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I made this line chart for homework but thought it would be interesting to share…

COLUMBIA — Carol Bo Sun of Columbia died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Saint Louis University Hospital of a rare genetic disease called Moyamoya. He was 18…StoryLink

This is my third obituary. I’m glad to see my improvement in writing obituaries, but at the same time, it’s sad to see another young person’s death. What’s sadder about this is that the disease was so critical, rare and has no cure, so even if he discovered that disease earlier, it would have been the same anyway. It’s a real tragedy. I hope he went to heaven.

COLUMBIA — Ken Henderson got his alligators back, and he promises to move them to Jackson County….StoryLink 

So, here is my last saga of the alligators. Personally, I wanted to do some investigative reporting on Henderson’s institution as well as the man himself because as I said earlier, I thought he was trying to get some media attention, and to be honest, I could not 100 percent believe everything he said.

I could’ve done some investigation, and I did, in fact. However, I decided not to do a follow up story on that because I thought it wasn’t necessary.

Mr. Henderson still keeps calling me whenever he and his alligators are doing something. I don’t know if it was a right decision to write more articles on him, but when I saw his family in court and heard him saying he just wanted his alligators to be safe, I couldn’t help feeling some compassion

I think at that point, I knew if I did another story on him, I would have to dig really deep and discover everything that I could about him, which might portray him negatively. Anyway, he still calls me bumblebee and seems to love his animals.

COLUMBIA — The Lincoln University Alumni Association inducted Columbia centenarian Carl Connor into its Hall of Fame for his role in advancing education for black students in southern Missouri….StoryLink

First of all, I was moving out of my apartment when I was doing this story. But it was very touching to see Mr. Connor’s love for his students and education. Therefore, I have mixed feelings for this story. For example, when I recall the day, it seemed heartwarming and fatiguing at the same time.

COLUMBIA — Ken Henderson will have to wait until Friday to find out if Babe, Snuggles and four of his other alligators will be returned to his custody…Story Link

This is my second alligator story, which is way more interesting than the first one. I would wrap up my alligator saga on the last story, but this time I kind of worried about media attention and sympathy as a journalist. I’ll talk about it when the court makes its final decision.