HIV fight continues
October 28, 2009 • written by Emily Goyda
Filed under News
For the first time, a world-wide killer is showing signs of being thwarted. According to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, a new combination vaccines has been proven to decrease cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 31 percent of the people it was administered. The two vaccines... Read more »
October is breast cancer awareness month
October 27, 2009 • written by Emily Goyda
Filed under News
October means orange and black and spooks and haunts for many. For others, the month brings to mind thoughts of pink and spooks and haunts of a completely different kind. The month of October is devoted to breast cancer awareness, and across the nation, women are reminded of an important topic− breast... Read more »
Smoking ban hits home
October 26, 2009 • written by Amber Taylor
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Some movies glamorize it. Some parts of the economy thrive because of it. Some people die from it. And in less than a week, Kirkwood residents will vote on it. Proposition 1—a proposed ban on smoking in public places—will be placed before Kirkwood residents on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. If... Read more »
Letter to the Editor about Proposition 1
October 20, 2009
Filed under Letters
Few issues in our community are getting as much attention as Proposition 1, the Kirkwood Clean Air Act , which would prohibit smoking in enclosed places open to the public or employing people, and few people have more opposite views as to whether Proposition 1 should pass than we do. We are both pleased... Read more »
Forum about Kirkwood Clean Air Act to be held Wednesday Oct. 21
October 20, 2009
Filed under News
NEED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED SMOKING BAN FOR KIRKWOOD? On November 3, 2009 Kirkwoodians will cast their votes in favor of or against the proposed ban on the smoking of tobacco in public indoor areas. This proposal is Proposition 1 on the ballot. The Community for Understanding and Hope is sponsoring... Read more »
KHS gets new statue
October 7, 2009 • written by Emily Goyda
Filed under News
Kirkwood High School’s newest addition will hang out by the Varsity Gym, wear a bright red coat and stand about 15 feet tall. Though the school will not be receiving a super-human athlete, the campus will soon be adorned by a brand-new statue, donated by the Classes of ‘68, ‘69, ‘88 and the... Read more »
Dropouts drop back in
October 7, 2009 • written by Mike Murphy
Filed under News
An everyday dropout is usually seen as hopeless, lazy and unmotivated. But Kirkwood’s aren’t your everyday dropouts. With the help of Romona Miller, assistant principal, and Amber Lutz, counselor, Mike Wade, senior class principal, was able to get 75 percent of 2010’s dropouts back in KHS or into... Read more »
Adderall: Friend or foe?
October 6, 2009 • written by Bess Wilhelms
Filed under News
A student pops a pill, not to increase muscle mass or to get high, but to help increase his or her concentration while studying or taking a test. Abuse reports, according to the poison control hot line, have risen 76 percent in the last eight years and prescriptions for Adderall and other ADHD drugs... Read more »
Verbatim: October 2009
October 6, 2009
Filed under Verbatim
“What if they made cough syrup milkshakes that didn’t taste like cough syrup? They’d be soothing and cool and delicious!” -Ben Bradshaw, senior experiencing a moment of genius while staring at his milkshake. “Remember, nothing good happens after midnight.” -David... Read more »
