News
Nathan Lui 10 Things You Need to Know About Jeremy Lin
Even if you aren’t a sports fan, you’ve probably been hearing an awful lot about this Jeremy Lin fellow. The New York Knicks point guard’s completely-out-of-nowhere run began on February 3rd when the-then obscure bench warmer came off the pine to spur the Knicks to a victory over the New Jersey Nets. He was inserted in the starting line-up after that, and since then has led the Knicks — who were previously league laughingstocks — to six more wins in a row.
gibsonsgolfer, Flickr Can You Still See Movies Without Breaking the Bank? — Dollars and Sense
Ticket prices for movies recently hit an all-time high of almost $8.00, and with the current state of the economy, that’s meant a lot of people don’t head to cineplexes as often as they used to.
But that doesn’t mean folks aren’t seeing movies — they’re just finding more cost-effective ways to do it.
Thinkstock 
Jim McIsaac, Getty Images Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter Dead at 57 — Relive His Iconic Moments [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]‘
Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, nicknamed ‘The Kid’ for the enthusiastic manner in which he played baseball, died Thursday. Carter was 57. He had been diagnosed with malignant brain tumors in May of last year.
twix, Flickr Ohio School Is Paying Students For Showing Up In Class
Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.
So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.
Mars Inc. Mars Cuts King-Size Candy Bars
Mars Inc., makers of Snickers and M&Ms, announced Thursday it will phase out the king-size version of its candy bars, the Chicago Tribune reports.
goodncrazy, Flickr Giving Kids an Allowance May Do More Harm Than Good — Dollars and Sense
For years, the prevailing wisdom behind doling out allowances to kids has been that the practice helps children learn about budgets, which, in turn, leads to better spending habits when they grow up — assumptions that may not be true.
Thinkstock 
Thinkstock 
Riding Mower Theft Suspects Sought February 22, 2012
Haughton Man Arrested for Rape and Incest February 21, 2012
Breaking News: Home Invasion In North Shreveport February 21, 2012
Millions of Baby Boomers Could Have Hepatitis C February 21, 2012
