Politics
May 23, 2019
When people think of a circus, usually they imagine bright lights, peanuts and cheerful animals jumping through hoops and balancing on pedestals. But the truth is much darker. The animals are only doing the tricks due to the fear of what might happen if they don’t. An example of this is of an elephant named
- April 25, 2019
Imagine you are in a place where you can experience the serene, unbothered beauty of nature. A place where the trees meet the sky and the colors of the dark green and bright blue harshly come together to make a landscape only our eyes can capture. A place where the sound of the northern cardinal
- April 18, 2019
W omen. Presidency. Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton. Do you remember that election? I think you might know something about it. That election was by far one of the most nerve wracking elections the United States has ever had. In the end, Trump won by a meer 74 electoral votes. Many people thought Trump should win
- April 16, 2019
In 1955, Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old boy in Money, Mississippi was killed after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Emmett was standing outside a general store when he told some friends that he had a white girlfriend back home in Chicago, Illinois. He was then dared to ask the white woman behind the counter
- April 16, 2019
In 1995 Walt Disney produced the movie “Pocahontas” in the movie a Native American women sees white settlers coming over to land near their area so that they can get rich with the gold they believe is where Pocahontas’ tribe is. Later on in the movie Pocahontas meets John Smith, a white settler. At first
- April 15, 2019
It is Tuesday, October 23, 2018, just another day for Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, journalist, and former anchor. She starts her day off like many others, at the set of Megyn Kelly Today. She has Jenna Bush Hager, Jacob Soboroff, and Melissa Rivers on as guests and she is fired up to talk
- March 27, 2019
Yes concealing and carrying a firearm can escalate the chances of an encounter with someone turning lethal. Yes the conceal and carry law can make people that aren’t carrying a firearm feel as safe. Yes, a criminal will most likely carry a gun with them if they suspect that their
- March 26, 2019
Do you have a pet at home? If you do, your household is one of the 84.6 million households in the United States that own an animal. That animal could be anything from a dog to a reptile. A recent study showed that only 44% of the 84.6 million were dogs from a rescue or
- March 26, 2019
Timothy Crook, a fifty-one year old man, murdered both of his parents and then drove them 150 miles away and buried them. An article from Mirror says, “Crook kicked, punched and stamped on the couple, hit them with a hammer and strangled them with a belt.” Crook suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, and when he was
- March 25, 2019
In my view, there is only one legitimate way to interpret the constitution: the way it was intended to be read by its authors. I believe that originalism is the best constitutional doctrine for a number of reasons. Originalism is a theory of interpretation of legal texts, including most notably the Constitution. Originalists believe that
- March 21, 2019
I remember the day vividly. My sister and I were driving to the grocery store to pick up forgotten items from previous runs by my mom. We came to an intersection, turning to the left, when a car came speeding through the stop sign without hesitation and directly struck my passenger side door. Thankfully, everyone
- March 21, 2019
Fake news. It’s the year’s biggest buzz term. It’s seen all over televised news, such as ABC and Fox. It’s in the paper and on the Internet. Fake News even can come straight from the president’s mouth. Don’t agree with a report? Call it fake news. And 2018 was no exception to fake and ridiculous
- March 19, 2019
I’m going to be honest with you, never have I been a person who looks at children and awes, they do not have the cute effect on me and it is doubtful they ever will. I do not plan on having my own children for many reasons, a main one being that I could not
- March 19, 2019
Most people at one point or another have heard the strong opinions floating around about the healthcare system. Frankly, if you haven’t one quick look at the healthcare twitter hashtag will give you enough insight into people’s colorful views. Health care is a right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All so we can
- March 12, 2019
Is kneeling during the national anthem disrespectful towards the flag or a way a spreading awareness through our country? If you have been paying attention to the news within the last 2-3 years then you would probably know about the police brutality that is still happening in America. Many people would argue that a majority
- March 11, 2019
I was sitting there as an observer, just watching him, that monster. Disgust filled my mind as I attempted to clear my head. How did I let this happen? I watched as my Gandalf the grey action figure lay down lifelessly while my clone trooper R.C. car continuously ran over him. My complete and utter
- March 6, 2019
For Halloween, dress your Pitbull up as a blood-thirsty Vampire and I bet a lot of people will think that your dog didn’t change at all! Or maybe, you could dress them up as a brain-eating zombie, even a sharp-toothed, vicious dragon, and people would still believe that your pitbull hasn’t changed a bit. Many
- March 4, 2019
Feature Image By Tammy Anthony Baker With college football in season, many people wonder how much money the colleges gain from the players, and the team’s’ success. Well, according to CNN The Crimson Tide’s football program reported $103.9 million in revenue for 2016 and posted a $47 million profit. That’s up 3.6% from last year.
