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We all need an explanation of PTSD

Abygail Fiddler, Senior Reporter April 29, 2022

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is caused when a person goes through or even witnesses a traumatic event. About 70% of people in America go through events that are traumatizing but only around 20%...

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Despite Jackson’s qualifications, Rep Greene tweets nonsense

Hailey Almonte, News Editor April 29, 2022

On Monday April 4th, 2022, US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made a tweet calling Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and two other senators “pro-pedophile,” in regards to their support of Ketanji Brown Jackson,...

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Unsurprisingly and sadly, Taliban has backtracked on educating all girls

Matt Kilmer, Senior Reporter April 19, 2022

After making several announcements over the past few months that women would be allowed education under their regime, the Taliban has gone back on those pledges, as many schools meant for Afghan girls...

Covid and adolescent mental health

Covid and adolescent mental health

Emma Curtiss, Senior Reporter February 23, 2022

On March 13th, 2020 schools were let out for what was first believed to be just a mini vacation, but ultimately, took a drastic turn which resulted in schools being let out for the rest of the school year....

The U.S. does not rate high for its treatment of women

The U.S. does not rate high for its treatment of women

Leah Kulmann, Senior Editor February 9, 2022

"Women don't know how good they have it in this country." "Women are equal now; stop whining." "Men are afraid to even talk to women." These comments are just a few examples that highlight  the...

McDonalds rejected

McDonald’s rejected

Daeden Beck, Senior Reporter February 9, 2022

McDonald’s fast food restaurant company.  Starting in 1940 as nothing more than a brother owned business, McDonald’s has grown to a multibillion dollar company.   From farm to processing plant...

The tragic phenomenon of rehoming children

The tragic phenomenon of rehoming children

Daeden Beck, Senior Reporter February 9, 2022

A child is born.  A newborn girl.  For one reason or another, she is put up for adoption.  She then proceeds to go from orphanage to foster home to another orphanage.   Maybe she doesn’t go into...

Remote learning should be an option

Remote learning should be an option

Jake Stankiewicz, Staff Reporter February 7, 2022

It is the clear and obvious decision, following a sickly holiday season, for CT schools to close their doors. Temporarily switching to remote learning could save lives and reduce transmission after the...

Remote learning is not the way to go

Remote learning is not the way to go

Jenna Ashe, Staff Reporter February 7, 2022

Despite the high positivity rate of 22.2%, covid cases in Connecticut, schools should continue in person learning because of the mental health problems many students faced last year when schools were remote...

No evidence of CRT being taught in our public schools

No evidence of CRT being taught in our public schools

Britney Amankwah and Shravani Daptardar December 16, 2021

According to The CT Mirror, Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a framework that was developed by legal scholars in the late 1970s to 1980s to examine and understand race and racism in American society. It aims...

13 U.S. Soldiers, 150+ Afghans killed in suicide bombing at Kabul Airport

13 U.S. Soldiers, 150+ Afghans killed in suicide bombing at Kabul Airport

Cameron Jacobs, School News Editor September 29, 2021

On August 26, 2021, thirteen American soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan as they aided American citizens and Afghani SIVs waiting to be...

A civil rights issue looms for Afghan women

A civil rights issue looms for Afghan women

Leah Kulmann, Senior Reporter September 27, 2021

Since the recent transfer, or rather overtake, of power in Afghanistan, immense escalation of violence has called for even more humanitarian assistance for the citizens, especially women and children of...

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