Opinion

Opinion

Paranormal investigators haunt Monroe museum

The Michigan Museum of Horror is haunted, and I have proof.  In October 2023, I started working with Andrew Mcgowan, a paranormal investigator who explores and films haunted locations, which he posts on his YouTube channel “Andrew’s Paranormal Experience.” At 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, Andrew and I prepared […]

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Ballad of a teenage editor

Becoming a newspaper editor had been a dream of mine since age 15.  I had no understanding of journalism, but I had my sights set on writing for a paper and eventually becoming the boss.  Now, as a 17-year-old senior in high school, I’m nearing the end of my first […]

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Newsroom rights violated in careless act of ‘concern’

Our editor sits, crying alone, hidden in the privacy of the newsroom on an almost empty Friday morning.  It was Friday, March 22. Maggie Sandefur had a particularly harsh morning and was hoping for some peace and quiet away from the world.  The door to the newsroom opens and she’s […]

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Bathroom access protest bleeds ignorance

I had no high hopes or great expectations for this Board of Trustees meeting. All I knew was that I was going to have to sit through argument after argument based on nothing but irrationality and prejudice from protesters. The larger-than-usual crowd that gathered for the meeting on Jan. 22 […]

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The fall of financial aid

When a student fears their financial aid is not going to come through, it can cause a person to want to give up. This was how I felt waiting for my financial aid package to come through. Financial aid is not an afterthought when it comes to college. It is […]