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Amy Coney Barrett is not the replacement Americans desperately need

10/15/2020 Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist This year has been all too much for me. Between the pandemic and the upcoming election, I feel constantly anxious. Then a few weeks ago, one of my personal heroes, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, passed away and the GOP didn’t even let the country mourn before deciding to rush through a Supreme Court nomination. 2020 needs to relax. Before diving … Continue reading Amy Coney Barrett is not the replacement Americans desperately need

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America needs younger politicians running the country

10/01/20 Staff Editorial President Trump is 74 years old. Former Vice President Joe Biden is 77 years old. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 80 years old. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is 78 years old. For years now, the American people have let our grandparents run the country. Despite the average American being just 37 years old, according to the 2010 census (2020 data is … Continue reading America needs younger politicians running the country

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Duquesne hosts the first National Conference on the First Amendment

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief & Kailey Love | Managing Editor 10/25/2018 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” These words, first written in 1787 as the first … Continue reading Duquesne hosts the first National Conference on the First Amendment

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