourself. But as the years pass, acceptance becomes more and more like being like everyone else.
The little first grader can’t join the game at recess because she doesn’t have mittens like everyone else.
The sixth grader doesn’t fit in because he’s still into the same music that was popular in fifth grade.  Read More »

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
We recite the Pledge of Allegiance just about everyday, but are we actually speaking the truth?  Read More »

John Lennon is known for many things. He was a former Beatle and husband of Yoko Ono. But a working class hero? Not the first thing that comes to mind when most know him as a member of the most popular band in history. Yet, he certainly knew what it took to be one.  Read More »