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OPINION: Increasing minimum wage is a short-term solution for a long-term problem

OPINION: Increasing minimum wage is a short-term solution for a long-term problem

March 15, 2019

Those expected to benefit will suffer when minimum wage increases to $15 per hour. The supply of workers and businesses’ demand for workers determines the price of labor. The law of supply suggests...

OPINION: Targeted harassment of journalists at the border infringe on First Amendment rights

OPINION: Targeted harassment of journalists at the border infringe on First Amendment rights

Q Russell, Opinion Editor March 14, 2019

NBC 7 San Diego released documents indicating that the U.S. government created a secret database of activists, journalists and social media influencers working with the migrant caravan. The migrant caravan...

Q's Corner: PETA

Q’s Corner: PETA

Q Russell, Opinion Editor March 1, 2019

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an organization that purports to support animal rights, but is actually more like an animal hate group intent on eradicating the living beings it claims to...

OPINION: Number of women candidates on the rise in wake of Trump's election

OPINION: Number of women candidates on the rise in wake of Trump’s election

Tommy Mozier, Senior Reporter February 28, 2019

President Donald Trump was correct about one thing during the State of the Union address to Congress in early February: He is largely responsible for the record 110 women elected to Congress, most of whom...

Letter to the editor: Why should students care what faculty get paid?

Letter to the editor: Why should students care what faculty get paid?

Op-Ed February 28, 2019

Every now and then, leaders are suddenly reminded of the price they pay for disregarding those they claim to serve. They avoid eye contact and grow uneasy as their canned applause lines fall on stony silence....

OPINION: Increasing partisan divide calls for increase in executive power

OPINION: Increasing partisan divide calls for increase in executive power

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist February 27, 2019

The U.S., a country founded with checks and balances to prevent the exclusive consolidation of power, now needs a strong unitary executive branch to serve its needs. Article I, Section I of the Constitution...

Q's Corner: William Barr

Q’s Corner: William Barr

Q Russell, Opinion Editor February 22, 2019

Congress voted on Feb. 15 to appoint William Barr as the attorney general of the U.S., replacing Jeff Sessions, who stepped down in November. This won’t be Barr’s first rodeo; he served as deputy...

Letter to the Editor: AppCards need to be valid voter identification

Letter to the Editor: AppCards need to be valid voter identification

Op-Ed February 22, 2019

For many of those who voted last November, they might remember one of the six constitutional amendments that was on the ballot: “Require Photo ID to Vote.” Fifty-three percent of Watauga County...

OPINION: National Emergency

OPINION: National Emergency

Q Russell, Opinion Editor February 21, 2019

On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump revealed in a speech that he would declare a national emergency to combat the “invasion of drugs and criminals coming into our country” from the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s...

Mass layoff of journalists will hurt quality of news in future

Mass layoff of journalists will hurt quality of news in future

Tommy Mozier, Senior Reporter February 15, 2019

In January, BuzzFeed News announced it would lay off 15 percent of its journalists, essentially killing off the national news desk and removing all but one from the LGBT desk. The layoffs included the...

Q's Corner: Pre-existing conditions

Q’s Corner: Pre-existing conditions

Q Russell, Opinion Editor February 15, 2019

In President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 State of the Union address, Trump said his plan for healthcare in the U.S. was to lower drug prices and protect people with pre-existing conditions. However, in...

App State's relationship with Google raises concerns over data privacy

App State’s relationship with Google raises concerns over data privacy

Mack Foley, A&C Reporter February 14, 2019

In late January, Google briefly saw its license to internally distribute apps on iOS revoked after Apple discovered it was sharing them with non-employee personnel. The app, called Screenwise Meter, was...

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