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By Xhorxhina Zyka staff writer “I See Cancer…It starts with one cell; I See Hope…It starts with one person; I see a Cure…It starts with one community.” This American Cancer Society motto directed to the community gives hope and courage to the ones with cancer. Relay for Life is one of the organizations that motivates [...]

By Katherine Ross sports editor Athletes stretch to warm-up for practi ce. But this is not preparation for a normal game. Three First Flight exceptional students prepare themselves to compete in the Special Olympics Dare County. The Special Olympics Dare County (SODC) is presenting a skills day on May 11. The SODC will be held [...]

By Murphy Grant staff writer The Presidential primary is not the only May election. There are primaries and elections that will be taking place all through Dare County. The elections include Dare County Board of Education, Dare County Board of Commissioners, Governor, State Senate, State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The Dare County Board [...]

by dakota briggs news editor Music. It fills the ears of children, teenagers and adults, brings out some of people’s strongest emotions from elation to outrage and helps trigger memories. Currently, music is expanding into the realm of therapy. Music used as therapeutic treatment can range from instrumental, vocal or abstract instruments that reflect nature’s [...]

By Jose Valle Advertising Editor Northside High School in Roanoke, Va., is not known to produce many famous people, but with the help of some Good Christian Bitches, anything is possible. Andy Reaser, the son of assistant principal Dennis Reaser, is writing for ABC’s new show, “GCB,” which premiered on March 4. Based on Kim [...]

By Jillian Christie staff writer A good teacher isn’t hard to come by, and each teacher has his or her own way of teaching that appeals to different types of students. In my opinion, a good teacher is someone who makes the lesson plan fun to learn and cares about the students well-being, not only [...]

by tyler johnson lifestyles editor After standing on a scale in her bathroom a teenage girl realizes she does not like the way she looks, so she decides to look up weight-loss programs and healthy ways to lose the weight. Losing weight can be a tough thing for teenagers to do on their own, but [...]

by victoria eaton and amulya uppalapati associate and managing editors A new social media website is “pinning” users from around the world. Pinterest is an online blogging site that allows users to post and save anything from recipes to photos to web pages. In the week ending Dec. 1, 2011, Pinterest received nearly 11 million [...]