Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault on her in high school are scheduled to testify in the court case on the subject. They are the only testifiers. Mark Judge, the friend of Kavanaugh’s who the woman says stopped him from continuing his assault, has no memory of the event and does not wish to testify.
Month: September 2018
CHINA TAXES ON $60 BILLION WORTH OF GOODS FROM 5-10%
by Reed Karman •
China taxed $60 billion dollars worth of US goods. Followed by said target threatening to raise it’s tariff to 25%. According to Chinese economists, China can’t afford a dollar-for-dollar trade war with the US.
S. KOREAN PRESIDENT VISITS PYONGYANG; MISSILE SITE TO BE DISMANTLED
by Reed Karman •
South Korean President Moon Jae-in conducted talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in North Korean capitol Pyongyang where they agreed to dismantle a North Korean nuclear missile testing site. The two countries leaders were friendly with each other.
Week 8, Doing Great!
by Vwala •
Almost done with the first quarter! Whoo! I am doing good and should finish this semester by Christmas. David seems to be doing good, and everything’s great! (FYI I will not be doing school next week. I know I know, you’re sooooo sad. You finally got rid of me! No, I’ll be back the week after. :)
9/17/18
Today didn’t start off great. My alarm didn’t go off, then math was bad. Then it got worse. Spanish was painful, but after lunch my prospects looked up. So it wasn’t a totally bad day.
In English I’m rewriting the beginning of The Gammage Cup. It’s rather daunting, but I’ve got a great idea for it. The point is to add “a good hook,” as the origanal is full of facts important to the story without much action or interesting stuff. I’m supposed to focus mostly on revision so I’m gonna spiff it up good.
9/18/18
Today was way better than yesterday. Mom is thinking about switching my math program, and we’re going to try it out. So for this week I’ll be doing a different program!
I did some revising for English. I’m really gonna polish this one up ’till it shines! Today I focused on voice and word choice. I’ll type it up tomorrow.
9/19/18
Today Mom went to our rental house for about six hours and painted. Us kids stayed home and did school or whatever we wanted. (Adi) School was okay. I didn’t like my new math because I started in a part too hard for me. (I hadn’t learned how to have unknowns on both sides yet. I do now.)
In English I did some reading about revising. Most of it didn’t apply to my one paragraph, but I enjoyed it anyway. I’ve been writing poems on my own lately. Here is one;
Memory Lane by ME!
Memory lane,
I wouldn’t complain
To go more oft’
Down memory lane
Memory lane,
It gives joy and pain,
to see the happiness
down memory lane
9/20/18
Today I did my last day of the new math, because I switch back tomorrow. It didn’t quite work out. I still like algebra though. I’m thinking of entering an essay contest, but I’m not sure yet weather to enter or not.
For my elective I wrote poetry. It’s fun. I’ve been inspired by Jo. Her poetry is so amazing! (In case you have no idea wha I’m talking about, it’s a Little Women refrence. Look it up.) I sorta made a parody of one, but not strictly. It was more copying the style.
9/21/18
Math was super easy. I guess one’s too easy and one’s too hard. Come on! Why? Oh well, it makes life interesting. I’m still doing the newspaper, even though I skipped it last week because we were camping.
I switched spanish too. Now I’m doing what I started spanish on. I started there and then switched and now I’m switching back. It’s very confusing, but I guess I must be learning something. (O tal vez no, ¿quién sabe?) BTW, that means “Or maybe not, who knows?” I just looked it up.
Tigers and Lions and Bears, Oh My!
by Vwala •
A Colorado mountain lion was seen near a motel office. According to Jason Clay, who works for Colorado’s wildlife agency, the mountain lion was shown in the footage of a surveillance camera at the Mountain Motel in Bolder, Colorado. In it the lion stands in the open door of the motel office. After spotting some dogwalkers and exploring it walked away. It was night during the lion’s visit, leaving less people outside. There were no deaths.
Man Saves Animals
by Vwala •
Fifty-one year old Tony Alsup saved a fair amount of animals in South Carolina. The Tennessean trucker visited shelters, picking up animals to save them from the hurricane effects. He drove an old school bus with the words “EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER” on it. Tony rescued 53 dogs and 11 cats from the storm. They are now safe in an Alabama shelter.
EX-EXECUTIVE OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY KNEW OF EMBEZZLEMENT
by Reed Karman •
Keith Noble, former Senior Executive of a Missouri mental health company, admitted to knowing about multi-million dollar schemes that provided him, among others, lots of money.
LICENSE APPLICATION DELAYED FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES IN CHINA
by Reed Karman •
China postponed business license applications for Americans in China, likely to respond to US tariff increases.
PUTIN; JINPING EAT PANCAKES AND CAVIAR AT ECONOMIC FORUM IN VLADIVOSTOK
by Reed Karman •
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at an economic forum in Vladivostok, Russia.
Squirrel Attack!
by Vwala •
Squirrels, red and grey are attacking crops in New England. According to a wildlife bilogist Rob Calvert, there was a raise in acorns last year, bumping the squirrel population. This year, there is a shortage of natural food, so they have taken to dining at farms. Squirrels have reportedly been eating apples, pumpkins, corn, blueberries, peaches and gourds. “They’re eating the pumpkins. They’re eating the apples.” Robert Randall, a farmer, commented. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen.”