Broke, Busted & Barely a Fortune

Maria Montez and her companion of 10 years Sidney Qeuvedo are butting heads regarding a will. Instead of leaving Montez money, Quevedo is leaving it to his cocker Spaniel Samantha.

Samantha will gain the house as well as most of his $5 million dollar estate. Astonished, Montez said "I gave him the best years of my life."

Montez is seeking $2.7 million of the $5 million estate.

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Library Resolution

Library Resolution
Justin Hill
Feb. 21, 2019

Christians Against Smut on the Internet Says No To Pornographic Material in the Library

By: Justin Hill

Christians Against Smut On the Internet (CASOTI) had a meeting today about the passing of the resolution to demand computers to be restricted to adults only. 

In the Fellowship Hall of Bellbuckle Interfaith Church, the christian group passed a resolution that demands computers in the Sunbright City Library be restricted to only adults and monitored by librarians.

The reason being is because people are using the computers to view pornography. One of the founders of the group Mary Edith Ricks said "I don't want my tax money going for providing pornography. If they want to poison their minds, then let them buy their own computers." 

After Ricks statements, the audience applauded and agreed to what she was saying. Offering a different perspective, one member in the audience raised the question of the First Amendment, but was quickly shouted down. 

Ricks urged members to show up at the City Council and Library board meetings to show that they were not playing and they want changes to be made. 

Analysis of The Post and Courier Newspaper

In my copy editing class, we had to analyze a newspaper. I decided to analyze The Post and Courier and incorporate the different news values from various stories within the paper. Here are my findings with the various news values:

• Conflict/Controversy - "Rural haven Awendaw faces realities of growth" talks about Awendaw which is a sparsely populated rural town in South Carolina that resides on the edge of a face growing city, but residents think that there isn't enough room for development. The town is approaching a build-out and there soon won't be any land left to develop. 

• Consequence (Impact) - "Teachers lobby for pay raise, respect" teachers from across the state protest at the state house for higher pay, and more respect. SC school system is one of the worst in the nation and teachers more input on the legislators' plans to overhaul education. 

• Prominence/Timeliness - "SC State plans series of events to mark Orangeburg Massacre" one of the most prominent events of the civil rights movement and it happened right here in Orangeburg on the night of Feb. 8, 1968. SCSU will hold events Thursday which will include showing Bakari Sellers documentary "While I Breath, I Hope" at the Fine Arts building at 1p.m. and a student re-enactment protest will occur at 4p.m.

Proximity - "Talks underway for Hollywood sewer fix" talks about how some leaders are concerned with the town being at 'bottom of list' of who benefits from a with Dorchester and Charleston. 

Novelty - "A pancake lover's paradise" instead of your typical iHop or Denny's, there are independently owned pancake house between Pawleys Island and Little River. These pancake houses include: Omega pancake house, Southern pancake house, Theo's pancakes, and Donald's pancake house just to name a few. 

Human Interest - "Running back reunion" La Rams Todd Gurley and New England Patriots Sony Michel reunited Sunday Feb 3 at the super bowl game in Atlanta. Before the game, Gurley said he was avoiding talking to his old Georgia teammate at least not directly. 

Features - "Apple opens new chapter amid weakening demand for iPhone" talks abut how Apple raised its prices for iPhones due to its low demands only for it to backfire. The revenue dropped 15 percent from the previous year. Apple's total earnings dropped slightly to $20 billion. 

All about Serena Williams

In my Sports Broadcasting class, we had to conduct an interview about our Beat which focuses on a sports team, or athlete. My beat is focusing on Serena Williams and I had the opportunity to interview Broadcasting student Stephen Mason. You can view the interview below.