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March 28, appreciate the beauty of a gardening pest

March 28th is an uncommon day of appreciation. Every year this day rolls around we celebrate weeds. Not marijuana, but the plant that people like to get rid of. Weeds provide fantastic benefits and an amazing time for learning. It’s unusual to assign a special day for a thing like this in my opinion. Weeds […]

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Fall in love with yourself, not with someone else

With the falling of the leaves and the weather getting colder, it becomes the time of year when relationships really start to catch on fire. Cuddling season is in our mists and we can all cozy up with some blankets and hot chocolate with our significant other and watch romance movies to our heart’s content. […]

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Animal Rights & Welfare: “A Voice for the Voiceless”

Imagine not being able to speak for yourself. You would never be able to tell someone you love them, that you miss them, or that you’re in pain. Your whole life, from what you eat, to where you sleep, to when you get to go outside all lies in the hands of someone else. This […]

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The new target of the election: Millennials

With all the chaos surrounding the upcoming election, the candidates always try and pull different demographics to support their campaigns. These presidential candidates have their eyes set on one group in particular, the Millennials. The Millennials, otherwise known as the portion of the population born between 1980 and 1998, now have the largest population in […]

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Vice presidential debate: Politics or child’s play

Oct. 4 marked the one and only vice presidential debate between Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence at Longwood University in Virginia. Over the course of 90 minutes, the two candidates had two minutes each to answer nine different questions based on their personal beliefs and policies. In light of the presidential […]

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Political correctness toward this year’s election

The 21st. century has become a time of change, however is all that change the right change? Lately, we the people, have to bite our tongues in fear of being ridiculed for what we say. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect, but has political correctness gotten out of hand. Political correctness is […]

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