Destiny Baise woke up in the morning ready to tell the world who she was without saying a word. Clothing is an outlet of expression that she uses to portray her personality everyday. “Fashion is your... 

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Dallas Reid endures the repetitive whistle of the Andy Griffith theme song, petting Leon and Roxie, his young Boxer pups. The aging parakeet , Annie, has forgotten all but the first bar of the tune, which... 

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Jackie Kuenstler and David Williams get the party started. The music plays. The guests show up. The drinks have been poured (soda, that is), but without them, everything comes to a halt. When kids show... 

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Tannyr Venable looks across the room, hearing the sound of a horn – his favorite toy.  He then looks at the young girl holding the horn. The baby smiles, suddenly getting excited to see his mother.... 

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A year ago a battle started brewing. A battle of teachers. A battle of revenge. A battle of 27 pranks. It started after a ceiling tile went missing from Stephanie Shackelford’s room and she found hole... 

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This is his sixth year of high school, and he’s decided to make a change. Oscar Enriquez already had four absence fails after his freshman year, but after a series of trials, he learned life needs an... 

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[From The Rider print editon] Sarah Smith* fell asleep clutching her white teddy bear. With her phone a couple inches from her head, she never thought any one would find the secret inside. It was just... 

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