The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Feb. 4:

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The First Amendment is a muscle that must be used, or it will become flabby. A survey of high school students by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation reveals a frail Constitution: Kids are weak in knowledge of their rights.

“My Perfect Valentine”

Mosaic: Where are you from?

Paul: Randolph, MA

Mosaic: What’s your major/minor?

Paul: Nursing

Mosaic: What was the hardest class you took at Salve?

Paul: Anatomy and Physiology freshmen year was a ton of work.

Mosaic: What are your plans for after graduation?

Paul: Pass my boards, relax, and then start working.

Franchise expansion: It’s a good thing.

In what NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker described as a “big, exciting and thrilling announcement,” NBC revealed on Wednesday (Feb. 2) that Mark Burnett and Donald Trump will spin-off their successful business reality franchise with “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart,” an upcoming series featuring the currently incarcerated domestic diva.

Overwhelmed by corporate and non health conscious supermarket chains? John Wood, presiding manager of Harvest Natural Foods in Newport, R.I. says it really is the people who make his store so successful.

After managing restaurants for over nine years in the Manchester, New Hampshire area, Wood jumped at the chance to fill in the place of the previous owners of Harvest.