Wanted Dead or Alive: Barbie, by Krista Keplinger

April 7, 2011  
Filed under Opinion

“I wanna be Holiday Barbie, you can be the one with black hair! I bought Holiday Barbie with my own money, leave her alone!” This argument probably happened daily after I came home from school wanting to play with my sister, when I was five years old. Thank goodness I ignore my Barbies now. Sooner... Read more »

Ski Resorts: Squaw Valley vs. Boreal

January 13, 2011  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Opinion

Squaw Valley vs. Boreal Squaw Valley and Boreal are both great ski resorts but they are also very different. It depends on how far your parents are willing to drive, and how many adults vs. kids there are in your family. I’ll talk about Squaw Valley first. It is a beautiful place and the winter Olympics... Read more »

The Great Debate on Pennies: Should Pennies be Abolished?

January 13, 2011 • Niagara Pal  
Filed under Features, New, Opinion

The U.S. penny has almost no purchasing power in today’s world. This week’s Great Debate concerns whether pennies should be abolished from our money system. The U.S. spends 1.26 cents to make one penny, and some Americans think that this amount is too much to pay for a coin that can’t be used to... Read more »

Mechanical pencils vs. Wooden pencils

September 29, 2010  
Filed under Opinion

These days, many people are using mechanical pencils, and have to constantly ask their friends for some lead. If nobody has the lead you need, you have to resort to using another type of writing utensil, like a pen or colored pencil, which doesn’t look as good as pencil when you are doing a test... Read more »