LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 Within the past year, the Dallas, Louisiana and New York zoos have all had animals taken or released from their respective facilities. Taking this potential threat to their animals seriously, the Detroit and Toledo zoos have increased their security to prevent something similar from happening. While no animal […]
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 On Friday, March 24, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill that would repeal “Read by Grade Three,” a law that required third-grade students to be held back if their readings scores were too low. Students’ parents will now be notified if their child’s reading scores are more […]
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 3/27/2023 The Michigan state Senate recently approved an 11-bill package that would increase gun ownership regulations for Michigan residents. The proposals include safe storage laws, “red flag” laws and universal background checks. The “red flag” laws would let judges temporarily restrict access to guns for individuals who are a […]
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER SALEM GRAYSTAFF WRITER 3/27/2023 On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration approved the Willow Project, an oil-drilling project located on Alaska’s North Slope. Three oil rigs were approved to be built, two less than the original plan that ConocoPhillips’ had approved by the Trump administration. The project is set to bring in […]
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 3/13/2023 In Russian President Putin’s state of the nation address on Feb. 21, he announced that Russia would be suspending its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. The New START treaty (which is short for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is “the last remaining pact […]
LIATHANO RAMIEREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER ZACH CARPENTERSTAFF WRITER 3/13/2023 The U.S. is at risk in the next three months of surpassing the debt ceiling set by Congress and defaulting on its debt. The results of such a default could potentially be devastating for all levels of the U.S. economy. Currently, the U.S. debt is at $31.6 trillion […]
ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, […]
CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER Joe Biden has served as US President for nearly two months. In this period of time, he has addressed the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign policy and the environment, all by signing over 40 executive orders. Executive orders are not the same as laws. The Heritage Foundation says that, “an executive order is a […]
