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Chelsea Lo wins Gold Circle Award

By Eleanor Katz

October 27, 2009

Congratulations to our very own Chelsea Lo, who placed first in the second series of the Gold Circle Awards for high school journalism. The prestigious awards are given out by Columbia Scholastic Press Association two times annually, once in March and again in October. Lo won first place in...

Inglourious Basterds: So gruesome, it’s funny

By Eleanor Katz

September 17, 2009

*By Tim Freeman* Quentin Tarantino strikes again with his new film “Inglourious Basterds,” another high-action, violent and gloriously entertaining movie straight from his dangerously imaginative mind. The flick revolves around a bloodthirsty and vengeful group of Jewish-Americans wreaking havoc ...

Texaco fight blown out of proportion

By Eleanor Katz

September 15, 2009

*By Kevin Hoogstraten* In the next few weeks, one of two Texaco signs will come off of the canopy of Mitch and Bill’s Texaco in Potomac Village. This may not seem like a big deal, but the fight over these signs and the ultimate decision to remove one of them is a prime example of Potomac Village’s...

Persona has personality crisis

By Eleanor Katz

September 14, 2009

*By Adam Glazer* Queen Latifah will forever be known as a big lady with an even bigger voice. She’s also regarded as a strong female rapper who’s held her own in a genre dominated by males. Latifah’s new album, Persona, released Aug. 25, will appeal to some, but it might abandon the people ...

Whitney’s back from the dark

By Eleanor Katz

September 14, 2009

*By Kirstin Baglien* Ready to move on from her “I Will Always Love You” glory days, Whitney Houston released her new album, I Look to You, on Aug. 28. This is Houston’s first release since 2002, following alleged drug abuse and a nasty divorce from husband Bobby Brown. Read More »...

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