CURRENT EVENTS

WEEK of JUNE 23rd - 2014

One of the world’s rarest sea creatures – Migaloo the white humpback whale (his name means

“white fella”) was spotted off the eastern coast of Australia on June 19th. To date – Migaloo is

the “only documented white humpback whale in the world.”

Members of a tourism company – Whale Watching Sydney said – “We got extremely lucky.

Migaloo came up 5 m (a little over 5 feet) from our boat. What a sight that was!”

Article edited from the AP

The ability to afford higher education after high school should be a universal right.

Unfortunately – America is a long way from that goal. Starbucks – however is trying to

provide tuition assistance for its employees.

Recently – Starbucks announced it would cover much of the cost of two years of

education at Arizona State Online for its employees. This makes Starbucks the 1st U.S.

Company to provide free college tuition (to a degree) for all of its employees.

Article edited from CNN

By David Perry

Twin tornadoes destroyed nearly all the buildings in Pilger – a 350-person farming town in

Nebraska. Many homes were swept away.

“This is by far the worst thing I’ve ever seen as governor,” said Nebraska Governor Dave

Heineman who declared a state of emergency on the town.

Article edited from AP reporting

By Kelli Plasket

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.“

- Letter to My Daughter, a book of essays (2009)- Maya Angelou