A car bomb planted near a bus stop in Turkey’s capital of Ankara blew up March 13, killing 34 and wounding 125 (Fox News). This was the second attack in under a month in Turkey and it’s likely the left-wing militant group, Kurdistan Workers’ Party, is responsible for concealing bombs under parked cars (Reuters). The… Read More Turkey Terrified after Bombing
Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is the secretary of the Senior Class. She is the Editor of Key Club.… Read More Senior Spotlight: Alex Barina
Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is the secretary of the Senior Class. She is the Editor of Key… Read More Athletes of the Week: Daric Johnson and Sam Henry
Unified Sports is an organization in which all students can come together and play a variety of sports. There are no limitations to being a part of the team. Every person has the opportunity whether they have a disability or not. Tim Mason, an avid member of the team, really enjoys knowing that he doesn’t… Read More Unified Basketball Updates
Recently, former pop star Kesha has been battling her producer at SONY Records, Dr. Luke. About a week ago, she appealed in a court of law pleading her case of sexual abuse charges. Even after giving her story of the countless acts of abuse she so long endured, the judge revoked her request. The case… Read More Free Kesha
More and more people have been paying attention to the 2016 presidential election, demonstrated through increased voter turnout at the primaries, most often attributed to the wild and radical campaign of Donald Trump. Prior to Super Tuesday, Trump had won all Republican elections with the exception of the Iowa Caucus. Hillary Clinton was also three… Read More Political Updates
In a case of mistaken identity, three-year-old Ahmed Mansour Karni was sentenced to life imprisonment by the highest Egyptian Military court, along with three additional years by a civilian misdemeanour court, for a crime he would have commited when he was just 16 months old. Karni was accused of allegedly being involved in the murders… Read More Three-Year-Old Boy Mistakenly Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Egypt
The 2016 Oscars certainly received a lot of attention. See what stars wore below! Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and… Read More 2016 Oscars Fashion Review
Chorus teacher, Evan Lambert, walked out of the band room for the last time as the chorus teacher on Friday Feb.26. His time as a chorus teacher comes to an end as he goes to become a golf instructor at the Hartford Golf Club. Lambert had many students, between Women’s Choir and Final Cut, many… Read More Ledyard’s Lambert Chases after Dream
Con Oh, Shakespeare! One of the most dreaded units of the English 9-12 curriculums, stressing out teenagers nationwide with the Early English language. After reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream freshman year, the point of Shakespeare has been made. He wrote plays about love stories, tragedies and even a few ‘comedies’ that made new additions to… Read More Should We Have to Read Shakespeare Every Year?
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