The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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

Minnesota schools set a strong example for special education programs

Minnesota schools set a strong example for special education programs

Tiana Meador, Print Photographer November 19, 2015

  Education in the U.S. is something that is valued highly among anyone who wants to grow up to be successful. But not everyone used to get a shot at the jobs that could only come along with...

No Child Left Behind leaves minorities deserted

No Child Left Behind leaves minorities deserted

Alexander Pavlicin, Advertising Editor May 15, 2015

When it comes to educational standards, lawmakers can agree there are only so many ways to judge a school’s performance. There is a strong division, however, between how much standardized testing...

Investing in transportation will help Minnesota

Investing in transportation will help Minnesota

Sam Buckrey, Online Editor April 10, 2015

Governor Dayton has proposed a plan for transportation infrastructure. The plan would invest money into new bridges, roads, transit across Minnesota and create new jobs. The nation’s infrastructure...

Taxation without representation

Taxation without representation

Sam Begin, Layout Editor February 24, 2015

It is tradition to have voters approve any local tax increase. After all, did colonial Americans not decry the British's taxes with the slogan, "No Taxation without Representation?" As citizens of...

Extra heating assistance step in the right direction

Chase Lau April 17, 2014

As of February, Minnesotans have suffered through over 17 consecutive subzero days. In those kinds of temperatures, human flesh can burn within minutes, and the Mayo clinic actually advises children and...

Minnesota anti-bullying law protects students

Sydney Spreck April 15, 2014

Many students live with fear in their everyday lives due to bullying at school.  Certain groups of students are targeted more than others due to their race, sexual preferences or gender identification. ...

Graphic by Clara Ilkka

Wolf hunting season begins

Ross Stickler January 13, 2014

It’s January.  A sub-zero temperature, allied with a snowy wind, cuts across an open field lined with tall pines in northern Minnesota.  The sun slowly pokes through the tree line and gives the forest...

New proposed Stillwater hotel requires taxpayer’s money

Chase Lau November 5, 2013

Stillwater Minnesota is in the midst of a great deal of change. With the construction of the new interstate and Wisconsin bridge, our town will be a very different place in just a few, short years.   However,...

By Christy Prust
Now hiring sign hangs near the side of the road, though the pay may not be perfect adolescents are getting desperate for jobs in the Stillwater area.

Dayton wages war on wages

Nick Wicker October 30, 2013

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has, in recent months, made it his goal to push for legislation increasing the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 per hour by 2015. There are currently two bills in consideration...

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