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Category: Opinions

Opinion: Gun raffles benefit rural communities

26 October 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Gun raffles have often been a fundraising tool for numerous groups. However, in light of recent gun violence, gun raffles have come under heavy scrutiny…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Charter schools foster education through diversity

26 October 2018
Savannah Hawley
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A charter school is an institution of public education that operates independently from the school districts in which they are located and receives both government…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Charter schools are too costly, segregative

26 October 2018
Jack Still
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In 2017 an estimated 3.1 million students were enrolled in charter schools across the United States. This number, while seemingly small compared to the number of…

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The negative consequences of corporal punishment, explained

26 October 2018
Josiah Williams
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Though corporal punishment has no scientific definition, it is colloquially understood as striking a child – typically with an open hand on the buttocks or…

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Opinion: Yes, It Matters – Kindness in the Dark

12 October 2018
Audrey Mapes
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There is a man in the White House who has made it his mission to infect as many people as possible with hate. There is…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Kavanaugh and a lack of evidence

12 October 2018
Madison Carroll Porth
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Amidst extreme controversy, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court Oct. 6 in a 50 to 48 vote. This story has dominated…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Kavanaugh, innocent until proven guilty?

12 October 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Nobody should be considered guilty until proven innocent in the United States. However, this is exactly what occurred during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. Kavanaugh…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Elon Musk as a disconnected, misguided, manipulative villian

28 September 2018
Tavarus Pennington
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A modest father of two who works at the Tesla production factory in Fremont, Calif. does not earn a livable wage. While the living wage…

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Opinion: The government should keep its hands off my godd*mn internet

28 September 2018
Catherine Dema
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In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Facebook and other social media platforms began publicizing the fact that the companies had found evidence of…

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