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9/11: The Importance of Remembering

September 11, 2019September 14, 2019 Caitlin Billman 0 Comments 2001, 9/11, American, attack, News, politics, September11, terrorism, twin towers, us, world trade center

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as the World Trade Center collapsed.

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The bombings in Syria

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Alexis Gardner 0 Comments air strikes, Arab, assad, Bashar al-Assad, bombing, bombing syria, Britain, chemical weapons, Donald Trump, france, Iran, Middle East, News, politics, Russia, russia bombs in syria, Syria, syria attack news, syria attacks, syria bombing, syria bombing 2015, syria bombing 2018, syria chemical attack, syria latest, syria missile strikes, syria news, syria report, syria strike, syria strikes, syrian, syrian civil war, syrian regime, syrian war, Trump, trump syria, U.S., uk, us news, War, war in syria, world, world news

Now I realize that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is capable of doing anything to keep the presidency throne. Now that he is protected from Russia and Iran, he commits all kind of crimes and violations to his people, but does America have a say in that?

City News

Pawn Shop in Radford looking to offer Gun-Safety classes

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Gracie Miller 0 Comments firearm, firearm (sports equipment), firearm safety, firearms, firearms safety, glock, gold, gold & silver pawn shop, gun, gun (invention), gun control, gun safety, gun safety (literature subject), guns, handgun, national rifle association, nra, pawn, pawn shop, pistol, politics, Radford, range, revolver, rifle, safe, safe gun handling, safety, shooting, shop, shotgun, weapons

The sun shone through the blinds into the room with off-white walls, bringing with it the warmth of a spring day, amiable energy and the comfort of a safe space. Is there such a place? After all, “I feel a sense of self here.”

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March for Our Lives

April 5, 2018 Alexis Gardner 0 Comments 2nd amendment, comedian, comedy, david hogg, emma gonzalez, florida, fox news, funny, gun control, gun rights, Gun Violence, guns, health, liberal, march, March for Our Lives, march for our lives 2018, march for our lives dc, march for our lives speeches, movement, News, nra, parkland, Parkland Shooting, politics, Protest, school, school shootings, second amendment, speech, students, us news, washington, washington d.c., Washington DC, women's march, world news

I couldn’t be more proud of those young rebels! I couldn’t do anything but being impressed about how revolutionary and civilized they expressed their anger about what happened on Feb. 14.

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Is free speech no longer free?

April 5, 2018 Alexis Gardner 0 Comments 1st amendment, censorship, College, constitution, debate, facebook, first amendment, free, free speech, freedom of speech, freedom of speech (quotation subject), freedom of speech in the united states (literature subject), internet, News, political correctness, politics, safe space, speech, supreme court, university, YouTube

The right to free expression is the best idea to come out of the enlightenment era. The Founding Fathers understood this when they decided to place it number one in a list of fundamental restrictions placed on the government; Which created, for this little experiment of theirs called, the United States of America.

Nation and World News

Texas Serial Bombings

March 29, 2018April 6, 2018 Gracie Miller 0 Comments austin, austin bomber, austin bomber dead, austin bombing, austin bombings, austin bombs, austin package bombings, austin police, austin police department, austin serial bomber, austin serial bombings (2018), austin texas, austin texas bombing, bomber, bombing, bombing in austin, Bombings, breaking news, explosion, FBI, fedex, investigation, mark anthony conditt, mark conditt, News, package, package bomb, package bombs, police, politics, Texas, texas bombing, us, world news

On March 19, Austin, Texas police department confirmed a suspected serial bomber is attacking their city. A total of five mysterious bombing incidents have occurred this month only, and the residents of Austin, Texas are living in fear. The most recent mysterious bombing occurred on Wednesday, March 21 at a FedEx facility in Schertz, near San Antonio at about 1 a.m.

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Millennials and the Constant Hate They Get

March 28, 2018 Alexis Gardner 0 Comments funny, generation y, millennial, millennials, millennials (event), millennials generation, millennials in the workplace, politics, technology, the young turks

When it comes to entering the working world and creating lives of our own, it is no secret that we can often face some hard and discouraging times while we are trying to get our footing in “the real world.”

News University

Radford University Protests Gun Violence

March 23, 2018April 6, 2018 Gracie Miller 0 Comments black lives matter, College, Donald Trump, education, gun control, Gun Violence, guns, News, politics, Protest, protesters, radford university, rally, Trump, trump rally

On a cold and windy 25 degrees morning, nearly two hundred Radford University students, faculty, and staff gathered at the campus fountain in a peaceful protest to push for gun reform.