Madison Hoffmann News Editor Back in late October, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency after alarming rates of drug abuse caused a skyrocketed death rate in the United States. “Working together, we will defeat this opioid epidemic,” Trump said during his declaration. “It will be defeated. We will free our nation from the terrible affliction of drug abuse. And, … Continue reading Opioid abuse in America
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer A tell-all book that criticizes the Trump administration has caused excitement in all political realms in the first weeks of 2018. The book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, is compiled with information from the first hundred days of Trump’s time in office. Wolff held interviews with over 200 members of the West Wing staff, including … Continue reading Fire and Fury
Taylor Allen Publisher-In-Chief One of my first memories of the political process was assisting my mother in door-to-door campaigning for a local city council race, handing out pamphlets. At one of our stops we ran into an older man who politely turned down our papers, who in the pause before we moved next door, held forth on the irrationality of voting. According to him, the … Continue reading No such thing as ‘throw-away’
Zachary Weaver News Editor Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Indiana Governor and Tea Party member Mike Pence as his Vice President running mate on July 15. Trump announced his pick via Twitter instead of at his planned event, which he cancelled after the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France. Pence has served since 2013 as the 50th Governor of Indiana, and represented … Continue reading Trump nominates Pence as running mate, Republicans and Democrats comment
Maggie Young News Editor In a unique turn of events, North Carolina’s Legislature introduced, discussed and passed a bill two weeks ago, on March 23, in a matter of hours. House Bill 2 (HB2), also known as “The Bathroom Bill,” was passed by all republicans present (three were excused absent) and 11 democrats during the special House session; when the bill reached the … Continue reading HB-2 under increased scrutiny
Zachary Weaver Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 16, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland as his nominee for Supreme Court Justice to replace the departed Antonin Scalia. “No one is more qualified to serve the country right now in this critical role,” said Obama in a Facebook post. In his announcement speech Obama emphasized his confidence in both Garland’s career and character. He … Continue reading Supreme Court nomination sparks partisan controversy
Aden Hizkias Staff Writer On Saturday, Feb. 20, student organization Raise Up provided transport for UNCG student activists to the Republican Debate in Greenville, South Carolina. The organization fights for a $15 dollar minimum wage, union rights, supports Black Lives Matter, immigrant rights, and says no to Islamophobia. Raise Up provided vans and buses and picked up student activists at 6:45 a.m. and went … Continue reading Students protest South Carolina’s GOP debate
Mark Parent Opinions Editor Last week, the U.S. national debt eclipsed $19 trillion. As Donald Trump would say, that’s huge! But unlike Trump’s antics behind a podium, this is no laughing matter. Instead, our spiraling fiscal situation is, perhaps, the greatest threat to our country. In fact, when one examines the debt to GDP ratio — which is, probably, the most effective measuring tool at … Continue reading Bernie Sanders will bankrupt the U.S.
Daniel Bayer Staff Writer Sparks flew over hot-button conservative issues, such as defense and immigration, last week as Republican presidential candidates clashed on the Fox Business Network’s debate stage, with frontrunners fighting to stay on top as the rest of the pack jockeyed for a boost in poll numbers. Moderated by Fox Business anchors Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo and Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading GOP Debate Recap
Jamie Howell Staff Writer This past Saturday, Oct. 14, the second Democratic primary debate took place in Iowa. The three candidates in the debate were former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland. The debate kicked off with a discussion on foreign policy and how each candidate plans to deal with the … Continue reading CBS hosts the second Democratic debate
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