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Textbooks vs. Tablets

Sydney Loveless

As technology advances, our education system is starting to become more reliant on it. Many schools as of now are using tablets or computers to help their students learn instead of textbooks. But is this the right choice?

Death Penalty

The death penalty is defined as “the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime.” It has been highly debated in the United States, especially in recent years. Some think it is justified and others think of it as cruel and unusual punishment. In fact, it’s been…

Spanking

Kaylee Larson

The dictionary definition of spanking is:

“An act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children.”

Is spanking a form of punishment or a form of abuse and what effects does spanking have on children…

Abortion

By Kaylee Larson

About abortion

Everyone seems to have a strong opinion on abortion. You are either pro-life or prochoice. Pro-life means you are against abortion. Prochoice means you are for it. If you haven’t been listening to the news and media and you are…

For-Profit Prisons

A for profit prison, or private prison, are not owned by the government, that profits off of how many inmates they turn in…

Vaccinate or Don’t Vaccinate?

Sydney Loveless

Towards the end of 2018, many parents, at a steady rate, chose to not have their children’s routine vaccinations. Vaccines contain harmful ingredients and can cause serious and sometimes fatal side effects. But without getting…

Gay Marriage

The controversy on homophobia is an argument that has stuck with us as a society for decades. Homophobia was socially acceptable by the majority for many years. Most people that are against gay marriage argue that it’s against the bible and are of Christian religion. However, others may say that it just…

National Anthem Protest: How We Can Have the Conversation Kaepernick Intended

Whether you’ve seen the man in a Nike advertisement, trending on twitter, or on the news channel, Colin Kaepernick is a name well known by most people around our country. Not because of how many…

Gun Control and Mental Health

Kaylee Larson

There were fourteen kids in my math class last Friday. In a class that should have had twenty-eight students, why would half the class not show up to school? Not only that but math was not the only class where there was an unmistakable…