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Weekend Reviews: 'Host' plot offers no surprise
Just when we all thought we would be safe to turn on our televisions and re-enter the movie theaters after the last "Twilight" film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray, the cinema gods decided to toy with our emotions once more.
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Teenhood Today: Responsibility is at heart of gun debate
I'm a hunter. That means that I know exactly where my meat came from, and I know that the animal died in a humane way. Plus venison is my favorite meat.
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A Word of Advice: Make your building blocks positive ones
One block, two block, three block, the world around you building you up.
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On the Go: Embrace changes in life
Life is evolving, progressing and changing.
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Weekend Reviews: Thrifting makes you look incredible
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Teenhood Today: Finding a happy medium when packing
Packing suitcases should be a sport.
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A Word of Advice: Don't let power of envy rule your life
Envy is a very powerful thing. Whether on the receiving end of it, or dealing it out yourself, making people want something can be more powerful than any insult you can put on them. It's like waving a steak in a dog's face and putting that dog behind a glass barrier. He sees something in front of him that he wants, something someone else has that he just can't get.
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On the Go: Don't let happiness hibernate
When was the last time you did something for the first time? When did you last smile? When did you last laugh out loud? When did you lose track of time just chatting with someone? When did you last learn something new?
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Weekend Reviews: Oscar frontrunners hold relevance
Once again, it is that time of the year: either you’re complaining about the weather or your lack of a valentine, or attempting to view all of the films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards.
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Teenhood Today: Follow through on good intentions
Most of the time, people have good intentions.
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A Word of Advice: Change is a brilliant thing
From the beginning of human history, we have come to be through adapting to our environment. So why do we all fear change when it hits our own personal lives?
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On the Go: Old houses have history to share
My house lives and breathes history.
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Weekend Reviews: Sparks creates the perfect spark
If you enter the library of any high school in America, chances are the number of books listed under the author "Sparks" will far exceed many others in the fiction section. The author, Nicholas Sparks, has written 17 books, and I'm sure will have two finished and ready to be published by the time this column is printed.
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Teenhood Today: Broken resolutions can be fixed
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A Word of Advice: Hard work pays off in many ways
Success isn't found, success is bled through hard work and dedication.
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On the Go: Teens need to be able to assert their independence
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Weekend Reviews: Venues offered teens chance to express themselves
I remember the first time I went to a concert at the Oneonta Teen Center.
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Teenhood Today: You have to get past the book cover
You can't judge a book by its cover, but we do anyway. One of the flaws of humanity is our tendency to be judgmental. I'm sure most of us would pick a book with a colorful cover over one that has nothing more than the title and author's name. I would.
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A Word of Advice: Find vibrancy in a black and white world
People have become very good at pointing out the bad things that surround us in our lives.
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On the Go: Music vital to teens' lives
Music touches everyone's life. The impact music has on an individual is unique to that person, though.
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Weekend Reviews: 'Host' plot offers no surprise
