Accepting undocumented immigrants is one thing, giving them money is another
Emma Stansbury, Distrubtion Reporter
February 1, 2019
New York welcomes undocumented immigrants with money and education. The Dream Act was passed in New York on Jan. 23. The act aids undocumented immigrants in education in rebuke to Trump. This is not a solution and this is not the way New York should deal with undocumented immigrants. The Dream Act stands for development, relief, and education for alien minors act. This ...
Trump administration reinstitutes gender based discrimination
Lilly Sample, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2019
Being the highest employer of transgender individuals in America, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a military ban on transgender people has been a huge blow to the community. After a proposed ban was blocked back in 2017, the Supreme Court has recently decided to allow Trump to move fort...
Covington youth handle tense situation better than adults
Martin Kurle, Podcast Reporter
January 30, 2019
A conflict in front of the Lincoln Memorial between a group of Catholic high school boys wearing Make America Great Again hats, a group of Native American men and five black Hebrew Israelites which consisted of shouting racial slurs, chanting and even pounding a drum in a boy's face was first interprete...
Minnesota voters prepare to see marijuana on ballots
Dylan Stormoen, Copy Editor
January 30, 2019
Minnesota politicians prepare for a bill that legalizes recreational marijuana use to pass their desks and potentially appear on the 2020 ballot. State Rep. Raymond Dehn recently proposed a bill Jan. 22, that would leave legalization of marijuana up to the voters. Before the measure can appear on the...
Government shutdown deepens bipartisanship
Elsa Persson, Online Editor
January 26, 2019
The controversial border wall issue has stricken the country with bipartisan turmoil once again, this time taking a hit at the paychecks of federal workers. After debate in Senate over its funding, a decision was made to partially shut down the government, a decision that would cause more harm to federal...
Trump recieves historically low approval rating
AJ Gunderson, Podcast Reporter
January 25, 2019
President Trump was responsible for the 35-day government shutdown this past January and it did not help his overall approval rating, according to the polls. Trump’s approval rating had already been trending in this direction and the government shutdown only magnified people’s disapproval. The people’s ...
New abortion law causes controversy in New York
Haley Nelson, Online Editor
January 25, 2019
“Today [Jan. 22] I signed the #ReproductiveHealthAct, protecting women’s reproductive rights no matter what the federal government does,” New York governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted, just hours after the new law was passed. The new law focuses a lot more on giving women rights during pregnancy but doe...
John Kelly finally resigns as White House Chief of Staff
Michael O'Gorman, Business Editor
January 18, 2019
Former Chief of Staff John Kelly was supposed to bring stability to the White House when he replaced Reince Priebus as the White House Chief of Staff. Kelly has resigned and is leaving Mick Mulvaney to deal with his mess. Kelly was known for his hard stance on immigration policies. He was a stron...
ACT should be an embedded part of curriculum instruction
Hannah Genosky, Distribution Reporter
December 20, 2018
Forty-nine percent of high school students say that they feel “a great deal of stress” on a daily basis. High school students worry about the ACT a lot because of how important it is. Starting in ninth grade, teachers will talk about the ACT but never go in depth. ACT curriculum should be taught m...
Death penalty for cop murderers unjustified
Issy Boegel, Copy Editor
December 20, 2018
The United States grants certain criminals with a death sentence everyday. President Donald Trump mentioned in his 2016 election that he would sign a executive order forcing those convicted of killing police officers to be put to death. He recently restated this order in December and ha...
Voter-approved levy required after $2.5 million deficit
Emma Kostroski-Polucha, Print Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2018
The Stillwater Area School Board has encountered decisions they have not had to make for many years. The board will have to make cuts in many different departments from all around the district because of the $2.5 million deficit. These cuts are likely to affect every student in one way or another...
The only thing to hate is hate itself
Q.C. Ho, Editorial Cartoonist
December 8, 2018
Late October, America watched as news of bomb threats to prominent Democrats and the shooting of a synagogue showed horrors we did not expect from Halloween. The antisemitism and hate Americans fought against in World War II has now resurfaced in our own country. We the people have a duty to stop hate in ...