My but things have changed since I editted the Gridley (Calif.) Union High Bulldog back when Methusaleh was a child. Then, sneaking a double entendre past Mrs. Schlief into the paper was a big deal. Now, the kids are writing about the year-end senior kegger, cautioning classmates not to get caught, or drive drunk, or hook up with some loser that you'll have to face until graduation. In an opinion piece for Coeur d'Alene High's Viking Voice, Natalie Sievert tells of drunk prepsters walking through fire or catching fire and begs readers not to let anyone catch on fire at the kegger. She sums up her thoughts about the kegger with this: "The entire party is illegal due to drinking underage. So the bottom line is to not get caught." Ah, the bottom line, Natalie, should be to obey the law.

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