Archive for November, 2009

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PN Media: LIVE at Black Friday

PN Media will bring you LIVE coverage beginning the evening of Thanksgiving Day from Best Buy store 52 in Springfield, Missouri. Our reporter will be live on the scene to provide you with up to the minute reports on crowd sizes, expectations, and the best bargains. ‘

In Other Words…

Students preparing for the upcoming ACT may find a more extensive vocabulary rather helpful. All definitions compliments of Webster’s Dictionary. Asperity: Pronunciation: \a-ˈsper-uh-tē,/ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural as·per·i·ties Etymology: Middle English asprete, from Anglo-French aspreté, from aspre rough, from Latin asper, from Old Latin *absperos, from ab- ab- + -speros; akin to Sanskrit apasphura [...]

"New Moon" (from the perspective of objectivity)

I did it. I was not the most vocal of the anti-Twilight group, but I was most-assuredly loud. However, on Sunday, my good friend and editor-in-chief, Lauren Davison, convinced me to watch the first movie and the new one. The first was obviously a low-budget crapfest—if I’m allowed to say that in an online newspaper. [...]

"New Moon" (from the reader's view)

When I walked into Hollywood theatre with opinion editor and movie critic (not to mention friend), Lauren Miramonti, at around 4:45 on Sunday, I was surprised to see about eight people in the lobby. No one was in line for the 5:20 showing of New Moon. Having read the books and seen the first movie [...]

Be Thankful

With Thanksgiving coming up right around the corner, I can’t help but think of all the things that I am thankful for. I am thankful for a lot but I realized as I was thinking that I don’t really show how thankful I am for everything that I have. I am fortunate and thankful to [...]

"The Blind Side" earns 4/5 Stars

Michael Lewis blends in the true story of a poor kid from Memphis with a heavy emphasis on football history and information to create a truly stunning novel. “The Blind Side” is one of the best sports books of the past several years. “The Blind Side” starts out giving the reader an overview of the [...]

Kickapoo Helps Out at Ronald McDonald House

Every year the Ronald McDonald House hosts its Holiday Cup o’ Cheer homes tour, a charity event that gives Springfield citizens a glance inside some of the area’s priciest holiday homes. Kickapoo’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter annually volunteers at the event, which is hosted from the Ronald McDonald House located on 949 [...]

Videos from the Nation's Capitol – KHS Students sounds off

View all the latest videos from the Kickapoo High School Journalism Department’s trip to Washington D.C. We will continue to post more videos as they become available.

Live Coverage: Get Live Coverage from site of the Explosion

PN Media brings you LIVE coverage from the site of the natural gas explosion yesterday at 2550 W. Chestnut Street. The City of Springfield along with City Utilities officials will answers questions during the briefing,