By Brendan Clementz North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says that he wishes to tear down a monument dedicated to the two clashing countries of Korea and their eventual reunion. In a recent public assembly in Pyongyang, Kim stated that the North was discontinuing a policy made to try to reunify with South Korea, and also said that the North would be sending out more … Continue reading Kim Jong Un disavows peaceful reunification
By: Cate Eberly The Iowa Caucus was the first of the presidential candidate nominations for the Republican party and took place on Monday, January 15 this year. Unlike how other states nominate their presidential candidates by a simple vote, the Iowa caucus has representatives speak on behalf of the candidate—usually describing plans for office and core beliefs. Following this, ballots are passed out to caucusgoers … Continue reading Student’s guide to the Iowa caucus and Republican primaries
By: Bostyn Hillibush According to statistics of the missing person cases in the United States, between the years 1990-2022 there are about 546,568 people who have gone missing. Today there are even more people who have gone missing, and some cases have just gone cold. “Missing persons are people whose current whereabouts and health status are unknown, at least to the general public and their … Continue reading World Population Review tracks missing persons
By: Bostyn Hillibush According to the Silver Alert put out by the Indiana State Police on June 7, the parents of Valerie Tindall reported her missing. She was last seen at midnight allegedly driving her car, a green 2000 Honda Accord. The Indiana Silver Alert system described Valerie Tindall as a 17 year old girl, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 162 pounds, brown hair with … Continue reading Even your neighbor can be dangerous
by Ben Pursel Following the November 7 election enshrining the statewide right to abortion with a 13.24% majority according to the Ohio Secretary of State, Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives released a statement detailing their efforts to, despite the constitutional amendment, limit access to abortion. In the statement titled “DECEPTIVE OHIO ISSUE 1 MISLED THE PUBLIC BUT DOESN’T REPEAL OUR LAW” and subtitled … Continue reading State abortion amendments facing pushback nationwide
by Ben Pursel On October 7, Hamas, a terrorist military and political organization in the Palestinian Authority, launched over 5,000 rockets into Israel over a 20 minute span, while simultaneously sending 3,000 Palestinian militants to infiltrate southern Israel from Gaza. At 6:30 a.m. on the same day, Hamas militants entered an outdoor music festival near the town of Re’im, killing 270 with many more reportedly … Continue reading Here is historical context to the Israel-Palestine question
By Bostyn Hillibush According to its website, the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools school board exists to “empower our learning community to ensure bold, diverse and innovative educational opportunities that maximize student growth, inspire learning and develop productive citizens.” The current board is Heidi Anderson, David Carpenter, Audra Dorn, Mike Kinsey, and Kevin Price. There are two positions opening on the board as David Carpenter is not seeking … Continue reading School board race has four candidates for two positions
by Danica Vermillion According to Teenage Cancer Trust, “Everyday, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words, ‘You have cancer.’” The latest Sidemen charity event was held at the London Stadium on September 9. A total of 62,000 tickets sold out in less than 90 minutes and raised 2.5 million dollars for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust and others like suicide prevention charity CALM, M7 … Continue reading The Sidemen Charity Match changes lives
by Brendan Clementz The US government is in hot water with an impending government shutdown. Congress was in talks about raising the debt ceiling back in May due to concerns about reaching the debt ceiling. However, the House and Senate have failed to work together on keeping the agreement that they came to, and now they face the exact problem they were supposed to prevent. … Continue reading Shutdown imminent if no agreement is made over spending bills
by Brendan Clementz The law created six months ago for drivers in Ohio is finally coming into full effect. Now, if you’re checking your phone in the middle of driving, you can get fined up to $1,000. The reason that this law was created was to combat distracted driving on Ohio roadways. It does this by giving fines and penalties to the driver’s licenses of … Continue reading A new kind of phone bill: Ohio’s distracted driving law takes full effect
