Public Service Announcement: Alcohol Anonymous for Teenagers

Teenage girl testimonial: “I felt so alone, scared, helpless. I didn’t know what to do with myself; so I took another drink. The pressure of school, and the partying scene caught up with me. My parents always expected me to do above average in school and I felt so stressed out. Alcohol wasn’t the answer and it didn’t work for me anymore. Then I attended my first Alcohol Anonymous meeting. I didn’t know what to expect, but these people in here have all felt those feelings before. They gave me help to stop my drinking and hope for my new life. I feel much more comfortable with my life and the people around me.”


Man narrator: “Many alcoholics are starting at a younger age as time goes by. A majority of them are teenagers and even pre-teens. AA helps teenage alcoholics to stop depending on alcohol to answer all of their problems. AA…it works. Look us up in the phone book, or check your local newspaper to find out where an AA meeting sight is located near you. Also, you can visit our website www.aa.com.”

Delta Now Charging for Second Bag on Flight

Delta Now Charging for Second Bag on Flight
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Citing its record fuel costs, Delta air Lines plans to begin charging customers an extra $25 or $50 a round trip for checking a second bag. (Layer two)
The new charge, which takes effect May 1, follows moves by other carriers to add similar fees for transporting a second piece of luggage, which previously has been included in the ticket.

More Information: http://www.delta.com/ (Layer three)

“The change is due to rising fuel cost and…the changing competitive environment we face today,” Delta spokesman Kent Landers said Monday. (Layer four)
United and US Airways announced similar fees last month to take effect in May. United, which is similar in size to Delta, estimated that its fee will generate about $100 million in cost savings per year, according to the Associated Press.
Landers declined to say how much money Delta expects to generate from the new fee. He said the fee will not apply to first class or business class customers or members of its frequent flier program. Those travelers will still be able to check up to three bags without extra fees, said Landers.

(Video of Landers address) (Layer Five.)

Delta disclosed the $25 bag fee last week as part of its efforts to offset mounting fuel bills. Last week, Delta also said it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs and ot ground dozens of jets to reduce its domestic flying by 10 percent.

Who's Spinning the Media Yarn?

In recent news Senator Barack Obama has fallen in some polls due to his comments about Senator Hillary Clinton regarding the “small town bitterness” comment. Obama claims it was a misunderstanding on what he said and caused him to become defensive to a set of primaries that can help him win his set of white voters in bad economic communities. Obama had stated at a small Pennsylvania fund raiser that “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them” as a way to explain their frustrations,” according to the New York Times.
Obama’s remarks have been replayed in the media so much because it had a major affect on certain citizens who describe themselves as “small town citizens.” Even though Obama had apologized for this remarks and stated he had chosen the wrong words for this context as a person in the media I believe his remarks should be floating around. Public figures all the time have controversial remarks that they have made weather they regret them or not, it still out in the media. I agree with what Sen. Obama had said, his comment had truth in it, however, Sen. Clinton felt offended because of how she was raised; she claims to be a small town woman.
In addition to what the public figure said, their responses, apologizes, or anything else should also be covered just as much as the original remark. Nothing should be hidden from the world that a major political candidate had said, weather it has been bad or good. Former president Bill Clinton had made a remark a while back stating “Barack Obama’s campaign had been a fairytale.” This remark can come across offensive to the African American community, but the media covered that comment also.