1. The News and Me Meghan Hanson-Peters Current Issues teacher Born in New Jersey Graduated from LaSalle University in Philadelphia Moved to Colorado in 1996 Worked at Injection Molding Magazine, Breckenridge Brewery, and Little Moon Essentials before becoming a teacher

2. Who am I? Growing up, my dad watched ABC’s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings but I thought it was boring! He also watched 60 Minutes which always prompted my sister and I to leave the room.

3. Getting my news…then In college, the news I was interested in had to do with music and concerts. I got my news from Rolling Stone, Spin, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

4. Getting my news…now

5. Getting my news Magazine subscriptions

6. Why this class? Without knowing the ins and outs of current issues, it is impossible to make this world a better place. Current Issues I am most interested in… Locally: education, medicinal marijuana Nationally: childhood obesity & the politics of food Internationally: Sudan, China