All the news that's fit to post

Second verse, same as the first!  Welcome to week two of TWOW.  I’ll be bringing you three news stories from Hampton Roads, a national news syndicate, and a celebrity story.  You ready?

NEWPORT NEWS– Uniforms could become mandatory in all Newport News Public Schools.

Gang violence and overly sexed teens in Newport News schools have gotten so unruly that the school board is considering new steps to prevent distractions at school including stricter dress codes and ultimately uniforms.  I’ll get right to my opinion on this.  I LOVE SCHOOL UNIFORMS!

I think it takes the stress off of parents to continue buying expensive jeans and sneakers each school year, and gives students the opportunity to focus on the real reason they’re in school.

At my old church, there was a boy whose mom would take him to the mall to get new Jordan’s instead of taking him to school.  He’d miss the first two or three bells so he could be the first person at school with the new sneakers.  He’s currently serving a lifetime prison sentence for an assortment of crimes.  Do I believe there is a direct correlation between a student’s need to perform socially versus the need to perform academically, and that student’s future?  Well, I never got any Jordan’s in high school.  Now I’m in grad school.    No, that’s messed up, but seriously, if he/his mother were half as concerned about all the classes he was failing, or his poor reading level, his life may have turned out differently.  Don’t believe me?  Check out this fact.

“In school, students spend up to third grade “Learning to Read” and after that they must “Read to Learn.” If you’re not on track and reading at a third grade level, it is likely you will struggle for years to catch up, likely you will drop out, and likely you will get in trouble with the law.”

-www.tryingtofollow.com

“Housing Market Plunged in July, Fueling Anxiety”

I must admit, this headline story makes sense.  The new homeowner tax credit expired at the end of June, thus the amount of new buyers for the month of July dropped.  A quarter of the people who were expected to buy homes decided not to, probably because there was no more incentive to do so.  There is still an economic, job, and housing recession going on, and without a treat, the hoes won’t trick the fish won’t bite.

Most housing experts think prices will fall another 5 to 10 percent this winter.  That makes this a miserable time for those who want to sell, not to mention those who do not want to be reminded that the walls sheltering them are worth a tiny bit less each day.  But it is quite a hopeful moment for buyers who have waited patiently through the bust and have a bit of nerve.

-The New York Times

“Get out the Waaaay!  SOULJABOY IS A COKEHEAD?”

I’m just through!  Lord knows I don’t like the internet sometimes.  Before the internet, if celebrities were absolute retards in their private lives, we wouldn’t know it until they died and the tell-all book were published!  Now, we have super sleuth secret agent hoes like Katt Stacks, who has used her investigative promiscuity skills to attempt ruin in the lives of several celebrities, including 20 yr. old, DeAndre Cortez Way, a.k.a. Souljaboy Tellem!  This story leaked last night on Twitter, but I was too tired to investigate.  You can click here for the video on WSHH, or just continue on with your lives.

Also, he’s not the first person to do coke, nor is he the first celebrity to have a drug problem.  70% of the guys in my English 12 class were cokeheads, and 85% of Hollywood, Atlanta, Miami, and Manhattan is on or has at least tried cocaine.  Um, I won’t be linking that number to any source, lol.  But seriously, if I stopped right now and got an honest count of cokeheads in the music/movie/celebrity spotlight, it would be astounding!

…see, I just Googled it.  Here’s a list of celebrities caught with cocaine at least once.  Enjoy!

		*I’m not quite sure why there’s a second box.