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COLUMN: Thoughts and prayers isn't enough

COLUMN: Thoughts and prayers isn’t enough

Ellen Dooley, Columnist June 2, 2022

I saw an ad on YouTube the other day. It was not for the next big video game or an extravagant pair of shoes. It was for a bulletproof shield that slips into a backpack. A shield that is supposed to protect...

Guns, the NRA, and mental health: What do we do?

Colin Roberts, Copy Editor February 27, 2018

I am not really in the mood to talk about school shootings. We do this every couple of months. I know your lines, you know mine. I guess this time around it was a little more absurd. We are all amping up...

There are no sides to death

Dillan Schorfheide, Contributing Writer February 19, 2018

America has already been divided for years because of political affiliation, and in politics’ latest form of action, it has made another issue in America become defined by who you vote for: gun control. The...

Seriously America, enough is enough

Staff Report February 18, 2018

The American way of life is under attack by gun wielding Americans. And the only response to those gun-wielding Americans who enter our schools and slaughter the future of America, is offer our thoughts...

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