by bgdedman | Dec 6, 2019 | Community, Featured Post
Social Media Activism Reduced to Reshares Dec. 6, 2019 By Olivia Boardman Heavily-filtered selfies flooded your feed. You could follow anyone and everyone, from people you didn’t know to celebrities in movies you had never seen. Amateur, grainy photos evolved into...
by bgdedman | Nov 23, 2019 | Featured Post, Student Life
Nov. 23, 2019 by Rylie Frederick They called it a badge of self-defense, and they only required girls to earn it. Senior Gracen Patten was in the ninth grade when she first realized women needed self-defense more than men did. As a Senior Cadette in the Girl Scouts,...
by bgdedman | Nov 1, 2019 | Featured Post, Politics
By Samia Ismail Nov. 1, 2019 “Why are you involved in politics?” This question followed me while I worked on 2018 election campaigns, always with an emphasis on the “you.” Why are you involved in politics? What are you doing here? My answer is that by virtue of...
by bgdedman | Oct 24, 2019 | Community, Featured Post
Oct. 24, 2019 By Chase Reavis A week-long vacation to Beaver Lake Hide-A-Way Campground in October gave 32-year-old Stephanie Sims a much-needed break, not only from work but also from daycare costs for her 3-year-old twin girls, Jeanie and Sophie. The...
by bgdedman | Oct 4, 2019 | Featured Post, Health
by Katie Wayles “9-1-1, what is your emergency?” “My sister is going to kill herself. Please send an ambulance,” I said with a shaky breath. I reread the text from my sister: I don’t know how to say this, so I’ll keep it short. I don’t think I can continue on...
