In this section are team stories done during the 2009 that centered around spot new stories of the day. The team leaders subdivided the stories into five to six subsections and each reporter writer their section in a few days. The team leader then put them back together and arranged them
- College Dropouts; Why are they increasing?
- Piracy Around the Globe: ARRG you informed?
- Maritime Laws: Good or bad, you decide
- Obama’s First Death Order: How the country reacts
- Piracy: Ancient rebellion of the seas
- U.S.S. Maersk Alabama Reclaimed, Three Pirates Dead: Aftermath of the April 8 hijacking
- Why Somalis Have Turned to Piracy: Is the rest of the world to blame?
- World Piracy Doubles in 2009: What will the rest of the year bring?
- Summer-ization
- U.S. Volcanoes: Active and Ancient
Western State Writers Spring 2009 