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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

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Bitcoin makes possitive steps towards global currency

Nick Wicker April 17, 2014

The dollar is currently at its lowest value in the history of the United States. This has rightfully created concern, and people (not only in America, but around the globe), are searching for the next...

Graphic by Emily Lodahl

Venues have good reason for age restrictions

Orjana Stephien April 16, 2014

Nothing is more disappointing to teenagers than to have their favorite band of all time come to town, and going online to buy tickets, only to find out that there is an age restriction for anyone under...

College athletes deserve pay

Alec Youngblood April 15, 2014

College basketball’s March Madness is full of great wins and upsets, but while teams are celebrating their success, the real winners of the tournaments may be their sponsors, broadcasters and the NCAA...

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ADHD, over diagnosed and socially constructed

Sabrina Storms April 4, 2014

ADHD is the most studied pediatric mental health disorder, yet there is still controversy and over the diagnosis and medication treatment of it. One thing that is known for certain is that more kids than...

Human genome project advances understanding of genes

Lexi Fitch Green April 2, 2014

In California there are currently procedures involving alterations of the human cells in unborn babies. The whole point of the human genome project was to prevent diseases that run in the family, but people...

Schools withhold too much power in social media

Jessie Thomas March 31, 2014

The controversy on to what extent school administrators have power over students has been a trying argument for years and will be for years to come. With new technology and new forms of interacting and...

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State government should do more to protect the Boundary Waters

Alec Youngblood March 6, 2014

Along the border of Minnesota and Canada sits the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The BWCAW is an enormous preserve of forest and lakes that stretches nearly 100 miles across the border. The preserve...

Stereotype surrounding college athletes is inaccurate

Quetin Ikuta March 3, 2014

The stereotype of stupid college athletes needs to stop. College athletes are often the most athletic, as well as smartest of their peers. The stereotype that college athletes are all dumb jocks is widely...

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Despite harm, laying off workers is a wise business decision by Target

Sofie Wicklund February 20, 2014

Almost 500 Target workers returned home jobless on Jan. 22 after the corporation enacted employee cuts and removed 700 open positions. Target is still struggling to recover from the shocking credit violation...

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Congress needs to extend unemployment benefits

Alex Pierson February 19, 2014

Today, 1.3 million Americans are currently depending on unemployment benefits. However, the problem is that unemployment benefits stopped at the end of 2013.  Those 1.3 million Americans were barely getting...

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Safety measures must be enacted on the U of MN campus

Karlee Stennes February 19, 2014

Brighter streetlights, more campus police and new security cameras are all part of the University of Minnesota’s much needed new security. Although they have a lot of good plans to add to the campus,...

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First female head of Federal Reserves breaks tradition

Sofie Wicklund January 26, 2014

On Jan. 6, Janet Yellen was voted the new head of the United States Federal Reserve. Yellen will be the first woman to hold the job in the Reserve’s 100-year history. It is surprising that women are...

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