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    The First Spark of 2022
    Evie Corr
    • Mar 11

    The First Spark of 2022

    A fire emerged in Boulder County, Colorado, in the last days of 2021, on December 30th, that spread into the new year. This fire, known...
    Supreme Court Strikes Down National Vaccine Mandate as Local Mandates Proliferate
    David Sipos
    • Feb 17

    Supreme Court Strikes Down National Vaccine Mandate as Local Mandates Proliferate

    In recent weeks, the United States has broken record after record of COVID-19 cases due to the spread of the highly infectious and...
    Republicans Prove That Virginia is Still a Swing State
    Gabriel Kraemer
    • Feb 15

    Republicans Prove That Virginia is Still a Swing State

    Once a hotly-contested swing state, Virginia had voted more Democratic every passing year. No Republican presidential candidate had won...
    What's in the American Rescue Plan, Exactly?
    Josie McCartney
    • Mar 31, 2021

    What's in the American Rescue Plan, Exactly?

    On March 11th, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased...
    American Rescue Plan
    Josie McCartney
    • Mar 22, 2021

    American Rescue Plan

    Last Thursday, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan he proposed to combat the recession and increased...
    Coronavirus Stigmatization Leads to Increase in Attacks on Asian Americans
    Mikayla Wolf
    • Mar 3, 2021

    Coronavirus Stigmatization Leads to Increase in Attacks on Asian Americans

    Racism against Asian Americans in the US is nothing new, but COVID-19 has heightened racial tension and increased racially-motivated...
    COVID Cases Continue to Rise as Vaccine Rollout Lags
    Kamtoya Oteke
    • Feb 11, 2021

    COVID Cases Continue to Rise as Vaccine Rollout Lags

    A month into what many had hoped would be a brighter year, 2020 is still casting a long shadow over us. The number of coronavirus cases...
    Biden Takes the Oath
    Clara Shapiro Morton
    • Feb 9, 2021

    Biden Takes the Oath

    The Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, marked a monumental change in leadership, with former-President Trump leaving and...
    World Leaders Unite in Criticism of Capitol Storming
    Avajane Lei
    • Feb 7, 2021

    World Leaders Unite in Criticism of Capitol Storming

    On Wednesday, January 6, less than a week into the New Year, the world watched in horror as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed...
    What Does it All Mean? Rookery Writers Tackle the Trump Presidency
    Rookery Staff
    • Jan 20, 2021

    What Does it All Mean? Rookery Writers Tackle the Trump Presidency

    Liya Johnson, 10th grade People have found different meanings in Trump’s presidency. For one, we have seen how far the Republican Party...
    Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary: A Review
    Tess Buckley
    • Jan 11, 2021

    Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary: A Review

    On December 16, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. “I got to know Pete on the campaign...
    Mysterious Monolith Appears in Utah
    Mikayla Wolf
    • Dec 28, 2020

    Mysterious Monolith Appears in Utah

    On November 18, a 10-foot-tall, metal monolith was spotted from a helicopter in a canyon in San Juan County, Utah. It attracted...
    "No Justice, No Peace”: Are Police Abolitionists Losing the Public Debate?
    Becca Anderson
    • Oct 28, 2020

    "No Justice, No Peace”: Are Police Abolitionists Losing the Public Debate?

    On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was asphyxiated by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer. As a result, protests erupted across...
    Barrett's Judicial Philosophy
    Sara Weinrod
    • Oct 26, 2020

    Barrett's Judicial Philosophy

    Amy Coney Barrett is the Trump administration’s replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court of the United...
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