Story #3

It was an eventful morning at the North Point Inn today. Nina Cortez, the bookkeeper, and Kevin Blohm, a cook, were robbed by knifepoint a couple minutes before 9 in the morning. The man who robbed the Inn took about $130 in cash off of Cortez’s desk and stabbed Blohm to death in the hallway. Nina Cortez was not injured in the robbery.

“He just took the money and walked out,” Cortez says. Police are still investigating the crime. Just goes to show, you should always be prepared and be cautious of your surroundings and suspicious matter.

Behavior: Napping Can Prime the Brain for Learning

A new research found that short, afternoon naps actually raise young adult’s learning power and improve their memory to learn new facts. The study suggests that sleeping can restore the brain’s ability to learn.

Original Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/health/research/23beha.html?em

Alyssa Peterson, 16, died this morning after she lost control of her car and hit a cement building. According to her best friend, Donovan Carson, "Alyssa was never a great driver. I have always expressed my concern for her safety. I always warned her about paying attention to the road and now I will never get to see her until I reach heaven myself."

Alyssa has always been such a loving person who cared about other people at all times. Her number one priority in life was God. She always put Him first. Alyssa was a girl who set her sights high. She was doing full-time PSEO as a junior in high school at North Central University and Anoka-Ramsey Community College and was working part-time at Caribou Coffee. Alyssa wanted to do full-time ministry, get married and have kids someday.

Alyssa is survived by her parents, Curt and Lori, her brothers, John, Andrew and Jacob, her sister-in-law, Alicia, and nieces, Jailyn and Ashlyn.

The funeral will be held at Constance Evangelical Free Church at 5 PM on Thursday with a visitation from 2-4 PM.

Journal Entry #5

An outbreak of mumps occurred in over 1,500 people in the New York area this week. The disease affected some Orthodox Jewish communities and young men in Brooklyn, despite them being vaccinated. Health officials have said that this is the worst outbreak of mumps in the United States since 2006.

Original Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/nyregion/12mumps.html?ref=health

Story 2

There has recently been a major disagreement within the county commissioners in Anoka. The county sheriff, Gus Dicesari, proposed the idea to county commissioners that Anoka county should buy eight new police cruisers and hire five new sheriff’s deputies. Commission President, Anne Chenn, disagreed that these things were needed for the community and brought up that the county could not afford to hire more deputies and new police cruisers. Anita Shenuski, who agrees with Sheriff Dicesari, stated that the county should spend more money on the sheriff’s department and law enforcement than programs for the 5,000 migrant families who come to the county for work. Shenuski claims that the immigrants are the reason for problems in law enforcement. In the heated argument, Chenn denied that immigrants are the problem. Chenn claimed that because of increased costs for health care for employees, higher fuel costs, and the $50 million used to build the new prison to alleviate overcrowding is the reason why the county has no extra money to spend on the unnecessary new police cruisers. Chenn suggested instead of spending $580,000 on the cruisers and the five new deputies, that deputies not drive their cruisers home each day, as they do now, to reduce mileage on the cruisers. Dicesari still put up a fight saying that parking the police cruisers in the street was a deterrent to crime. In a vote 5-2, the sheriff’s request for the eight new police cruisers and five new sheriff’s deputies, has been denied.

Journal Entry #4

Hollywood actor, Charlie Sheen, and his wife, Brooke, are due in court today due to accusations of domestic violence. Charlie Sheen is scheduled to enter a plea after he threatened his wife with a knife on December 25, 2009. The couple will have separate court hearings and only the judge will determine if they can leave together.

Original Article:

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/83788022.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

My First Day At ARCC

My first day at ARCC was really nerve-wracking. I was terrified to begin a new school while being PSEO. I had two classes on campus my first semester which were Weight Training and General Psychology. I had both classes with friends so that made my school experience much more exciting. I don't remember much of my first day specifically, but I do remember goofing around with my friends in the first classes while going over the syllabus. After the first day, I became a lot more comfortable at school and it was a great experience!