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The Gabby Petito Case

Zanderlynn Almendra, Writer October 9, 2021

Gabby Petito was a 22 year old woman who was a famous Tik-Toker and Instagram star. She was most famous for traveling in her van. She often used the hashtag “VanLife” or “Vanlifer,”  so it was...

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Connected Homicides In St. Louis, MO

Kai DeBois, Writer October 9, 2021

In the last week, at least 7 black female residents of St. Louis have been shot, three of them killed. A viral Tiktok was posted by LamaraIndigo  suggesting that someone was intentionally killing black...

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Flash News On Current Climate Change

Leslie Garcia, Writer October 9, 2021

What is Happening at This Moment? According to globalchange.gov, at this moment we are seeing the effects of an increase in temperatures around the globe, including many glaciers and snowpacks starting...

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Line 3 Pipeline And Why It Could Be Dangerous

Kai DeBois, Writer September 24, 2021

Line 3 is a pipeline that’s been built to carry almost a million barrels (33,180,000 gallons) of tar sands per day. This pipeline goes from Alberta, Canada all the way to Superior, Wisconsin. The pipeline...

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Online School Or In Person School?

Cadynce Harmon, Writer September 24, 2021

Being back in the school building has had various impacts on our community. Some are loving it, but others are worried by how much covid cases have gone up. Many people think that we'll last at least a...

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The New Abortion Law in Texas & What You Should Know

Leslie Garcia, Writer September 24, 2021

On September 1st of 2021, a new law came into effect in Texas: it is a six week abortion ban. That means that after six weeks of the pregnancy in Texas, women will no longer be able to abort. This also...

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Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Plan

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer January 31, 2021

On Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States of America. On this historic day, Kamala Harris became the first female vice president and first South Asian Vice...

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Trump’s Impeachment

Chloe Hefner, Writer January 31, 2021

On January 13th Donald Trump was the second president in history to be impeached twice. Being impeached means there is a charge for misconduct against a holder of a public office. The House sent a sole...

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Biden Righting the Wrongs

Hailey McVey, Writer January 31, 2021

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have already done so many great and impactful things since they have been in office. Biden and Harris have been in office since January 20th, 2021....

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US Capitol Stormed in Riot

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer January 24, 2021

On the evening of the sixth of January of this year, the nation watched in horror as the US capitol was stormed in a mass riot of unpredictable proportions. Hundreds of armed Trump Supporters broke into...

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Coronavirus Part Two

Chloe Hefner, Writer January 24, 2021

The coronavirus has been around for over a year now, spreading seemingly quickly from person to person.  Recently three cases of the same mutation have been individually found in the United Kingdom, Brazil,...

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Trump Supporters Attack the Capitol

Chloe Hefner, Writer January 16, 2021

This Wednesday we saw history be made as President Trump’s supporters broke into the United States capitol building in Washington D.C. Wednesday morning thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington,...

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