Opinion
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Letter to the Editor: Narrow acceptance, blind to originality
By Anna Love You stop listening to indie because Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne are where it’s at. You switch over from the movie you’ve...
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Letter to Editor: Changes in lunches ripe for student action
I am in Mr. Winkel’s class of American Literature: 1930’s to Today, and we read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” and...
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Advantages of growing hemp outweigh association with its shady, ‘weedy’ cousin
Hemp has a bad name, but it’s a misguided label because it has caused Americans to pass up on a viable commercial product with many...
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Brutal tragedy brings attention to women’s rights
Our View Malala Yousufzai put her life on the line for what she believed in. The 14-year-old schoolgirl shot in Pakistan for wanting an education...
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Space Race
Breakthroughs and great steps for mankind have been speckling the space exploration front for a few years now. With ambitious expeditions comes the need for...
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Social Media– Making life easier or more unbearable?
Our View Smart phones do not necessarily guarantee smart ethics or smart users. Those aren’t in their two-year contracts. Most students at Cedar Falls High...
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Vote Yes to Iowa Judges
Our View Have you seen the red and white “No Wiggins” signs across town? David Wiggins is an Iowa Supreme Court Justice up for retention...
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Jell-O event leaves bad taste in many mouths
Tongues hanging, students screaming, Jell-O splattering and high school girls taking each other’s shirts off. That was the scene at Birdsall Park on the night...
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Forgotten fight: Country’s longest war deserves focus
Right now, as you sit here reading this, there is a war being fought. Nearing its 12th year, mentions of the Afghanistan war has been...
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Sleeping on the Job: Students overlook their brains’ nightly needs
Teenagers need between 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep each night to function optimally. According to the National Sleep Foundation, only 15 percent of teenagers...
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Cedar Bend hosts successful cat yoga event
The Humane Society hosted an event last weekend on Saturday, May 2 for cat yoga at the Outreach and Education Center. There were many participants who showed up for...
