By Brendan Clementz Monday saw an important ruling for the case against Donald Trump, the former president, that has been ongoing for the past few months. The Supreme Court ruled that Trump was allowed to stay on the ballot for the 2024 election despite his conduct on January 6, 2021. The ruling by the Supreme Court overturned a previous ruling by the Colorado state court … Continue reading Supreme Court rules Trump stays on ballot
By: Cate Eberly In 1971, the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. In recent years many have campaigned for the voting age to become even lower. Gen Z is an activist generation, expressing voter turnout at higher rates than Millennials did when they were the same age. Many Gen Z teens feel as though they are ready to vote by the … Continue reading Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
by Ben Pursel In a video posted by the City of Miami Beach, Florida on March 2, the popular destination for spring break vacationers across the country declared it was “breaking up with spring break” amid heightened crime coinciding with the surge of travelers. According to the Monthly Crimes Data Report provided by the City of Miami Beach, all criminal activity, but most of all … Continue reading Spring break causing controversy in Southern Florida
By: Cate Eberly On Friday, February 3, 2023, 53 cars of a Northfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment occurred just under five miles from the Pennsylvania border. The tanker cars held a variety of chemicals, and most caught on fire. Directly following the disaster, many residents were immediately forced to evacuate due to the risk of toxic exposure. Though East Palestine … Continue reading Update on the East Palestine derailment impact one year later
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
