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National and Global News | Jan.17, 2019
Fighting in the Federal Government Continues: An Overview of the Government Shutdown
by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Staff This past Saturday, January 11, marked the third week since President Trump’s refusal to sign a spending bill negotiated by Republicans and Democrats that would continue current border-security funding without the construction…
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National and Global News | Jan.17, 2019
Jayme Closs Found Three Months After Kidnapping
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old from Barron, Wisconsin, was reported missing on October 15, 2018, the night that both of her parents were found dead in her home. On the night of Oct.…
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National and Global News | Dec.06, 2018
Remembering George H.W. Bush: 41st President of the United States Passes Away
by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor The death of a prominent national figure, especially a former President of the United States, is always a tragic event. On Friday, November 30, George H.W. Bush, the 41st president and father of the…
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National and Global News | Dec.06, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Looking Back on the Year’s Biggest Events
by Kelly Marcela ’21 News Staff As the calendars turn to December, people reflect on the past 12 months, and it seems like every year people say it has been “the most eventful year” in history. This may be a…
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National and Global News | Nov.29, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: California Copes with Destructive Wildfires
by Malena Aylwin ’22 News Staff In the past 13 months, California has seen two of its largest wildfires in terms of acreage, two of its most destructive blazes in terms of structures lost, and the deadliest fire…
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National and Global News | Nov.09, 2018
Midterm Election Results
By Micaela Freeman ’20 History was made on Tuesday during this year’s midterm election. A record number of women were elected and will be heading to Congress in this new term. Colorado’s newly elected governor, Jared Polis, is the…
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National and Global News | Nov.09, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Anti-Semitic Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue
By Malena Aylwin ’22 A mass shooting occurred in Pittsburgh on the morning of October 27, 2018. While Shabbat morning services were being held at the Tree of Life Synagogue, 11 individuals were shot to death, and seven were injured. …
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National and Global News | Nov.01, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Government Officials Sent Mysterious Pipe Bombs
by Thomas Edwards ’20 Former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Representative Maxine Waters, and former CIA Director and MSNBC contributor John Brennan are all among the list of names who were targets of pipe…
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National and Global News | Oct.25, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Saudi Journalist Killed in Fist Fight
by Kelly Martella ’21 On Oct. 2, Jamal Khashoggi went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain a legal document. Suspicions began to rise around the world in the following weeks, and it became an international affair. …
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National and Global News | Oct.18, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: Hurricane Michael Has Devastates Florida Panhandle
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor Last Wednesday, category 4 Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida panhandle, tearing through parts of the state, destroying almost everything in its path, including the city of Mexico Beach. Michael struck…
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