Op-Ed Articles contributed by readers.
George Wenschhof A lackluster campaign for county executive has been predictable, full of rhetoric from both sides and a continuation of the “growth” versus “no-growth” theme that has dominated Frederick County politics for over two decades. This theme continues to divide local political parties and
Read Moreby Isabella Reese It’s been a little over a month since the murder of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Since then, the police officer who murdered him, Darren Wilson, has not been arrested. In fact, he is on paid leave, his whereabouts are unknown, and all social media accounts tied to […]
Read Moreby Shamus Beck “It was 75 degrees and beautiful,” history teacher Paul Daly said when asked about the day that went down as the worst attack on American soil ever. September 11, 2001 the day everything stopped and all Americans came together as one to fight against this evil. It was a day just like […]
Read Moreby Kaitlyn Culpepper A totally normal and well-adjusted teen can turn into a murdering psychopath just by playing too many violent video games. Does the above statement sound more than a little fishy to anyone else out there? Although there are some that might agree with it, I personally think it’s a ridiculous and almost […]
Read MoreGeorge Wenschhof Observing what is best described as a world beset with violence and upheaval ranging from a flare up of the Israel-Hamas ongoing struggle in Gaza, President Obama authorizing U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, a rekindling of the cold war with Russia with the Ukraine
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