March 29, 2010, 11:01 am

Sister Feud

Whether it’s over an article of clothing, a boy, a spilled secret or a $500,000 lottery jackpot, no feud should come between sisters. Of course girls fight. Once in a while it’s bound to happen that your sister will get on your nerves, or you’ll get into an argument over something stupid and insignificant. But it’s normal. You fight, you forgive and you move on.

But that wasn’t the case with sisters Theresa Sokaitis and Rose Bakaysa. These two elderly women had been close all their lives. They shared everything and had an agreement to split all of [ ...continue reading ]

February 11, 2010, 4:35 pm

The Little Things

When you have one of those awful days, no matter how hard you try, everything seems to go wrong. It all starts when you sleep through your alarm in the morning, leaving barely any time to make yourself look decent for school. In the 10 minutes you have to get dressed in a pair of jeans, a tank top and a purple cardigan, put on your new navy eyeliner, and stop your hair from frizzing out like in some creepy horror movie, you are constantly thinking about how everyone at school might judge you. You are [ ...continue reading ]