A salute to the fallen in Clinton Ohio

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Writing contest for grades 4-12

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This is old...

This is an old article about me when I helped get a house for Jessie Davis' family. She was killed last a couple years ago, in our area. As a jounralist, I had the chance to help instead of add heartach to the family. http://flagranny2.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/jessie-marie-davis-familynew-life-after-terrible-tragedy/

The Hunger Games are over and the Capital is mad

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Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

When choice is taken, survival is the only option. What teens will do for love when adults fail.
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Adam Lambert and the rest of the crew rock the house in Cleveland

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-16807-Cleveland-Young-Adult-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Adam-Lambert-Kris-Allen-and-the-rest-of-the-Idols-rocks-the-house-at-the-Wolstein-Center

Twilight fans can now create their own sage in Twilight journals due out in October

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Local women beating breast cancer one row at a time

http://www.thesuburbanite.com/lifestyle/x1886166236/Dragon-Boat-needs-equipment

Erin Gruwell's new book. Teachers reaching the unreachable

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Twilight convention hits the states

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What three little words gave Ashley Rhodes-Courter a new life

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New Moon movie trailer leaked

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Taylor Lautner narrates New Moon Trailer and Bandslam review

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The cast of Eclipse in Vancouver

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Can you say Kristen Stewart, Bella from Twilight?

She actually made a comment on my Examiner page. I have been covering the movie, New Moon, and she actually read my article and made a comment. I know I'm not acting very professional right now, but who cares...lol. I'm excited! I think it's cool! That means the word is out! I'm glad to be able to reach an audience! In the last 2 days a lone, I have had several thousand views so I'm excited!
Thanks all for reading!

New Moon movie trailer

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-16807-Cleveland-Young-Adult-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d12-New-Moon-movie-trailer

Twilight captures 11 awards at Teen Choice

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Young adult new releases for august reading

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Family

I normally do not get personal on here. This is pretty much strictly professional. the last 24 hours has been a whirlwind for me. I found my sister. I have been looking for her for years. I have wanted to have a relationship with her for such a long time, like all my life. Circumstances separated us and we were not raised together. We have had a lot of missed years. I knew that she was out there and I wanted to find her and I did--on facebook. Wow. I put her name in and she just came up and there she was. Her picture was right in front of me. I knew it was her the second I saw her eyes. My niece was with her and I just saw how beautiful she was.
I was very excited about this, but then about an hour later, I found out the brother I idolized growing up that I had also lost contact with, had died 4 years ago. I was so sad. I absolutely loved Chuck. I know I did not have a long life with him or anything, but I still loved him very much! He was my brother! My full blooded, I thought/think, biological brother.
Then about 5 minutes later, I found out that maybe the dad I thought was my dad all these years, may not be my dad. It is between 3 different men. Will the right sperm donor please stand up...lol. This has been crazy!
But I am very happy that I have been able to talk to my sister and start a relationship with her that should have been all along!
I really do not know what even tomorrow will bring, but I know that today I have a sister. A sister, I didnt have yesterday. She wrote on her facebook today that she is excited to have hooked up with me and she wont let me down like our mom did. That really touched me! I dont even know what to say about that. That is so special to me! That is probably one of the nicest things that have come out of this, so far!
I have gone through my life feeling so mixed up about family. I really do have a family now that I absolutely cherish. The Gearharts are a Godsend to me!!! But I have searched and searched for a connection. A biological connection where I belong, where I know for certain I am one of them. To even just look at them and see that our eyes are the same or know that I look like so and so in the family. I have sat around many families where they say comments like, "oh, you look just like Uncle Bob," or whatever. This was so nice to look at someone and say, you look like me.
I am very thankful right now to be able to say that. She even said that we might be full sisters because of how much we look alike. We really do. I could lose a little weight...lol, but she just gave me an incentive!!!
I look like someone. I have a biological sister that is claiming me as her sister. That is a great feeling!

Another Twilight book! Yay!

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Stephanie Meyer accused of plagiarism

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Wake. Fade. Gone.

The book, Gone, by Lisa McMann, is due out soon. The cover has been released.
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An experience I wouldnt normally have

As a reporter, many times, you have the opportunity to do things you wouldnt normally do. Tonight was one of those times. I had to cover the breast cancer survivor, dragon boaters. I just went to cover it and here, they took me on the boat with them. They paddled me around the Portage Lakes and what a glorious night it was. Very peacful! Like they say, when they are out there, it is not about breast cancer. It is about living!

Stephanie Meyer has many new releases and more on the way

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kids with cancer are heroes

http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/x1606966790/Camp-Quality-Heroes?popular=true

Because I am Furniture is a book about pain and triumph

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New Young Adult book releases

Here are several new end of July, beginning of August releases!
Check them out!
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