Author Archives: Charlotte Reed

Mar 2012

Griffin Reed — Irish Superstar

There is always someone out there who is better than you. But when it comes to Griffin Reed and her concertina, there are exactly seven people in the world who are better than her, and, this summer, she may surpass them all. First of all, concertinas are comparable to small accordions in their looks and [...]

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Feb 2012

Obama Care: A Right for Americans

The United States is ranked 37th in the world — just ahead of Slovenia. In terms of health care that is. The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world without a universal health care system. But, by 2014, “Obama Care,” the legislation called the Accountable Care Act (ACA), will cover nearly every American. [...]

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Dec 2011

Effect of Children Watching TV on Development

Television comes from the root –tele-, meaning far off, and –vis-, meaning see.  But it is under debate whether or not children who watch these far off sights can develop to the point of knowing what the word came from or even what a root word is. “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents avoid [...]

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Nov 2011

Girl Scout Gold Award Project

If a tree that falls in a forest with no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? Nobody knows, but we do know that when a person dies, their story goes with them. Senior Girl Scout Carly Beard wants to prevent this from happening. “When we die, our stories die with us. [...]

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