Daily Archives: September 28, 2011

Couple Steals $7,000 Worth of Copper to Pay for Wedding

September 28, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

According to an article in the Washington Post, a couple from western Pennsylvania stripped poles of copper wire to pay for their wedding.  The groom, Joseph Russell, lost his job prior to the wedding date and allegedly cut down the copper wire from 18 utility poles with his wife, April Carter.  The couple then sold the copper to a salvage company for money that went into their wedding fund.  The couple has a hearing on October 24 for theft and other charges for cutting down the wire from poles that would each cost $400 to fix.

Information from:
The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com

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Protection for Unemployed

September 28, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   4 Comments

There are an estimated 14 million people unemployed in the United States today.  When applying for a job, this detail matters greatly.  There are citizens being discriminated against when they check off the unemployed box on a job application.

President Obama has plans to change this.  He is proposing a piece of legislation be passed to protect the unemployed from such discrimination.  The proposal would make such decisions unlawful for ‘a business of 15 or more employees’ to reject an applicant based on his/her unemployment status, as reported by the Seattle Times.

If anyone suspects they have fallen victim to such practices, the legislation would allow them the privilege of suing that employer.  The law would also ban any kind of advertisement that specified unemployed citizens need not apply.

With Obama’s new plan, the unemployed would become another protected category, on the same playing field as race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.

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SAT Scandal

September 28, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   3 Comments

On Tuesday in New York, 19-year-old college student Sam Eshaghoff was arrested and charged for committing fraud.  Eshaghoff was caught charging six high school students a large amount of money for taking the SAT for them.

Eshaghoff, a “second year student at Emory University” demanded fees of up to $2,500 for the service of taking tests for the high school students.  This was not his first time doing so though.  The college student was caught after the high school, Great Neck North, considered to have great prestige, heard rumors of students cheating on the exam.

After reviewing records, administrators of Great Neck North found discrepancies between the six students’ test scores and their academic performance.  Eshaghoff could face up to four years in jail.  The six high school students were arrested on misdemeanor charges.

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Great Things for Fall

September 28, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

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Fall is finally here! Which means, brighter colors outdoors, pumpkin picking, preparations for that spooky holiday and a cooler breeze in the air.  There are great things to do to make the best of the autumn season and some of them can be found here!

First, for information on the 11 best places in the country to see fall foliage, check out this article that includes places in Maine, New York and Montana.

Click here for information on great recipes that are great for families and dinner parties.

For easy homemade Halloween costumes, click here.

Last, but certainly not least, to check out the perfect pumpkin patch or haunted maze, click here to find the best halloween attraction near you.

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