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Donald Trump’s Inauguration: America’s New Direction or Authoritarian Take Over?

Written By: Owen Weems, Editor-In-Chief CHANGE: Undoubtedly, this new Trump administration is going to do its best to live up to campaign promises; but is that what America really needs?…

How The Top 1% Is Reshaping America

Written By: Isaac Julian, Staff Editor CORRUPTION: The richest people in the world are beginning to influence what goes on in politics. For decades, America has trusted its capitalist beginnings…

Banned Books: Is It Protective or Destructive?

Written By: Ally Taynton, Staff Writer CENSOR: The process to ban a book is really simple, and people take advantage of this to push their agendas, dubiously balancing on the…

Police Brutality:Who is Safe?

By Delaney Norris, Staff Writer BRUTALITY: A nine year old girl was pepper sprayed by police. From 2020 and 2021, police brutality has become an increasingly serious topic of discussion.…

National Parks Nourish Necessary Nature

By Matthew Morales, Staff Writer CONSERVATION: Using America’s National Parks to help conserve nature. If you have ever been to any of the national parks, you might have wondered why…

Yumblr is the new Tumblr

SOCIAL MEDIA: Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion dollars. By Aysouda Malekzadeh, News Editor Tumblr CEO David Karp sold his blogging platform for $1.1 billion to Yahoo in a deal…

Support for same-sex marriage rising

RELATIONSHIPS: The majority of California has traditionally held conservative views on the issue of same-sex marriage, but new polls and data show that many voters are changing their opinions. By…

Changes to red light cameras

DRIVING: Under current traffic laws, if someone is caught by red light camera and is not the owner of the car, then both the owner of the car and the…

Seconds before shaking

PREPARATION: A newly tested early warning system gives notice before an earthquake strikes. By Hannah Lerstad, Staff Writer On 11 March 2013, early warning seismic sensors detected a 4.7-magnitude earthquake…

Governor’s plan will change school funding

EDUCATION: Money will be moved to disadvantaged schools under new legislation. By Hannah Lerstad, Staff Writer A new plan proposed by California Governor Jerry Brown shifts the focus of educational…

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