Saturday, May 24, 2025
Elisabeth Brockman Growing up, I was the kid with all the cool pets. Dogs, cats, birds, lizards, fish, bunnies, and any other creature we found by the river or in the Michigan marsh. I don’t have pets of my own currently, but they have taught me much. As parents always […]
Of all the genres of movies, I have never watched a horror movie. I decided to venture out for the sole purpose of this article. Horror movies never really grabbed my attention as something I would enjoy watching. It wasn’t very appealing to purposely cause angst. I had a hard […]
Emma Marion Halloween has always been a fun family time. Trick-or-treating while camping is my most favorite. Growing up we lived in the country with neighbors miles away so decorating our trailer and campsite and then trick or treating at the surrounding campsites was something my siblings and I always […]
Fly Away Home by Elisabeth Brockman I stepped out my door last week and knew it was Fall because of the honking of Canadian Geese overhead as they all pointed their beaks in the telltale V formation south. “Fly Away Home” is a heartwarming movie from 1996. It is based […]
Enjoying the nature Michigan weather can be fickle. Some fall days are so hot that you immediately strip off your cozy but ill-planned layers, and others barrage us with freezing rains. But when fall days are nice, they’re truly perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. As a kid, my […]
Two decades ago, our country reached havoc. Two decades ago, our country became insecure and frightened. Two decades ago, the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and a hijacked plane changed the world forever. On September 11th, 2001, we lost many of our fellow Americans. Some in the line of duty […]
I never imagined I’d ever have the opportunity to be on TV, let alone have access to a broadcasting production studio. Yet, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Agora staff visited the Monroe Public Access Cable Television studio, a local cable channel that provides programming to the city of Monroe. We […]
The Agora has seen quite a few changes over the years. This coming school year is no exception. Various editors over the past several years have changed the newspaper’s format from a large broadsheet to a tabloid that’s about half the size, back to a broadsheet and, again, back to […]
Cosmetics testing on animals has been going on for years, but is now being brought to light from an animated rabbit gone viral on the popular social media app TikTok. “Save Ralph” is a short film created by Spencer Susser. The main goal of the film is to bring awareness […]
