Opinion

  • Era of environmental polarization ending

    By on April 27, 2010

    Our View In the wake of last Thursday’s Earth Day, it is important to take a moment and reflect upon the issues of sustainability and...

  • Big competitions showcase CF talents

    By on April 20, 2010

    Our View   Cedar Falls High School has shown comprehensive education again this past week with big showings in two science competitions and a music...

  • Give poetry a chance

    By on April 20, 2010

    Monica Clark/Opinion Editor If you’ve paid any attention to the walls at school, you may have noticed poems posted in honor of National Poetry Month....

  • Consider options for school lunches

    By on April 13, 2010

    Vincent Stigliani/Editor-in-Chief Since the early 1980s, the childhood obesity rates in America have nearly tripled. Today, the number hovers around 33 percent. National initiatives like...

  • Social networking sites go too far

    By on April 13, 2010

    Our View Last year, access to social network Facebook was banned from school computers. Each day, new social networks are created. Students are taking advantage...

  • Explore, escape outdoors

    By on April 13, 2010

    Ben Sadkowski/News Editor With beautiful weather knocking more and more frequently on my door like an insistent neighborhood friend, I find it impossible not to...

  • Eliminating nurse a huge handicap

    By on April 6, 2010

    Our View School administrators and officials have made it clear that some budget trimming will take place this year. The picture is still foggy, but...

  • humane society volunteers

    Valley ripe with volunteer options

    By on March 30, 2010

    Whether it’s required for a class, for church or just because you want to, volunteering is a fun way to get involved in your community...

  • Angry responses go too far on health care

    By on March 30, 2010

    Our View “If I could start a country with a bunch of people, they’d be the folks who were standing with us the last few...

  • Going with the Flow

    By on March 23, 2010

    Tapping into concentration, forgetting self-consciousness, key to creativity   Ben Sadkowski/News Editor The act of forgetting oneself should not be an entirely new concept to...