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On Dec. 14, 2012, 26 students and teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Since that devastating day, families of the victims have not only been left to grapple with the unimaginable pain of losing loved ones, but they have been continuously re-victimized by those who deny the shooting ever occurred. […]
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Since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973, abortion has evolved into a central social issue in American politics of which Republican and Democratic voters are divided on. With the overturning of this ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization last June, support for abortion access hasn’t been this strong […]
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In his final season with the boys varsity tennis team, senior Captain Max-William Kanz has been a force to be reckoned with. Kanz has played tennis since he was 10 years old, and he has been playing at KO since he came in sixth grade, when he joined the Middle School’s A tennis team. In […]
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Senior Co-captain of the girls track and field team Megan Murphy has made a tremendous impact during her time on the team. Murphy joined the girls track and field team just last year, after two years of playing lacrosse, attributing her motivation to switch sports to Head Coach Tricia Watson. “Ms. Watson was my advisor, […]
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While the next presidential election isn’t for another two years, the United States has a different, rapidly approaching, focus in mind: the midterm elections. The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government will remain unchanged, but 2022 brings new opportunities in Congress, the people’s branch. The Democratic Party currently holds power in the White […]
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There is no shortage of debates on whether or not the pros of social media outweigh its cons. While social media is beneficial in some ways, evidence is mounting that it does more harm than good. A common complaint about younger generations is that they spend far too much time on their devices, mainly on […]
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With the fanfare over Marvel’s latest film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” I made the decision to watch the movie. With talk of it being one of the most highly anticipated Marvel productions of all time, I had high expectations before watching. While Tom Holland did not disappoint, I did leave the theater feeling as if […]
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There is no denying that the events that transpired on Jan. 6, 2021 are going to go down as some of the most indelible moments in the history of our country. While there is no shortage of horrific aspects of the insurrection, the most pernicious of all may be the aftermath and the subsequent events […]
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The UDHR guarantees rights like basic education and freedom of opinion. Many of these freedoms are written into our very Constitution; however, others are unfortunately overlooked in our country. Article 25 of the UDHR states that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of […]
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The Second Amendment – perhaps the most controversial topic in America – raises two conflicting arguments: that guns are necessary for self-defense and that they are the source of violence. This topic of debate has only been amplified with the recent trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who, at age 17, traveled from his home in Illinois […]
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