The current slew of high school students are in a rare and profound situation. While sitting in a blue, plastic desk, history is being made in the dense air around them: many students are beginning to formulate their own political ideas and opinions in the midst of...
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Opinion: Jobs, globalization and President Trump
Ford Motors was planning to move their plant that was in Kentucky to San Luis Potosi, Mexico. They had told the citizens that soon there would be a plenty of jobs once the facility was done. Everything was going fine until then presidential candidate Donald Trump said...
Opinion: Obamacare should not be replaced
President Donald Trump said on his first speech to congress on Jan. 11 that he will pursue and waste no time on bringing down Obamacare. He speaks of making America better and doing changes to the state. He argues that while the process is running of repealing...
Trump plays politics with international women’s health
On Jan. 23, the Trump administration reinstated the Mexico City Policy, also known as the “Global Gag Rule,” to cut all federal funding for NGOs worldwide that "counsel people on family planning options that may include abortion." The policy was first introduced in...
Trump’s inaugural address points towards hope, but leaves us uncertain
Intense crowds of both supporters and protesters swarmed the nation on the historic day of Jan. 20, 2017, where Washington D.C. became home to one of the most controversial swaps of power ever witnessed. Now the 45th President of the United States, the future of an...
‘Bills’ episode 3: Should James Mattis be confirmed as secretary of defense?
In this episode we discuss the current debate on the house and senate floor of whether or not there should be an exception to the United States Code to allow recently retired General James Mattis into the secretary of defense position. On top of reviewing arguments on...
An end-of-the-year letter to my fellow High School Insiders
“Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with...
The Electoral College: An unfair system
How did Donald Trump get elected? That’s the question running through many minds since the election results. Now that Trump is the official president-elect and will take office this January, there are many worries and fears from hundreds of thousands of people about...
Glendale ‘Feels the Bern’ at The Alex Theatre
Glendale welcomed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and comedian Sarah Silverman to a sold-out crowd at the Alex Theatre on Nov. 29 when he brought his book tour and a discussion to the stage. An event coordinated by Vroman’s bookstore, with the help of the Glendale Arts,...
Media fueled division; the aftermath of an unexpected outcome
Sitting in Mrs. Bonnie Shockey’s class on Monday afternoon, IB Higher Level English students found themselves engaged in serious conversation about the future of a divided country. Although California is a considered a liberal state, students still voiced varying...