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Bundle up for cold winter

Oswego’s winter weather is not something that has suddenly snuck up out of nowhere. Being prepared to take on the bitter cold is a necessity this time of year. Just this past week, Oswego saw temperatures drop as low as…

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Let your hair show person you wish to be

Someone once told me “Life’s too short to have boring hair.” I think this is true because when you meet another person, one of the first things you notice about him or her is their hair. Especially if it is…

National Issues Opinion

Obama issues executive order

President Barack Obama signed an executive order urging companies who come under cyber-attack to share information about the attack with other companies and the government will make an effort to limit attacks such as the one that Sony faced. On…

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Healthcare.gov under fire

Obamacare is under some more scrutiny. As reported by the New York Times, 800,000 people who joined insurance policies through healthcare.gov received inaccurate tax information. What this means is that those affected by the error are strongly suggested to wait…

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February marks 25 years for Photoshop

This year, the ultimate photo editing resource turns 25. Photoshop was first created and designed by Thomas Knoll and his brother, making the program for their own mutual use and enjoyment. They would never have known how large their program…

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Starbucks to discontinue selling CDs

One of the things I’ll always remember doing at Starbucks while I waited to order was flipping through the CD rack. Sometimes you would find new artists like Taylor Swift or Selena Gomez, or other times you would see a…

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Apple to potentially unveil new vehicle

Apple appears to be raising the genius bar from phones and computers to automobiles with its new plans to produce an electronic, possibly self-driving, Apple car as early as 2020, according to tech site MacRumors. The world is familiar with…

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DLC in gaming can lead to bigger issues

Downloadable content in video games is a riveting innovation that has captivated gamers all over the world as you are able to extend a game’s content without leaving your home. It is a groundbreaking modernization that keeps a game fresh…

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Marvel Studios gains rights to Spider-Man

Since the late 1990s, Marvel Comics’ most popular superhero, Spider-Man, has been one of the few comic book properties (other than the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Wolverine), which has had its film rights owned by a Hollywood Studio. Sony, the…

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Europa, humanity’s future raises questions

As of Feb. 2, a budget proposal was introduced that has given NASA the green-light from the White House to proceed with a mission to visit the icy moon Europa. The smallest of Jupiter’s four Galilean satellites, Europa, along with…