On 11 March, in the Panjwai district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a tragedy occurred when U.S. Army staff sergeant Robert Bales killed 17 Afghani civilians during the night. The acts he commited include not only the murders but also attempting to kill six others and attempting to destroy some of the victims’ bodies as well. The incident… [Read more…]
May 7, 2012 by thetigertimes4
Recently, there has been controversy over the supposed conflict in Uganda between its government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony. The attention given this topic is thanks to the humanitarian group Invisible Children. Make no mistake, Kony did orchestrate all the cruel acts which he is credited. For over twenty years,… [Read more…]
March 30, 2012 by thetigertimes1
Paganism and fertility are two things most people do not associate with the “Easter Bunny,” the legendary rabbit who brings colorful eggs filled with sweets to children on Easter Sunday. Easter, as most know, is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which begs the question…What does a rabbit with a basket full… [Read more…]
March 26, 2012 by thetigertimes4
Censorship is something that constantly pervades our society, but when is it truly necessary? Something that often stirs up controversy is when a book is either censored or simply banned in a school so that it may protect impressionable youth from topics considered too mature for them. In this modern society of political correctness, many… [Read more…]
March 12, 2012 by thetigertimes4
Over the past few years, many rock stars have published autobiographies of their lives, such as well-known and influential stars Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, and Keith Richards. Tony Iommi joins them with Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath. Iommi, the guitarist of Black Sabbath and one of the most influential musicians… [Read more…]
February 27, 2012 by thetigertimes1
The perpetual battle between the federal government and the tobacco industry rages on over whether it is constitutional for the government to make cigarette companies place images of dead or dying people on cigarette packs. On Wednesday, 2 February, the government struggled to convince U.S. District Judge Richard Leon that tobacco companies should have to… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012 by thetigertimes2
Twenty-one December 2011 is the infamous date most people know as the last day of the Mayan calendar and consider to be the supposed apocalypse. However, according to recent studies and discoveries, the date appears to have taken on some new, far less sinister meanings. According to recent research done on the Mayan calendar, what… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012 by thetigertimes2
After more than seven years of fighting and a year of withdrawing American troops, the Iraq War is finally, officially over. The conflict, as time went on, became ever more unpopular, for many reasons. Many believed U.S. troops were only over there for the oil. Others felt that the true reason of the occupation was so… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012 by thetigertimes1
The twenty-second of July, 2011, is a date that will live on in infamy forever as the date Anders Behring Breivik bombed the government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and proceeded to go to the island of Utaya and began to indiscriminately shoot members of a camp run by Norway’s Worker’s Youth League, killing 76 people, most of… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012 by thetigertimes1
Residents of Fleetwood Borough may have something new to dread next year in the form of an 83% tax increase, an idea the Borough Council decided to advertise on Monday, November 14. This increase is for a proposed 2012 budget that will total over $1.9 million. The tax, if it makes it farther than the advertising… [Read more…]
December 6, 2011 by thetigertimes1
The Manchurian Candidate, written by Richard Condon in 1959, is considered a classic in Cold War literature, and it has been made into two movies since its creation. But how does it hold up today? The plot is centered around a man named Raymond Shaw who, while serving in the Korean War, was kidnapped and brainwashed… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011 by thetigertimes1
During the month of October, from the 14th to the 21st, I spent time in Colorado. Though I was tired from my early waking at 5:15 in the morning, I was pleasantly surprised by how sunny Colorado was when my plane landed at the Denver airport. After my father and I were picked up by… [Read more…]
October 28, 2011 by thetigertimes1
On 28 September, a bill was passed creating tougher rules for junior drivers, and Governor Corbett has said he will eventually sign it into law. The bill will limit the number of passengers allowed in a junior driver’s vehicle to only one passenger for the first 6 months the driver has his or her license.… [Read more…]
October 6, 2011 by thetigertimes1
October 10th holds special meaning this year as Americans celebrate the life and maritime discoveries of Christopher Columbus. Or, rather, Columbus Day celebrates Christopher Columbus and his accidental discovery of the “New World” on 12 October of 1492, but Columbus is also remembered for his role in the decline and murder of many native civilizations.… [Read more…]
September 5, 2011 by thetigertimes1
Leif Greiss is a 16-year-old junior at Fleetwood Area High School. Leif is an avid gamer who also likes to hang out with his friends. Leif plans on becoming a psychiatric therapist after college. If he could become anyone fromhistory, Leif would either be Thomas Jefferson or Teddy Roosevelt. Leif likes to read rock star autobiographies,… [Read more…]
May 24, 2012 by thetigertimes4
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