Andy’s top 10 movies of 2008

By ANDY CARROLL
UNLEASHED STAFF
It was a year marked by economic crisis and promises of change. But as times began to look gloomy, Hollywood once again stepped in with movies that provided entertaining escapism and blistering power.
Of course, for all of us in Yakima, the cinematic riches of 2008 will continue to give in 2009, as [...]

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Staci hearts punk

By STACI GOHL
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
It may be beaten, bloody and bruised lying in a gutter, but surely punk rock isn’t dead.
At least, it isn’t dead to me.
It’s loud and aggressive and offensive, and to me it’s one of the most important things in the world.
Punk isn’t just about running around without any direction causing [...]

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Job shadow gives behind-the-scenes look at jobs in journalism

By STACI GOHL
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Beginning sophomore year, students are bombarded with stories about the infamous “senior project.”
These are long-term, very involved projects that students must complete in order to graduate.
And now, for my class, the Class of 2009, it’s our turn to grapple with them.
This column is part of my project.
I chose to do [...]

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Don’t miss “Benjamin Button”

By ANDY CARROLL
UNLEASHED STAFF
Each of us fears getting older and the changes that come with age. But would that attitude be different if our bodies got younger instead of older as the years pass by?
That idea is at the center of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a fantasy drama about a man whose body [...]

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Bring tissues to see “Marley & Me”

By LISA GARRIGUES
UNLEASHED STAFF
WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.
Do not view “Marley & Me” in the theater if you are an animal lover and have recently experienced the death of a pet, or if you’re wearing mascara and don’t have a pocketful of tissues.
Crying in a movie theater on Christmas wasn’t exactly how I envisioned the day to [...]

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Applications Available for 2009 Valley Workshop

Yakima Valley teens who are interested in journalism and photography are invited to apply for the 2009 Valley Workshop.
The intensive, day-and-a-half-long workshop will be held March 20-21, 2009, in Yakima. Its mission is to increase teens’ interest in journalism and help them realize the power and necessity of community journalism.
There’s room for 10 [...]

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Behind the scenes at the drive-through nativity

By COLLEEN FONTANA
UNLEASHED STAFF
“Are you all ready?” came the voice over the walkie talkie.
With these words, children and teens grabbed their hats and pulled them onto their heads. Adults helped younger kids wrestle costumes over winter coats and drape shawls over their hats. They also pulled on gloves with hand warmers stuffed inside, preparing themselves [...]

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Calling all high school reporters and photographers

Student reporters and photographers are invited to apply for a free, weeklong, summer journalism immersion program at Seattle University.
The Journalism Summer Workshop, sponsored by The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund as well as other news organizations including the Yakima Herald-Republic, is looking for 15 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to attend its annual journalism summer [...]

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Shayla’s celebration of life

Photo by JANESSA MAINS/Eisenhower High School
Lori England, an American Sign Language teacher at Eisenhower High School, looks at the cover of the program for Shayla Holwegner’s celebration of life. Shayla, a 17-year-old senior and volleyball player at Ike, died Dec. 11 after battling a rare form of cancer for nearly two years. The celebration took [...]

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Yakima Valley teens talk about the presidential election

“There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. There is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America. There’s the United States of America.”
— Barack Obama, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention

By MIA WALSH
UNLEASHED STAFF
Barack Obama will be sworn in [...]

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