By JAKE
MOKRIS
In 10 years, when I look back on the month of September 2006, I will remember it as the month my life belonged to various colleges. I had to put off reading for leisure, skip jogging, forget about a few chores, and give much of my free time to one difficult task: filling out college applications.
JAKE
MOKRIS
Monday night, I attended my first political debate. I was not sure what to expect as I arrived at the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at Penn State York. I didn’t even know if I’d get a seat: All the parking lots were full. Fortunately, not everyone parked went to the debate.
I had never heard of a debate with three participants, but all three candidates running for House of Representative of the 19th District were there: Phil Avillo, political science professor at York College, was the Democratic candidate; Todd Platts, the Republican incumbent; and Derf Maitland, of the Green Party.
By BRITTANY PRESTON, Central York High School
Teen Takeover staff
As an avid news watcher, I can say that it is quite disheartening to see day after day that another young soldier was killed by a roadside bomb or insurgent attack in Iraq. It is beyond my comprehension as to how any legislator can watch the news and still feel that we need to “stay the course� in Iraq. How many more service people need to lose their lives for our lawmakers on Capitol Hill to realize that we are traveling down a dead-end road?
We have heard over and over again that U.S. troops must stay in combat because of the threat to Iraq that is posed by our withdrawl. Has anyone considered the threat and consequences that are being suffered here in America because of this war? Has anyone realized that there are potentially disastrous situations brewing in North Korea, Iran, Israel and other countries?
