Tensions were high in the weeks leading up to the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The games are held once every four years, so the show must go on. The Olympic Games started on Feb. 7 even with terrorist...
During the heart of the holiday season, one of the most profitable times for retailers, over 40 million private credit and debit card accounts were hacked. Cyberthieves retrieved names, credit card numbers,...
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota is warning cell phone users of scam calls from long distances.
The scam is simple; usually a phone rings once or twice and then the person on the other end...
This past weekend, 51 Orono High School Marketing students competed through the Orono DECA program at the State Career Development Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.
DECA is a business marketing organization...
For most teenagers, facial acne is a constant struggle associated with growing up.
Due to the influx of hormones that come along with puberty, the leading group of people suffering from acne include teenagers...
If the topic of pets is brought up among a group of people, most likely there will be lots of stories to be told. Animals are so much more than just pets; they are friends.
With stress hitting people...
The Orono School District welcomes the new police liaison, Officer Tony White, for this year, as former police liaison, officer Susan Schultz, went back to night patrol.
White comes to the district with...
Syria
At a recent conference to raise aid relief money for Syria, a staggering $2.4 billion was pledged in support.
“We are under no illusion that our job, or any of our jobs here, are to just write...
Unknown to many, a group of students at Orono have families that own local businesses.
“If I do take over, I hope to instill the same values in my family as my dad instilled in my siblings and myself,”...
It is no surprise that binge-watching became the phenomenon of 2013 when Netflix simultaneously began releasing series episodes in April 2013. Yet, in Orono, binge-watching on Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon...
As technology expands, so does the age range of its users. Younger individuals are beginning to develop around the growing presence of technology.
At Orono Middle School, it seems as if each student carries...
According to the Mayo Clinic more than 90 percent of teens are obtaining less than the advised nine hours of sleep a night.
Teens who sleep less than the nine hours recommended can experience negative...
