One of life’s greatest mysteries is why the “extras” on DVDs, software and other forms of entertainment are called “Easter Eggs.” They have no resemblance to traditional Easter eggs except that they have a pack of yummy goodness inside and they aren’t easy to find.
Month: November 2010
Free speech both hurts and heals
Everyone has a right to his or her opinion. They deserve freedom of speech. However, people also have the right to be peeved by what others say if it offends or upsets them. Sometimes individuals with different opinions can debate civilly. Other times, one side reduces the others’ opinion by going from debating to smearing.
Violence among teens escalates: What’s happened to us?
A woman was kidnapped in one city. Her head was found in another and her body was found in the next town over. I was 10 years old when I heard this report on the news. My dad promptly turned off the TV and said that we would stick to fictional horror movies rather than the violent reality of our country.
One law does not fit all
Last year Broward County school officials expelled a 7-year-old for bringing a toy gun to school. This alone causes me to question the intelligence of the school officials who stained this kid’s record over a toy, but that’s not the whole story. When the one-year expulsion expires this month, the school board will then decide whether the expulsion will remain on his permanent record. Really? The boy has already missed a year of school. Isn’t that more than enough punishment? If the school board decides to keep the expulsion on his record every college he applies to will see that he was expelled from school for possessing a weapon on school grounds.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: I am a big fan of The Current, but believe as the gatekeeper of the paper, your choice to publish multiple disturbing photos of primates subject to animal abuse inside the Primate Products facility was tasteless. The point could have been made very well through the words of your talented team of writers. […]
On the Scene: What would you be willing to do for one million dollars?
What would you be willing to do for one million dollars?
On the Bench: Rules that hurt us
In many countries and especially in the U.S., sports are social phenomena, which seem to possess powers that break down many barriers. Sports stories are commonly related to perseverance, love, natural talent, heroic comebacks and the always-exciting victory of the good guys over the bad guys. But are the rules of today’s sports creating an atmosphere that no longer encourage these outcomes?
Paddle’s up, dude
Paddleboarding combines the best of two worlds –the exhilaration of surfing and the relaxation of rowing down a river.