Eagle County

December 25, 1996 in Chester County Hospital. The doctor expected me to be born three days before Christmas and so did my parents. A couple of days before I was “expected” to be born, my mother was baking delicious Christmas cookies when she went into labor. This being almost three…

1832 and ran for the office in the U.S. House of Representatives. He later then moved to Alabama and was in the mercantile business and published a paper the Cahawba Press. In 1847 he was assigned as a past commander at Laredo. Lamar was elected from eagle pass in the texas legislature for several years after texas was annexed to the United States in 1845. He joined the texas army to get independence from mexico. He was responsible for saving the life of future texas senator Thomas J. Rusk. He…

The passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport was the first to be designed and built in the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks. As a result of this, the airport has in place a multi-million dollar luggage screening process. The events of 9/11 necessitated this comprehensive screening process, which was previously absent, in order to make sure that explosives were not being placed in checked bags For the first time ever, on Monday, the Transportation Security…

In emotional situations, people often ask for advice or opinions from people who they trust. Despite their best intentions, advice or opinions given in the name of love, can often result in unintended consequences. In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, Nurse is faced with a difficult decision when Juliet seeks her advice on how to prevent an arranged marriage with Paris. Nurse’s loving advice for Juliet results in Juliet’s suicidal thoughts. Throughout the play Nurse’s…

that “It has been demonstrated that if proper siting of wind turbines is not carefully planned, certain locations may result in collisions with, and death of, both wild birds and bats. In one or two noteworthy instances, excessive mortality of hawks, eagles and other birds of prey has resulted in major modifications to both design and placement of wind turbines, or even periodic shut-downs of large facilities” (Conservation: Wind and Wildlife). When birds migrate north in the spring and south in…

Mario Puzo once said,“ The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” As human beings, we are always perceived as deceitful and mendacious creatures who are incapable of being loyal or honest. Sometimes we believe that we are faithful to one another, however, we choose to be faithful as an act of selfishness. But at other times, we are faithful to one in order to maintain our promise of friendship. I believe that loyalty is a powerful force that can…

A native of Paulding County, I graduated from Paulding County High School in 1992 where I marched with the “The Pride of Paulding” Marching Band. After graduation from high school, I attended Jacksonville State University, Alabama, and marched with JSU Marching Southerners. In 1993, I transferred to the University of West Georgia where I earned my Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree in 1997. While at West Georgia, I was President of the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference…

cough, the one that you should hope never to encounter. The Wichita Eagle states that there were three cases diagnosed in Kingman, county, Kansas. I wondered why this would make the news. Three cases do not sound like much to worry about, however, by the end of the article I realized this is indeed something that should be taken seriously and was indeed newspaper worthy. The article introduces us to three cases in Kingman County, where age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic differences don’t appear…

The staff acted like they were honoring Native American culture by having an Indian mascot with real eagle feathers. They ignored the fact that they were dealing with sacred aspects of Native American religion. In the book, Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer, there is a discussion about why Indian mascots…

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