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Charlie Sheen Famous TV star Charlie Sheen has been kicked off his own TV show Two and a Half Men. The show doses go on though. Now in the show Charlie Harper is dead and Walden (Ashton Kutcher) is moving in. Now Two and a Half Men has lost a fan, and it…
Tebow Proven Himself? Brandon Speer Sunday, October 23rd, was arguably one of the biggest days in Tim Tebow’s NFL career. His first career start in the NFL was Sunday against the Miami Dolphins in Miami. For the first five games of the season, Kyle Orton was named the starter for the Broncos. He led the…
Introducing… Mrs. Franklin a social studies teacher at the Fruita 8/9! Mrs. Franklin was born in Grand Junction, CO and grew up New Mexico. She has lived in various places around the world including Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Spain. Mrs. Franklin is married and has two children. Mrs. Franklin also has one…
Professional athletes have completely changed the reasons why we play sports. The average income of a professional football player’s income is 1.4 million. The reasons why most people play sports are to have fun and stay in shape, also people just like to get outside and play with some friends. The only thing that…
Drinking and Driving By: Courtney Cross In the United States there is an organization called DDAD (That stands for Don’t Drink and Drive). Every fifteen minutes someone dies from a DUI related accident. DDAD Education Program has been an integral part of several local schools alcohol and drug awareness programs. From 2007 to 2011, DDAD…
Brandon Speer The hot topic in school these days is should students be able to listen to their iPods in class? Here at Fruita 8/9 I hear discussions about this every day. Some teachers allow students to listen to their own music, and some don’t allow it. This persuasive is directed towards those teachers.…
How safe are the roads we drive on every day? Many car accidents are caused because of texting while driving. If you are texting while driving than you are not watching the road at all times and both of your hands are not on the steering wheel. Currently there is not a national…
East Middle School Troubles By: Courtney Cross Last week two students from East Middle School were arrested in Grand Junction, CO. The two boys were in a fight when one pulled out a knife and made threating comments. The knife was 3 and ¼ inches long and legally in a school if a knife is…
Powderhorn is a small mountain that is very popular to go to from Grand Junction sense it is so close. The only problem was that the mountain didn’t have very good ownership and it didn’t have very good lifts or parks. Well this year it just got bought by the owner of Beaver Creek and…
NBA Lockout Brandon Speer There is a crisis in one of America’s popular sport, basketball. The National Basketball Association is having a very big discussion on whether to have a season this year or not. There are several reasons why there might not be a season. NBA officials and players have two very…