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Dec. 16
• Editorial: Give up you New Year's resolutions, by Anthony McConnell
• 'The Christmas Carol Diaries,' by Kimball Bennion
• Giving means much more than just buying something in a store, by Michelle Ramirez
• The year 2006 subjected us to bad songs, music review by Carrie Sanderson
Smallville bring us early years of a favorite hero, Superman, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Dec. 7
• Editorial: A word for those worriers, by Jacey Lucus
• All senses combined to make one easy-to-chew column, by Kimball Bennion
• Everyone needs moments of clarity, by Michelle Ramirez
• Nintendo's Wii might make you say whee, a review by Zach Eckerdt
• Top albums of 2006 noted, a music review by Carrie Sanderson
CSI: Miami keeps fans' attention, a TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Nov. 30
• Editorial: This Christmas, give thanks to troops serving overseas, by Anthony McConnell
• Pop culture and 'best-of' lists create waves of tension, by Kimball Bennion
• Youth needs nurturing for the sake of the future, by Michelle Ramirez
• The Wreckers smash charts with Stand Still, Look Pretty, a music review by Carrie Sanderson
• A look at whether Wii is all it's cracked up to be, a review by Zach Eckerdt
Nov. 16
• Editorial: Not too early to start thinking about finals, by Anthony McConnell
• Little obsessions can take control, by Zach Eckerdt
• Boredom rising in classroom, by Michelle Ramirez
• Success Just Comes Natural for George Strait, music review by Carrie Sanderson
• Love, romance pose perils, by Megan Zickuhr
Nov. 9
• Editorial: Campaigns went too far with spending and negative ads, by Anthony McConnell
• Weeks of election anticipation don't match up to results, by Kimball Bennion
• College good for learning new information beyond books, by Michelle Ramirez
• Music provides examples of bonds between fathers and daughters, a music review by Carrie Sanderson
Nov. 2
• Editorial: Vote for capital facilities tax, Hathaway scholarship on Nov. 7, by Anthony McConnell
• Love for my hometown, by Michelle Ramirez
• Ghost and Gas: the legend of Adelaide and the haunting of the Nelson Performing Arts Center, by Kimball Bennion
CSI faces competition, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
• Waiting for the big one, hunting column by Carrie Sanderson
Oct. 26
• Editorial: Coach or educator: It doesn't have to be a choice between the two, by Anthony McConnell
• Inexpensive costume ideas, by Kimball Bennion
• Halloween derives from Celtic traditions, by Megan Zickuhr
• Breakup songs help sooth broken hearts in Carrie Sanderson's top five list of the all-time greats
Oct. 19
• Editorial: Get off your butt and vote, by Anthony McConnell
• Let go and pick up the pieces, by Caiti Barski
• Calling at the right time important when getting a date, by Kimball Bennion
• Look at the big picture, by Michelle Ramirez
• Crossfade's Falling Away crashes, music review by Carrie Sanderson
Runaway heads for familiar family ground with new twist, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Oct. 12
• Editorial: It's time to step up and take responsibility for our actions, by Anthony McConnell
• I thought it was about the music, by Michelle Ramirez
• 'What the fright?' Making bad words good once again, by Kimball Bennion
• Door opens for Evanescence, music review by Carrie Sanderson
• New season puts TV audiences in Seventh Heaven, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Oct. 5
• Editorial: President to blame for student ignorance, by Anthony McConnell
Little Miss Sunshine helps us find rays of family weirdness in all of us, by Caiti Barski
Trail's next advice column: "It could happen," by Kimball Bennion
• New Nick Lachey CD shows What's Left of him, music review by Carrie Sanderson
Gilmore Girls debut heartbreaking, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Sept. 28
• Editorial: Students, turn off your cell phones and pay attention, by Anthony McConnell
• Remembering our dial-up roots, by Kimball Bennion
• The obituary of Anthony McConnell, by Anthony McConnell
• Three Days Grace album climbing charts, a review by Carrie Sanderson
• Grey's Anatomy — the place television goes to feel better, a review by Megan Zickuhr
Sept. 21
• Editorial: NWC students need a creative imagination to cure boredom, by Anthony McConnell
• No excuse for lack of respect in all aspects of our society, by Michelle Ramirez
• Tips from a hopeless fan on how to survive in a Jack Bauer world, by Kimball Bennion
• Music review of Carrie Underwood, by Carrie Sanderson
• WB says goodbye to old, TV review by Megan Zickuhr
Sept. 14
• Editorial: Northwest Trail joins Associated Press ranks, by Anthony McConnell
• Surviving freshman year, by Michelle Ramirez
• Pre-season losing its luster in the eyes of fans, by Travis Lanaghan
• Beloved teacher is gone by not forgotten, by Anthony McConnell
• Music review of Hinder, by Carrie Sanderson
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