Reading Blog Week 7

Monday:
There were 2 stories in particular that I enjoyed in today’s paper. First there was the front page story of Mexican drug cartel violence pushing its way into America. Scary stuff. It’s not only that it’s spilling into the United States, but that it is such a big problem that it has been forced to spill into the United States. Though I think it’s a little ignorant to ask it to stop completely, I hope it does get curbed considerably. Also, there was a nice story hidden in the paper about the Pope visiting Africa and what it meant for the people there. For people that have extremely difficult lives, it’s nice to see that things like this are being done to help out.
Tuesday:
There were definitely some interesting things in today’s paper. For one, there was an article about how those AIG ceo’s were giving back that bonus money. Really, I’m proud of them for doing it. They didn’t have to, but they felt it was right, which is good. Perhaps it was because everyone was outraged, but still, it’s nice to see it. Also, there was truly troubling story on the front page, one about a young girl being strip-searched, seemingly needlessly. It is pretty gross and disturbing to think that this has happened in a public school and that it would even be considered. Hopefully it get’s the court ruling that it needs.
Wednesday:
I thoroughly enjoyed today’s paper, especially two stories on the front page that caught my attention. First there was the story about a New York school changing the grading system from A’s and B’s to a 1,2,3,4 system, something that I find a little odd. Instead of getting a D or an F, kids now get a 1, something that is classified as ‘not meeting New York State’s academic standards’. I’d kind of be insulted by that. I’d rather get a D knowing I tried than being told I just don’t meet standards with a 1. Also, I found the article about our next international challenge perhaps being in Mexico. If things continue to escalate as they have been, it would be quite an interesting development. I would be very interested to see where this one goes.
Thursday:
There really wasn’t a ton in today’s paper that really interested me too much. Not that it was bad, but I just am kind of sick of the same thread of stories being printed every, every day. However, there was an interesting little article about a bill that would repeal the death sentence in New Hampshire. It was passed, but people also say that it will be vetoed by the Governor. This interested me quite a bit. First, I didn’t even realize we had a death penalty or that someone had recently been sentenced. Also, it was interesting to me to see that it would be vetoed regardless of what the state senate voted for. Interesting stuff.