Newspaper Log- Wednesday May 5th

I didn't find too much in the paper for today. I read an article about the boy who was suspected in killing the female lacrosse player, and there is now news that he admitted to beating her before her death. I definitely believe that he killed her.

The other articles I read were pertaining to the oil spill. Unfortunately, the oil flow is increasing, and officials are estimating that it could be 10 times worse than it is right now. Because of these oil issues, there are also problems in the food chain since we and other animals eat the fish living in this oil slick.

Killer Shark Caught

The killer shark that has been swimming off the shore of Amity's beaches was caught and killed yesterday.

W Lon. will receive a $3,000 reward for his herioc and selfless act.

The shark was inspected by marine biologist, Matt Hooper and was identified to be a nurse shark. Nurse sharks are among the most brutal and dangerous of all sharks and have been responsible for hundreds of swimmers' deaths along the East Coast of the United States.

Since the killer shark was killed, the beaches will remain open for the Fourth of July.

Chief of Police, Martin Brody said "Islanders and guests alike should not be alarmed by the presence of shark spotters from the Coast Guard, the Marine Patrol, the Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security, the FBI, and numerous local municipal and county police agencies in the waters off our beaches."

Brody also stated that anyone who sees a shark sighting should report to the authorities or call 1-800-sharksee.

Meeting Held About Shark Attack

This morning, Amity Village held a meeting to discuss the near future of the Amity beaches.

The mayor, Chief of Police, and townspeople came together to announce the decision the officials have made.

Martin Brody, Chief of Police stated that the beaches are from this point on, going to be closed. Townspeople became riled up, but mayor Bob Farley reassured them that the beaches will only be closed for 24 hours.

Although Brody wasn't informed of the time limit of the closing, the mayor decided that it would be best for the town.

The reason for the closing of Amity beaches is due to two shark attacks that have happened within the last three days. A young girl and a younger boy was assumed to be killed by a shark.

Brody stated that while the beaches are closed, he is going to have shark spotters searching the waters to find the vicious shark.

Ben Quint, a local fisherman attended the meeting and offered to hunt down the shark. Quint said the shark could potentially "eat someone whole." He would like to be rewarded with $10,000 if he returned with the head, tail, and body.

Mayor Farley said he would take this proposition into consideration.

Newspaper Log- Tuesday May 4th

Today, I decided to read up on the oil spill. We talked about it in conservation issues this morning so I read two articles in the NYtimes today about the spill. BP is furiously trying to fix the leak, and hopefully they can because it could potentially become a bigger oil spill than Exxon Valdez. With all of the other environmental and even non-environmental issues going on in the world right now, we don't need this to add to it.

The other article I read today was about the lacrosse player who went to the University of Virginia who supposedly killed another female lacrosse player. It's so sad to see two people who are going places in their lives, and were really good at lacrosse to end up like this. The female was killed, and the male will be in jail for life. It is also hard to believe that a man my age can have the heart to kill his ex-girlfriend. I hope he receives proper punishment.

Newspaper Log- Monday May 3rd

In today's paper I found a few articles that were interesting to me. The first was about women addicted to pornography. In Kansas, there is a church that counsels women who are addicted. What seems crazy to me is that their youngest member is a 17 year old. I can't imagine being addicted to porn ever, let alone at 17. Some women looked at porn at school, or even at the library. I sometimes forget that women can be addicted to porn too since it's usually only men you hear about who are addicted.

The last two articles I read were part of the "Bits" of the Business section. The first article was about how one day, we are going to be able to pay for things with our cellphones! Seems crazy to me. The article specifically says "bumping two phones together or swiping a credit card on a mobile device" can be the new technology. The article also states that people can already exchange money via text message, which I didn't even know about! This was a great article to read, with really good first hand examples.

The second "Bits" article I read was called, "Buying Serena's Handbag" which immediately caught my attention because of the "handbag" part. The article is about a website where viewers of popular fashion shows or reality tv can go to find out what the people on camera wore that episode. Now though, the mother of this website is going to be selling the clothing that is seen on tv. I love how fashion is now a big deal online because I love fashion anywhere!