- February 28, 2019
“For seven years, I lived on $500 a month. The cost of taxes on my small home was more than $200 monthly. I feel rich when I have food.” This is the sad but true reality for Sharon Dory, and billions of others have it even worse. Nearly half the population has to live on
- February 21, 2019
It took the US almost 200 years to finally get a law that states that men and women should be paid the same. That law is called the Equal Pay Act and it requires that men and women must be paid the same for equal work. Still, some work places don’t follow the rule and
- February 13, 2019
Net Neutrality We use the internet every day. Kids and adults use the internet for news, games, movies, videos, music, and interacting with other people around the world. The internet is free for everyone and you can view whatever you want and post whatever you want. Net neutrality is the reason why you can do
- February 8, 2019
Flooding, wildfires, severe weather, extinct species, and a lot less fresh water. Starting 11 years from now. Seems like a long time right? Not when it comes to Earth undergoing drastic changes. These changes are already taking place and are about to get a lot worse. Global warming is most certainly a problem and has
- February 6, 2019
In an Article from Independent tells horrifying stories about children living in Syria and how it has affected them. Here is one of them. Ahmed’s father died during a shelling when he was only seven and his corpse was brought back to his family’s home. Ahmed and his sisters didn’t talk for days after seeing it,
- February 6, 2019
In one of the most memorable parts from the 2017 documentary movie “Sacred Cod,’’ an angry New England fisherman taunts of a federal fisheries chief at a public meeting by calling him a paid liar. In the part of the movie leading to this climax, commercial anglers and community leaders in the old fishing
- May 31, 2018
Jairo Gomez is a 17 year old teenager who lives in a one room apartment with his eight other family members in New York City. On WNYC´s show Radio Rookies Jairo tells reporters the story on how poverty has affected his whole life. Jairo shares a bunk bed with his sister Judy, and on the
- May 29, 2018
Pay rent on a broken down apartment or buy food for hungry kids? This is not a decision any American should be forced to make. Unfortunately, millions of American families work for minimum wage and are forced to choose what bills get paid each month which bills don’t. If any of those families were asked
- May 29, 2018
In 1837 a treaty was signed for the Native Americans that allowed them to spear and net walleye on Mille Lacs Lake. During this time the food provided by the lake was a major food source. They used canoes and netted fish. Now the netting is unnecessary for the tribes on the lake. In today’s
- April 12, 2018
On May 31, 2014 a twelve-year-old girl named Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times by two of her twelve-year-old friends who were trying to please a fictional character called Slender Man. Leutner’s friends lured her into a Waukesha park, stabbed her and left her for dead. If the two twelve-year-old girls were convicted in juvenile
- March 26, 2018
In the United States in 1800 felony disenfranchisement did not exist. After the war ended southern states were bitter over their loss of one of their biggest economic staples, slavery. Racial discrimination was common in those times and most people didn’t want African Americans and other former slaves to be able to contribute in one of
- March 23, 2018
Death, violence, and unnecessary arrests. What do all these things have in common? These words are all results of protesters trying to take down Confederate monuments across the United States of America. Why People Want the Statues Removed June 17, 2015 will be a day remembered in history as a tragic event that brought awareness
- March 20, 2018
Charlotte was 3 months old when the first one struck. The second came just a week later. By 6 months they sent her to the hospital repeatedly. In a frantic search to find what was wrong with their baby girl, her parents Matt and Paige had “a million-dollar work-up” done which consisted of an MRI,
- March 14, 2018
The U.S Government–our government–the backbone of our country–the group of people that we have trust in to make smart, strong, fearless decisions that will affect how we live our everyday lives have been questioned, examined, and challenged by the people of its country because of the many conspiracy theories regarding the attacks of Septemeber 11,
- March 9, 2018
In the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every single day. Not many people think about what racial profiling is, some people think it doesn’t even think it exists or how it affects everyday lives, but you or anyone could have possibly done it. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity
- March 1, 2018
During the 2016 Election, the credibility of the news, the candidates, and all of the media as a whole was put into question as the election narrowed down. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, said, “he questions asked in illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.” In a perfect
- March 1, 2018
In 2014, Cassandra Jamenez left Puerto Rico to go to school in Marietta, Georgia, in pursuit of a chiropractic degree. In an interview with CNN Jamenez claimed, “In Puerto Rico, no university offers this program. I had to come to the states to pursue this career. I’m not 100% sure
- February 28, 2018
Weed, a substance first accepted into our society immediately after the spanish lost the Spanish American war, giving them free access to become a US citizen. The new constant flow of foreign peoples undoubtedly would bring new customs to America, thus introducing us to the drug now referred to as Marijuana. Facts about the addictive drug
- February 22, 2018
Innocent until proven guilty is a commonly used phrase when it comes to law but innocent and guilty have different meanings when it comes to the internet. Hacking a specified and known child predator or person tied to terrorism should be hacked to secure our country. After the 9/11 attacks, Cybersecurity became an important initiative in
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