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The Importance of Unionization: Freeing Ourselves Through Collective Bargaining

The Importance of Unionization: Freeing Ourselves Through Collective Bargaining

Byron S. Knight, Reporter April 9, 2024

   On April 8, 1952, President Harry S. Truman seized control of America’s steel mills as an attempt to prevent a shutdown by strikers; however, on April 29, the seizure was ruled unconstitutional...

Thomas Paine: Americas Greatest Founding Father

Thomas Paine: America’s Greatest Founding Father

Byron S. Knight, Reporter April 9, 2024

   In America it is common to study, discuss, and appeal to the political, philosophical, and military leaders that conceived of and fought for a republic independent from Great Britain.     ...

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Missed Opportunities- Revisiting Rejected Consitutional Ammendments

Byron S. Knight, Reporter November 6, 2023

From 1789 to 2019 there were over 11,000 proposed constitutional amendments, from Representative William Stephen Morgans’ reasonable proposal of a dueling ban among elected officials to the ludicrous...

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” -Warsan Shire

A big change: From Güigüe to the United States – my personal experience

Michelle Loria, Reporter April 5, 2022

Three years ago, at just 15 years old, I had to make the decision on which my future depended. Although the future has been uncertain, and the road rocky, this is the story of my experience as an...

Should Rutherford County Schools discontinue mask requirements in the classroom?

The Rutherford County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 6, to vote on whether masks should be required in county schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.  With...

The pressing issue of climate change

The pressing issue of climate change

Maddy Williams, Editor in Chief April 10, 2020

Climate change is a source of controversy for many people. Many see it as a political issue—deriving from liberals—which leads many conservatives to believe it’s a hoax. However, scientific research...

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