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One Scoop or Two?

Posted by Peak Johnson on Apr 7, 2009 in The Vanguard

It’s a sunny morning on the corner of 23rd and Berks; kids are hurrying off to school trying desperately not to arrive late so that they will not be scolded by their teacher or miss walking with their friends, for some this is the highlight of their day. Others, however, arise the same morning perplexed [...]

 
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A Milestone for T.M. Pierce

Posted by Peak Johnson on Apr 2, 2009 in Philly News, The Vanguard

Apologies for posting this article a little late, I’ve been swamped with work, and try to post my articles that appear in the Vanguard when the actual paper comes out. I received a lot of good feedback on this small article from the folks at T.M. Pierce Elementary School, all I can say is that [...]

 
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Mr. Jackson

Posted by Peak Johnson on Jan 29, 2009 in Philly News, The Vanguard

   Not too long ago, two months ago to be exact, our dear Mayor of Philadelphia attempted to close down certain libraries throughout our city in order to save money. However, not everyone felt that he was doing the right thing even though he believed it to be the only choice he could make at [...]

 
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Peak and the Vanguard

Posted by Peak Johnson on Jan 8, 2009 in The Vanguard

During the summer I had been eagerly waiting to join the Student Vanguard (Community College of Philadelphia’s newspaper). This was a chance to try something new for a change and perhapes have my writing read by a wider audience. The articles that were taken from the North Philly Metropolis I decided to send over or [...]

 
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Words of change from Mr. Wade Jackson

Posted by Peak Johnson on Dec 3, 2008 in Philly News, The Vanguard

Mr. Wade and I first met when I was writer/editor for the North Philly Metropolis teen newspaper. Mr. Wade had come to my office in the summer of 2006 wanting his views and concerns about the city of Philadelphia heard. I agreed to interview Mr. Wade for what soon became a series of articles appearing [...]

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Moms Against Guns: Not Just some organization

Posted by Peak Johnson on Sep 12, 2008 in Philly News, The North Philly Metropolis, The Vanguard

  It seems readers that our desperate hope for a peaceful city, unfortunately, is still only a dream. You may be asking why?  The reason is quite simple, we live in a city where people are fearful of each other and once you think about it they have the right to be. For if I [...]

 
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Philly’s new teen show is nothing but genius

Posted by Peak Johnson on Aug 28, 2008 in Gen.Is.Us, Philly News, Teen Media, The Vanguard

  We all have to admit at times, if not all the time now, that there is nothing to watch on television. Watching television used to be a person’s favorite thing to do after school, still might be. All anyone could be found doing was the not-so-productive activity of watching television, eating, and growing fat. [...]

 
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A New place to call H.O.M.E.

Posted by Peak Johnson on Aug 4, 2008 in Philly News, The North Philly Metropolis, The Vanguard

  In some parts of the world, a café can actually be licensed to sell alcohol, one place being France. Shocking, I know. Could you actually imagine walking into a quiet peaceful place and see bottles of Tequila, Beer, and even more liquor surrounding coffee and baked goods? By being able to write this article [...]

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