The James Logan Courier

By Debbie Leahy
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (MCT)

SeaWorld's damage-control team is in overdrive after the tragic death of a trainer who was attacked by one of the theme park's captive orcas. But if SeaWorld held news conferences every time an animal died at its facilities, people would be staying away in droves. SeaWorld, which owns most of the captive orcas and bottlenose dolphins in the United States, has one of the worst animal care records in the country.

Shortchanging our students
By Ed Feulner
The Heritage Foundation (MCT)
Even in the depths of the Great Depression, with the economy bottomed out, Americans showed they could still think big. In just over a year, construction crews built a landmark that still stands proud, one recognized worldwide as a symbol of our country: the Empire State Building.

By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer

What makes growing up such a struggle is that, gradually, the decisions you make begin to affect you more severely. Paranoid with the fear of making the wrong decision, teenagers are forced into maturity. That's why it's so common to look back and miss how simple and carefree life once was. For many, life is a state of constant indecisiveness combined with the pressure to be successful.

Being a teenager you're surrounded by all the elements of your life — friends, family, school — all of which want your undivided attention. Teenage priorities become torn. It's a burden settling on what decision is best. Students motivate themselves in their own personal way.

By Rue Panugaling, Courier Staff Writer

To be in love is to have a tender or profound affection, sexual passion and desire for another. However, love is often confused with obsession and is dangerous if it develops into an unhealthy attachment to another.

If a person loses his emotional control, the beginnings of an obsessive and a controlling behavior will start to manifest. Overwhelming feelings of abandonment, mistrust and resentment will emerge and can cause an individual to plummet into a deep depression. These emotions sometimes cause neurotic, compulsive behaviors and control tactics. For example, rapid phone calls, unfounded accusations, guilt trips and questioning the beloved’s commitment with goals of manipulating the beloved’s interest into providing more attention to the relationship.

By Beatrice Esteban, Courier Staff Writer

This Sunday many couples went out in order to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is intended as a way for couples to express their love and affection for each other, but in reality, why exactly does society need such a day in order to do so?

Ever since the independence of the United States in 1776, its residents have found many causes to praise each other. The country has changed rapidly in the past two-and-a-half centuries in all categories, from social norms to economic expansion. However, the things that do not change along with time are feelings. Despite scientific advancement, love is still painfully difficult to describe, even to people who claim to experience it every day. Yet there is one thing that nearly anyone can agree on: love is generally a wonderful feeling that many long for.