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9-11: Have we forgotten?

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever remember the events and lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001? What do those words mean to the people born afterward? They are Gen Z and Gen Alpha, now. All they know is what they read in history books, what ...

Life Through the Lens: The necessity of ghosts

Dog Stars (2026) – dir. by Ridley Scott Buddy (2026) – dir. by Casper Kelly *** “You gotta have something to haunt you, right? Otherwise, you might get lonely.” “Ghosts.” There, I said it. Now, I’m not trying to stir a debate about the existence of ghosts. Are there ghosts ...

Elections: Get off the sidelines and vote

There are a disturbing number of intelligent, well-informed people who have taken a look at the state of our government and decided to wash their hands of it by removing themselves from the voting process. How often have you heard, “It’s all a mess. Neither side cares about anything but ...

Damages: There is no hiding on social media

A New Philadelphia municipal court’s creative sentence for a 21-year-old’s 17 wildlife crimes is fitting, yes; but also an important reminder to all of us about the boundaries we seem to forget when social media is at our fingertips. According to a Yahoo News report, Carter J. Hickey ...