Leesville Tops the charts on COVID-19 Cases in April
Leesville didn’t make it through the first official in-person month of classes during the 2020-2021...
Census numbers released, NC gains a seat
The Census Bureau recently released the numbers gathered from the 2020 census. Only seven House...
Understaffing Causes Woe In American Businesses
As more and more Americans receive some form of the COVID-19 vaccine, the country is...
Modern Music Video Mania
Lil Nas X recently released his hit single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” quickly...
State Republicans aim to stomp out Indoctrination in NC Schools
A new subject of concern has arisen in the North Carolina Republican Party. On March...
Cancel Culture: The Latest Online Boogeyman
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cancel culture as the act of canceling as the removal of...
The Debate on Reopening NC School’s Drudges On
Passage of Senate Bill 37 On March 1st, the North Carolina Legislature passed a bill...
College Living: What To Expect and What’s Needed
As the senior class of 2021 works their way through their final semester of high...
The Pasta That Took Over Tik Tok
Recently on Tik Tok, a pasta recipe has been going viral, the dish has been...
Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Have To Break the Bank
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, couples all around the world will be using...
Republicans Back Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in House Vote
The United States House of Representatives voted on the night of February 4 to strip...
NC’s Senate Race is Heating Up…22 Months Before Election Day
With a whopping 22 months until the 2022 elections, the race for the open North...
Biden’s Inaugural Entertainment Stole the Show
President Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States...
Trumpism Won’t Die Out After He’s Out of Office
Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in attempts to stop the certification of President-elect Biden’s...
Democrats Will Control The US Senate
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock have both won their Senate runoff races in...
The 117th Congress is Sworn In
The 2020 election narrowed both chambers of Congress. The House of Representatives has a slim...
Civics Has Been Lying to Us
The purpose of the three branches of government is to be checks on one another,...
Opinion: Restaurant Workers Perspective on COVID
Restaurants were some of the first businesses to close when the pandemic started. Now with...
How to Have a Safe Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, health officials are worrying about a spike in Coronavirus...
Democrats See Lackluster Results in NC
Governor Cooper may have handily won a second term, but other Democrats across the state...
Fundraising for Quarter Three is Done, Millions Raised
*DISCLAIMER: These are the author’s personal ratings and analysis. They do not represent any form...
NC Can’t Catch a Break When it Comes to Cheating
Former North Carolina senator John Edwards’ political career ended when it came out that he...
North Carolina Gets Hit by a Flurry of Political Storms
The Friday night news drop sure hit North Carolina hard. Three candidates for statewide office...
The Breakdown of the Council of State Races
The North Carolina Executive Mansion is the official residence of the Governor. Some of his...
Coronavirus is Going to be the New Normal in America
The United States has seen some of the worst coronavirus numbers out of any other...
NIMBYism: Its Rise and Fall in Raleigh
Andrew’s Chapel is a sprawling neighborhood on the Wake-Durham County line in Brier Creek. It...
North Carolina is Sending Out Absentee Ballots
With 2020 shaping up to be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,...
The NC State Senate. What’s the State of Play?
Democrats just barely broke the Republican supermajority in the NC State Senate in 2018, keeping...
The NC State House. What’s the State of Play?
Democrats saw huge wins in 2018, they flipped eleven seats in the North Carolina State...
It’s Official: Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. What does that mean for November?
The field is set. On November 3, 2020, voters will decide whether to give Donald...
Nominating Sanders or Warren Will Spoil 2020 For Democrats
I would like to make the argument that it is very possible that if Democrats...
All the Hate Against Meghan Markle is Completely Unwarranted
In May of 2018, the marriage between American actress Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was...
Who’s Running in NC Elections?
North Carolina has always been a swing state, but in recent years has trended red....
Leesville is Drawn Into a New Congressional District
Representative George Holding (right) is retiring after redistricting has made his district much bluer. 2016...
The United States is Becoming Increasingly Polarized Politically
Political parties have always been at each other’s throats but it seemed there was always...
Republicans Won’t be Winning in the Suburbs Anytime Soon
Rows of houses line the edges of Harrington Grove in the north Raleigh suburbs. Fifteen...
Municipal Election Aftermath
Local politics may not always be as interesting as national politics, but the Raleigh municipal...
Trick or Treat For UNICEF
These charming orange boxes aren’t just to raise money for any old cause, the donations...
What’s Marine Ecology’s Project All About?
Marine ecology students set up their presentations in the library. They dress formally to impress...
Are Young People Moving Towards the Left, or the Center?
(From left to right: DeKeriah Webb, Leah Ervine, Taylor Potts, Sarah Cash, Tahalia Nira, Trinity...
Big Mouth Season 3 Review
Big Mouth’s opening “Changes” has become a classic to fans who listen to the song...
Are NC State House Republicans Playing Dirty, or Are They Just Being Smeared by Democrats?
Representative Deb Butler has gone viral for her fiery protest to the House majority’s surprise...
NC is Getting New Legislative Districts
These are the current State House and Senate maps. The districts found unconstitutional span from...
Raleigh’s Mayoral Race
Yard signs dot the ground in downtown Raleigh, an area where candidates must get out...
Hurricane Dorian, Did We Overreact?
Many people in Wake County were worried about the hurricane, but for most people in...
New Problems Have Arisen Within Model UN
Every time a new school year starts, it gives clubs a chance to advertise themselves...