Marykent Wolff Staff Writer Soon after the six month anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, Republicans are moving forward in their fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise referred to as Obamacare. On July 25, the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, voted on a motion to proceed on the Republican party’s health care bill. The movement to repeal … Continue reading Second Blow to GOP health care bill
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On July 23, 2017, President Donald Trump consulted his lawyer about looking into presidential self-pardons. According to the Evening Standard, President Trump has been looking for ways to protect himself, his family members and his inner circle from suffering legal action due to the deepening investigations into his presidential campaign ties with Russia. U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is leading the … Continue reading Presidential Pardons
Madison Hoffmann News Editor Campaign season is among us; a total of 38 candidates will be whittled down to 9 Greensboro City Council members in a matter of months. The filing deadline for candidates ended July 21 for the election set on October 10, giving a clean slate to the city council by opening the position for mayor and eight member seats. Former Mayor Nancy … Continue reading Campaign season for Greensboro City Council
Salwa Majeed Web Manager Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Ric Flair. Hulk Hogan. The Undertaker. Stone Cold Steve Austin. These professional wrestlers had bulging muscles, could swiftly body slam their opponents, and let’s not forget they were some good trash talkers. Sure, Bleacher Report said they were the top 5 greatest professional wrestlers of all time, but that was six years ago. It’s 2017, and one … Continue reading “The Revolutionary”: An Origin Story
Nick Tyler Staff Writer For nearly a century, the oil industry has been the foundation of Venezuelan prosperity. In recent decades Hugo Chavez leaned heavily on oil to fund his ambitious programs for redistributing wealth. Oil production has since suffered mismanagement and neglected infrastructure as well as a fall in the price of oil. Where once there were subsidized food prices and free health care, … Continue reading The Crisis in Venezuela: Monroe Doctrine Reconsidered
Annie Walker Opinions Editor Our constitution is not a perfect document. Often, the passages that we wish would give us some guidance are hopelessly vague or reflective of a time when it was actually conceivable that two thirds of both chambers of Congress could agree on anything. One thing the constitution is quite specific about, however, is who gets to be a member of Congress. … Continue reading Grow Up, Congress
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer I have always been told my inclination to love people, to care for people, and to forgive people was a weakness. I was made to feel that it was my own ignorance that got me hurt when I trusted people. I would like to respectfully disagree with that sentiment. The other day I read a post by a friend on Facebook. … Continue reading Love Is All You Need?
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer Summer is almost over, which means that artists are releasing new music left and right before it starts becoming cold once again. It can be hard to keep up with all the artists you like, and there is only so much Spotify and Apple can tell us. So, here are a few artists that are releasing some new end of summer … Continue reading Upcoming Music Coming At’Cha
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Mark Foster was a kid from Ohio who moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in the music industry. Success was not immediate. Foster worked odd jobs by day and frequented the party scenes of Hollywood by night. After a few years of failing to make any connections in the city and dealing with a nasty drug habit, Foster … Continue reading Foster the People’s Third Album Fails to Impress
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The latest sci-fi/adventure to hit theaters, “Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets,” is not just another action and suspense film to hit the big screen. Though the story of Valerian might seem new for American viewers, it has been a European hit since the conception of its graphic novel 50 years ago. Hitting theatres last Friday, the new … Continue reading “Valerian”: An Adaptation of Cinematic Delight
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