2008 Woodie Awards
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With the price of a gallon of gas climbing ever upward and the inevitable summer spike in gas prices hitting us all hard, more and more Parkland students are rethinking their driving habits. Gas prices are up 66 cents a gallon from this time last year, and many have felt the pinch.
Dean's List - Spring 2008 Arcola Anderson, Jenna L. Brewer, Ryan S. Byard, Nancy J. Climaco, Ramon M. Gutierrez, Omega Hudson, Caleb Rich, Debra J. Arlington Heights Somani, Naveed Zizzo, Amy A. Arrowsmith Kaeb, Wesley Whiteman, Christopher J.
LEAD STORY Leading Economic Indicator: Rising prices of synthetic fertilizers and organic foods have intensified the collection of bird droppings on 20 climatically ideal islands off the coast of Peru where 12-inch-thick seabird guano coats the land. In the 19th century, Spain fought with Peru on the high seas for the right to mine the guano, which at that time was 150 feet high in places.
The Parkland Art Gallery was abuzz with family, friends, and faculty for the May 22 Digital Media Student Juried Exhibition. As people munched on cheese and crackers and wandered the exhibit, local DJ Lincoln Jones laid down electric beats to add to the atmosphere.
CHICAGO-In a Father's Day address heavy with personal and political meaning, Democrat Barack Obama told worshipers at a Chicago church Sunday that government must do more to help families _but he also exhorted parents, especially fathers, to play their part by raising healthy children.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Officers abandoned the police station as water surrounded the headquarters. Elected officials fled City Hall that became a darkened building in the flood. Boxcars laden with rocks and sand tumbled like toy trains into the rising Cedar River when a railroad bridge gave way.