America can now rest easy with Osama gone

All of America can take a deep sigh of relief now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. On May 1, 2011, American troops made their way to the million-dollar compound where they believed he had been hiding. As the troops approached the building, two of Osama's best guards put up quite a fight.

Gun shots were fired for over an hour until finally the two guards were shot and killed. The Navy Seals all split up to search because of how large the building was. As they moved to the upper rooms they

Osama reached for a gun and shot at the soldiers, but it was too late, the soldiers had shot first and won the battle. Now it's known that five people died in the shooting including Osama's son.

When I heard this news, I was shocked and a little confused. I was only in second grade when 9/11 happened, and it was all very hard for a little kid to understand. I grew up the past couple years knowing the name "Osama Bin Laden" was bad and brought sadness to many people.

As I logged on to my computer on Sunday, the first news blog that popped up was about the shooting, and many followed afterwards. As I sat and read, I felt a sense of pride for America and the people who had lost loved ones in 9/11. Because of our amazing soldiers, we can all rest easy at night knowing the brains behind the September 11th terrorist attacks is now gone for good.

- Alaina

A- Alabama gets bombarded by deadly storm 4/28

The last couple days we have all probably noticed the extreme amount of rain we have been getting. Although it's rain, we pay no mind to it. At the same time we were getting dribbles of rain, Alabama was dealing with a completely different monster. The past week there has been a storm chain that has been crossing the United States at a rapid pace. Almost all of the East Coast has experienced the dreadul ongoing rain all last week and part of this week. To all of us in Pennsylvania, the rain has been nothing but annoying, canceling many spring sports, and leaving us with those awful headaches. Even though the sports were canceled and our heads pounded, we were the lucky ones.

Early Wednesday morning, President Obama declared a state of emergency in Alabama. The storm had already taken almost 200 lives before it hit Alabama, and that number got higher as a twister took the lives of over 100 citizens who were in its path of destruction. Wind gusts were said to be over 200 mph. The houses in its path were no match for this tornado, and many got lifted and launched in the air as it struck. While search and rescue teams do their best to find as many as they can, there are still a great number of people missing. Now more than ever, surrounding states and states up north are pitching in to help this distressed state. Fundraisers are being held all over the US, and over $10,000 has been made so far. It's nice to see the US coming together and helping each other out. It makes you feel good to know you're living in such a good place, where help is always around the corner.

-- Alaina

Art: Is it an illusion?

So you're in a rush, you pull on your coat as you jet out the door.

You're late for work; surprise! As you are running down the street trying to catch a bus, you see that the road has a gaping hole in it. The plunge looks treacherous, yet there is a man standing out in the middle of this hole.

This man would be Edgar Muller.

Edgar Muller is not a typical artist. The streets are his canvas.

Art: Can you doodle for google?