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A music buyer’s dilemma

Last Saturday was national Record Store Day. I'm only moderately ashamed to admit that I didn't patronize any of the local record stores. Although I am in love with some romantic ideal of what record stores are like (probably due to repeated viewings of ""High Fidelity""), I couldn't tell you the last time I bought an album from a record store. It's simple, really. I don't have money to buy music. And while that might stop me from getting music at record stores, it doesn't stop me from getting music. 


‘Crank’ up the intensity
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‘Crank’ up the intensity

Chev Chelios is one angry man. He spent the entirety of the first ""Crank"" film keeping his heart pumping with the use of adrenaline. He had a snowball's chance in Hell of surviving, especially after falling thousands of feet from a helicopter directly onto the pavement, yet he is still alive. Now, in ""Crank: High Voltage,"" that indestructible heart of his is being stolen by Japanese doctors to give to an elderly Chinese gangster (kung-fu legend David Carradine) in poor health. Chelios (Jason Statham) is stuck with a battery-powered heart and needs to give himself a series of electrical jolts to keep the heart pumping. He's like the Energizer Bunny, but angry and British. 


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'Tea party’ not revolutionary

Last Wednesday, thousands of people flowed up State street and assembled near the state capitol, some sporting various costumes, including pigs, minutemen and corporate CEOs. However, it wasn't for the annual Freakfest celebration. Instead, the crowd was there to support the ""Tea Party,"" a nationwide event aimed at protesting higher taxes at the state and national level. Wisconsin's ""Tea Party"" was aimed specifically at Gov. Jim Doyle and other Democrats' handling of spending and tax hikes. 


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Obama’s rail plan will help Midwest economy

Nearly one in ten people are out of a job, according to the Department of Workforce Development, which stated that the unemployment rate in Wisconsin hit 9.4 percent in March, from 8.8 percent in February. This is higher than the national unemployment rate, which reached 9 percent in March. These are obviously very dire economic times for both Wisconsin and the entire nation, but recently President Obama revealed his strategy to introduce high-speed rail to the nation. His plan included a list of 10 top projects. On his list was a Midwest line that would link Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and the Twin Cities to other major Midwestern cities. Many politicians believe supporting such an idea will not only relieve congested highways and airways but also help by supplying a much-needed boost to the slumping economy. 



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