How Paper is Made
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You write on it every day. You read from it. You might even print out this issue of the Tribune on it. But, do you know how it’s made? Yes, we’re talking about paper, and we’re going to explain how it’s made. Read on!
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You write on it every day. You read from it. You might even print out this issue of the Tribune on it. But, do you know how it’s made? Yes, we’re talking about paper, and we’re going to explain how it’s made. Read on!
Want to impress your friends with a fancy word? It’s always good to increase your vocabulary. Try this one in a sentence and impress your friends and family!
Want to impress your friends with a fancy word? It’s always good to increase your vocabulary. Try this one in a sentence and impress your friends and family!
Have you heard of the Y2K bug or Millennium bug? Chances are you have since it’s becoming one of the world’s biggest problems. But, do you know exactly what it is? Let’s find out.
If it is Friday the Thirteenth, you better watch out! If you’re a believer in superstitions, then today could be your unlucky day. But, remember, it’s simply a superstition, and nothing more. Some people take them seriously, but there is no factual evidence that anything will happen to you.
If you’re reading this right now, chances are, you’re on a computer. And, even if you’re reading a printed out version of the Tribune, it came from a computer. We use computers for so many things in our lives. We go online and check out cool websites, we write letters and papers on them, we even use them to get cash out of a bank machine.
On Friday, July 23rd, the 204th day of 1999 there were 161 days left in the year. What happened on July 23rd in earlier years? You’d be surprised!
Learning another language can be difficult at times, but it’s also a nice thing to know. Here’s a list of some french words, see if you can guess what they mean. The answers are at the end.
An earthquake is the vibration, sometimes violent, of the Earth’s surface that follows a release of energy in the Earth’s crust (the crust is directly below the surface of the Earth). Most destructive quakes are caused by movement of the crust. The crust may first bend and then, when the stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, break and “snap” to a new position.
Want to get a glimpse of one of our new cars? Well now you can by checking out the new Chevron commercial. We can’t tell you what his name is yet but you can see what he looks like with your own eyes. You can do this by going to the Drive In Theater or by clicking here on the Used Car Commercial.

If you are reading this article in the ChevronCars Tribune, then you are most likely using a computer. Today, computers are everywhere and used by just about every business and are in many homes. But, that wasn’t always the case. In 1960 the world’s first small, interactive computer was introduced but it still took many years for them to become common.
Q: Which do you think will hit the ground first when dropped from a height - an egg or a stone of exactly the same size and shape? (Don’t try this from your window - you may hit someone!)