By: Darrah Blackwell I will never understand, however, I guess I stand Last week when I was in school, there was a lot of talk about a specific incident that happened with another girl in my grade. There were accusations that a white girl, Amelia, had called a Black girl, Brielle, a racial slur during…
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The Problem with Republican Appeasal
by Grayson Lewis (staff writer) Over the course of American history, two major political parties have emerged: the Democratic party and the Republican party. Through the changing currents of American demographics and feelings, the parties have changes in a multitude of ways, leaving us with the left-leaning Democratic party and right-leaning Republican party that we…
Long Term Influences of Trumpism
by Frankie DeFaria (staff writer) On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden was inaugurated and Donald Trump left the White House. While Trump may no longer be President of the United States, the power that he holds over citizens of America remains. Regardless of the loss that Trump sustained in the 2020 Presidential election, he…
Idolizing Politicians
by Serena Lathi (editor) Within the past few years, especially during the Trump administration, many teenagers received their news from social media. Not only is this harmful because of the relevance of misleading and overly-biased information on social media, it also increases the idolization of certain politicians. Idolizing politicians is the act of putting them…
Bipartisanship is Overrated
by Inara Jain (staff writer) Compromise, in some instances, can be extremely beneficial. For example, the Great Compromise of 1787 solved a pressing issue of its time: representation inequalities between small and large states. In 1787, the States were able to convene to find common ground and devised a way to give each state equal…
Biden’s Climate Policy
by Delaney McCarty January 20th, 2021: Newly inaugurated President of the United States Biden signs a slew of executive orders on his first night in office, including a measure for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, the most extensive effort internationally to mitigate climate change. Showing a sharp contrast in climate policy to…
The Insurrection
by Grayson Lewis (staff writer) After the horrendous events that occurred at the United States’ Capitol building on January 6th, it was quite obvious that Trump was to blame for the insurrection. With a series of Twitter posts and phrases of approval, it was clear that former U.S. President Donald Trump was responsible for the…
Stacey Abrams
by Julia Oscar Stacey Abrams has been an activist for years. She has worked to register hundreds of thousands of voters of color and helped to create jobs in Georgia. In her political career she worked to put more democrats in office and prevent a republican supermajority in the Georgia House, stop legislation to raise…
“Gag Rule”
by Abby Walden (staff writer) In 1973, Roe v. Wade was decided by the US Supreme Court and protected people with uteruses’ right to choose, yet abortion is still a highly debated topic across the United States. During the Trump administration, abortion rights came under attack over and over again. With a pro-life president in…
Biden’s Healthcare
by Blaise Stone (staff writer) President Joe Biden strongly believes that every American has the right to affordable and quality healthcare. He will protect the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, from continued attacks and will also stop the reversal of the progress that occurred under Trump’s administration. Biden plans to build onto the Affordable Care…
At a Glance 