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Tag: Perspectives

Ten thousand voters in Missouri receive false information from GOP mailers

2 November 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Ray Bozarth, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, acknowledged to the Kansas City Star Oct. 19 that the party sent mailers to 10,000 people across…

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Midterm trends: #MeToo

2 November 2018
Kyler Schardein
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The 2018 midterm elections are being shaped by a whole host of issues: President Trump, Republican unified control of Washington, immigration, healthcare and more, but…

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Heartland Hyperloop is deemed economically viable by Hyperloop One

2 November 2018
William Humphrey
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Virgin Hyperloop One, one of several companies working a version of the hyperloop, announced Wednesday, Oct. 17 that their first feasibility study had been completed,…

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Opinion: Turkey attempts to regain dominance in the Middle East through death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

2 November 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has for some time desired for Turkey to replace Saudi Arabia as the dominant force in the Middle East.…

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The ethics of corporal punishment, explained

2 November 2018
Josiah Williams
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Realistically, violence can never be fully eradicated on earth. Those who say otherwise live in their own utopian fantasy, disconnected from reality. Nevertheless, peace should…

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Opinion: State of the Senate

2 November 2018
Kyler Schardein
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Political scientists, analysts, professors, historians and even everyday citizens have been ruminating lately on the health of American democracy. A fever seems to have consumed…

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Security measures in Westport attempt to improve public safety

27 October 2018
Savanah Malam
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During August and September of this year, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding areas were subject to new plans for improvement of security and…

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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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