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Sandy Hook One Year Later

The 'Cute Little School' It's been a year (December 14, 2012) since Adam Lanza killed 20 first-graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Lanza simply walked in, aimed at his target and started shooting, despite the school's security features outlined in reports.  President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama light candles for Sandy Hook elementary school victims. Since that particular school shooting, the Obama administration has openly shed a tear for the victims, legislated funds to help people with mental health issues , and has lobbied Congress in an attempt to change the current gun control laws, starting with increased background checks. President Obama and First Lady Michelle celebrated the one-year anniversary with a candle-lighting memorial in the Map Room. Twenty-six candles, one for each Sandy Hook elementary school victim. The pair then paused in a moment of silence lasting around six...

When A Science Fair Project Goes 'Really' Bad

It isn't out of the ordinary for a student's science fair project to go awry at some point while a young scientist-in-training tries to perfect his or her project. What is definitely unusual, unheard of, and definitely out of the ordinary is possibly getting a felony charge when it does. Kiera Wilmot.  Expelled high school science student. Enter Kiera Wilmot , a sixteen year-old budding science student with plans to further pursue courses in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM).  While attending Florida's Bartow High School, Wilmot's science project exploded and law enforcement officials were brought into the picture.  While no one was injured, Wilmot was charged with 'detonating a bottle of explosive materials on the school grounds'. News sources reported that Wilmot was charged with a felony, a charge that could ruin her young career as a student trying to get into college. Attorney for Wilmot, Larry Hardaway , claims th...