Tennessees’ students are demanding change
On March 30, more than 1,000 students, parents and families peacefully protested at the Tennessee capitol building to call for more restrictive gun laws. A follow up school walk-out occurred on April 3 where thousands more people came back to…
Teachers need better pay for their efforts
Teachers do not get as much recognition as they should be getting. It has gotten a little better over the years with people having more awareness of all the efforts teachers put into their jobs, but it can be better….
The Willow Project: A step in wrong direction
The Willow Project is proof that no one in the government cares about the well-being of its people or the environment. President Joe Biden set the goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2023, but the Willow Project…
TikTok on thin ice: Are security fears unfounded?
Once again, TikTok is at the center of hot debate The goal is the same: either the app’s Chinese owners, ByteDance, sell their shares of the company or Tiktok will be banned in America. At the time of publishing it…
Dilbert creator gets what he deserves
Many groups within the newspaper world are dropping “Dilbert,” the most un-funny syndicated comic strip known to man, and it has been a long time coming. After its creator Scott Adams made a slew of racist comments during a YouTube…
Ohio train derailment: A toxic disasterÂ
A small village in Ohio, 50 miles north of Pittsburgh is facing one of the most devastating man-made disasters ever recorded. East Palestine has just under 5,000 residents and one could only imagine their terror when they were told to…
New Missouri government dress code
Missouri state Representative Ann Kelley recently proposed a new rule package that required women in the House of Representatives to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket. This new rule package outraged many of the Democrats in the House, and…
Organ donation should not be tied to reduced sentencing
It is not every day that a new and terrifying idea burbles up from America’s legislators, but it is most of them. On Feb. 2, CBS Boston reported that a new bill allowing prisoners in Massachusetts to donate organs or…
Football health risks, dangers need to be addressed
By Ashton Becker There is a true danger that lies behind one of America’s most celebrated forms of entertainment. It has become more than a sport or a game or a business, it has become an integral part of our…
Interracial marriage, not issue of state, issue of racism
By Faith Smith Growing up, my parents always taught my siblings and me to never talk about politics with our friends. This was the way it was until we got older, then they told us it was time to begin…
