There has been a recent trend that could have potentially dangerous consequences for public health. It’s not smoking, drinking or even vaping – all of which raise potential and probable health concerns. It’s anti-vaccination propaganda. Anti-vaccination propaganda has been plastered all over social media, convincing miseducated parents that vaccines are…
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Opinion: The Kardashian Syndrome
Recently, there was a cheating scandal between Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson. Woods was, until the incident, Kylie Jenner’s best friend. The two of them lived in the same house and even had a makeup line together. Thompson is a basketball player and was Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend. If you don’t…
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Missouri Supreme Court extends LGBT protections
In late February, the Missouri Supreme Court extended legal protections with two separate rulings in two different directions to the LGBT community. One of the cases involved employee rights, and the other addressed access to public facilities by transgender students. In the first case, Lampley v. Missouri Commission on…
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KCI begins construction of new terminal
Since 2007, Kansas City officials have been devising plans for dealing with the inevitability of merging Kansas City International Airport’s (MCI) three terminals into one central terminal. This move is motivated by the excessive cost of upkeeping three separate terminals – including security checkpoints and retail and concession areas. Little…
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National Emergency sparks controversy
President Trump officially declared a state of emergency as a method to free up billions of dollars for funding a wall on the Mexican-American border. The fight over a border wall has defined the Trump presidency. Since December, the tension regarding the situation has ramped up as Trump took on…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Trump’s national emergency is symbolic but sets a dangerous precedent
On Feb. 15, 2019, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in the United States to further his agenda for the border wall. On Feb. 28, President Trump confirmed that should Congress pass the resolution voiding his declaration of a national emergency, he would veto the resolution. In order…
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Opinion: Celebrities’ careers shouldn’t be ruined over old tweets
The 2019 Academy Awards was the first time that the awards show didn’t have a host. Kevin Hart was originally slated to be the host but stepped down due to some controversial tweets and jokes made back in 2010. This is one of many examples of celebrities and athletes whose…
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“Dinosaurs Revealed”: Dino-mite Union Station exhibit educates public about prehistoric past
If it seems to you that no one can seem to agree on anything these days, dinosaurs are the exception. It is simply an objective fact that dinosaurs are ridiculously awesome. They are gigantic, even more so than things we already think are gigantic – like cars and houses. Some…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: The national emergency is a godd*mned joke
Coming off the heels of a devastating government shutdown that we’ve somehow all already forgotten about, the president’s declaration of a national emergency Feb. 15 was not only a nakedly obvious attempt to distract his base from his own pathetic loss in that gamble – in which he actually impeded…
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