I hope I’m not stealing publisher Joel Klaassen’s thunder by saying this, but I am very happy to introduce to you the Oracle!
The Oracle is a revamped newspaper produced by the new journalism class at Hillsboro High School, and we will be publishing an eight-page spread through the Free Press every month this school year.
After a long winter, it seems everyone is in the mood for some sunshine. It couldn’t be a better time to celebrate National Sunshine Week, a time for the citizens of Kansas to recommit themselves to the ideals of open government.
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away—but if you’re sick and need a doctor it’s not a good idea. I’ve eaten a lot of apples lately but to no avail. I still end up at the clinic for myriad reasons. At least they are nice to me there—nicer than I deserve.
On an average day seven minutes of news happens. Yet there are
currently three full-time, 24-hour news networks. —Jon Stewart, host of
cable TV’s “The Daily Show” <p><p>Exactly how many times
can a person be expected to listen to or click on to news stories with
the key words of kidnapping, death toll, abuse, neglect or murder? Do
you watch the nightly news? Log on to Internet news? If so, you must
recognize the same pattern.
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