Spartan Echo

Obama: clean energy manufacturing points toward bright economic future

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT

We expect our commitment to clean energy to lead to more than 800,000 jobs by 2012. And that's not just creating work in the short term, that's going to help lay the foundation for lasting economic growth. I just want everybody to understand --just a few years ago, American businesses could only make 2 percent of the world's advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles -- 2 percent. In just a few years, we'll have up to 40 percent of the world's capacity.

See, when folks lift up the hoods on the cars of the future, I want them to see engines stamped "Made in America." When new batteries to store solar power come off the line, I want to see printed on the side, "Made in America." When new technologies are developed and new industries are formed, I want them made right here in America. That's what we're fighting for.

Education, not criminal records for sexting youth

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT

How can an innocent gesture of visual gratification turn into such an ugly crime such as child pornography? Sexters beware.

Having a nude picture of your boyfriend/girlfriend in your cell phone could very well land you in a world of trouble.

Acting 'ghetto' in college

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT

While in college, you are bound to meet people from different backgrounds and cultural settings. One image becoming more apparent to me is the "hood" or "ghetto" representation.

On a daily basis, I hear someone saying "I'm from the streets," or "I'm from the hood." Being from the hood is not a problem. However, when you cannot differentiate between what's appropriate behavior in a college setting because you are stuck in your hood mentality, that's when it becomes an issue.