Our View
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Our view | Shooter drills needed for students’ safety
Two of the largest teacher unions in the nation are now advocating for schools to eliminate active shooter drills, claiming that the practice hurts children’s...
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Our View | Coronavirus reminds us to follow flu prevention
With outbreaks spreading from China to Europe and even to the United States, national media has turned its attention to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). With...
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Our View | Gold Star Teacher/ Lions Cub | Nominate your teacher for top local honors
As the second semester launches into full gear, teachers are working harder than ever to educate and provide inspiration for their students. If you feel...
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Our View | ‘They’ got it right on Word of the Year
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has selected “they” as the word of 2019. The word they has been used as a singular pronoun by people who identify...
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Our View | ‘Happy Holidays’ is best choice
“The road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” is a quote that has been attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux circa 1150 and continues...
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Our View | Withdrawl from Paris Treaty destroys U.S. climate credibility
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump said something that rocked the environmentalists to their core. As of today, the United States will cease all...
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Food drive brings out best of CF efforts
Once again, like each year, our student-driven food drive has come, impacted many around the high school and in our community and flown by quickly...
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Our View | Reducing carbon footprint starts with simple steps
The Environmental Awareness Team (E.A.T) has introduced a 30-day challenge for the month of November that includes simple ways individuals can improve the planet. There...
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Our View | Standing Together | Allies at Board meeting make big Difference
LGBTQ+ allies showed up at the Board of Education’s meeting to support Peet Junior High’s GSA Difference. More than 100 allies attended the meeting, filing...
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Our View | ‘Joker’ paints disturbing picture of failing to address mental health
Did the “Joker” shed too much light on the negative side of how society fails to address mental health? Yes, and that’s why it’s so...
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Iowa House reviewing, passing several anti-LGBTQ+ bills
The Iowa House continues to review and pass bills that strip the rights of trans individuals and further establishes the growing divide LGBTQ+ individuals experience in today’s society. LGBTQ+...
