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Scientists find that it may have been more than an asteroid that killed off species in North America while dinosaurs roamed the earth. It may have also been caused by the unstable food webs of the time period.

Here’s Katie Copple with the story.

Here’s Katie Copple with the story.

For more information, find the story at PNAS.org

A newly-wed shot at wedding by own husband at a wedding last Saturday. Laurie Brunson is now in St. Luke’s Hospital. Her husband, Richard Brunson, fled after the shooting.

Richard Brunson shot his wife at the reception with a .22 calibre handgun. Sgt. Mann commented on the incident. After the shooting a neighbor called the police. By that time, the groom had disappeared.

The newly weds had lived together for five months before the wedding.

Laurie Brunson is said to be in satisfactory condition.

One thing that I have struggled with in writing is portraying my ideas clearly and keeping the same idea throughout. I may start with a certain thesis, and change it by the end of the paper. I noticed last year in my research paper on political campaigns, I wrote my introduction first, but ended up changing it five or six times as my paper changed. It was a seven page paper, and after I found new information, the entire idea of my paper changed. It took a lot of work to go back and fix each paragraph to suit the paper’s new topic, but it was worth the extra effort.

I know I need to improve on organizing my papers in ways that make it easier to write and easier to understand for the readers. I could do this by writing out my outline on paper, creating ideas before writing, and allowing myself more time to get a good start on the paper.

Sometimes I don’t catch my grammar or spelling mistakes- it’s hard to reread my own writing and catch all of the mistakes. I know I need to have another person proofread the papers more often before the due date.

I can feel the coolness seeping through the thin wrapper, my palm becoming faintly cold from grasping it. The waxy paper that holds the popsicle is covered in blue rabbits, the logo for the local company, Blue Bunny. As I open the package, it tears easily, revealing a deep purple colored popsicle on a thin wooden stick. As I hold it, I look at the purple colored summer delight. The texture looks like ice shavings, all molded together in a form fit for the width of a mouth.

I put it into my mouth, and the refreshing flavor of grape immediately washes over my taste buds. My mouth waters and I want more. I take a bit into it and realize my mistake- despite doing this same thing all throughout my childhood, I still take a bit and my teeth react negatively to the frozen popsicle. I fear I’ll get a headache from the cold, and slow down my eating.

The popsicle starts to melt. As the juice drips down the side, I realize how sticky the liquid will be once it reaches my hand. To avoid this, I lick the popsicle and start to eat faster. As the popsicle adjusts to room temperature, it seems to melt faster. It’s almost like a race- I must eat faster than the popsicle is melting.

I near the end of the popsicle, and eating it gets harder. The wooden stick that holds the popsicle together when frozen is now in my way. Reaching the final inch of the popsicle is difficult, so I allow it to melt some and slide up the wooden stick. The final bites are some of the best. It is refreshing and flavorful.

I lay the wooden stick back on the wrapper, and I am content after such a delicious treat.