The James Logan Courier

By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer

April 22, was the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, Gaylord Nelson, a Senator from Wisconsin, founded this day that is dedicated to awareness and appreciation for our Earth's environment. This special day also reminds us of the importance of preserving our planet and taking care of our home every day, not just on one particular day.

This day coincides with The World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, or CMPCC, to be held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from April 19 to the 22nd. This conference gives the public and governments the opportunity to get together and think up solutions to climate change issues and begin commitments to projects. If you are interested in this conference, check out OneClimate.net to see highlights from the conference and other information.

By Krystyna Wolny, Courier Staff Writer

With summertime fast approaching, it’s common that jobs come across more applications from teenagers. But how easy is it to get these jobs? With lack of experience and the common assumption by employers that teenagers are lazy and irresponsible, it’s no wonder it is almost impossible for teenagers to get these jobs.

Though the legal age to work in California is 16, more and more jobs are making their hiring age 18. This might be due to legal reasons enforced by the company's’ headquarters or the individual store managers' requirements. For example, my friend and I went to the mall to go job hunting and I personally began paying attention to reactions from the employees already working there when she asked for an application. Younger employees merely grabbed an application and handed it to her without judgmental looks or comments. However, I noticed at other stores where there were older women working, we were looked up and down and immediately asked “How old are you?”.