Since 2016, our news feeds have been dominated by the presence of former President Donald Trump. As he reenters the political arena, eyeing the 2024…
Read MoreOpinion: Election Day of the Imperial Core
(The following was written on Nov. 3, 2020, in the evening.) There is an energy about – at least here in Liberty, Missouri – perhaps too…
Read MoreJoe Biden in 2020
Former vice president Joe Biden is unsure whether he will run for president in the 2020 race. A planned 2016 bid for the candidacy ended…
Read MoreInaugural Art Brings New Meaning to Ceremony
On Oct. 21, 2017, Elizabeth MacLeod Walls was officially inaugurated the 15th president of William Jewell College. The Inauguration began at 10:00 a.m. and included…
Read MoreA Year in Review with Dr. MacLeod Walls
With the William Jewell College Presidential Inauguration next month, the Hilltop Monitor decided to sit down with Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls to reflect on her…
Read MoreTrump’s First Week in Office
The past week was an eventful one for the country, as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, was inaugurated Jan. 20. This served…
Read MoreLetter from the Editor: President Obama’s Legacy
While preparing for an editorial in which I’m going to consider President Obama’s legacy, the first thing that came to mind was to go through…
Read MoreTrump is unqualified, ignorant and dangerous, but he’s still my president
March 17, 2011: that was the day that I lost all respect for Donald Trump. Up to that point, I thought of him as a…
Read MoreAn update on the presidential election
Photo taken by Chandler Eaton The 2016 presidential election concludes election day Nov. 8. The current polls have Hillary Clinton with an 80.6 percent chance…
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