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Grace Crocker   Who is currently running for president? In the Democratic Party, a total of 19 politicians are in the race, whereas the Republican Party nominally has four. The current Democrats running are: Michael Bennett, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Steve Bullock, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, WayneContinue reading “2020 Presidential campaign intensifies with less than 14 months to go”

Myki Dee Kim, Staff Writer   What began as a tropical storm has quickly upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, that has people around the world waiting and praying for the best outcome. A hurricane’s wind speed is measured by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which categorizes winds from 1-5, with Category 3 and upwardsContinue reading “East Coast weathers the storm”

Staff Writer, Prya Oliveira   Johnson & Johnson, a large healthcare corporation, has been found guilty in playing a role in the death of 6,100 people in Oklahoma alone. Just in case you weren’t aware, America has undergone another opioid crisis with 70,000 deaths in 2017, resulting directly from drug overdoses, and the numbers areContinue reading “Johnson & Johnson Murder”

Victoria Hall, Staff Writer   Olympia woman Amara Lundy is awaiting trial after confessing to the strangulation and dismemberment of her mother, 56-year-old Sue Lundy. Lundy appeared before Commissioner Rebekah Zinn in Thurston County Superior Court on Aug. 13. Video footage from KIRO 7 captured her on a small screen, sitting beside Defense Attorney AngelaContinue reading “Olympia woman awaits trial: Community mourns her mother’s death”

Victoria Hall, Staff Writer   After a disruptive year for local businesses, the City of Olympia has focused its efforts on clearing out unsanctioned homeless camps. Last year, Olympia residents watched a shocking influx of visible homelessness transform the city. Encampments began to pop up on main streets, and in months, 30 tents became 300.Continue reading “Olympia clears homeless camps”

Olivia Alvord, Staff Writer   Recently, there has been a series of forest fires within the Amazon Rainforest. People around the world are blaming the practice of deforestation and rallying in support to protect forests and other natural beauties. Global News stated that, “the cause of the fires is not because of the environment’s naturalContinue reading “What the amazon rainforest fires really mean”

Grace Crocker, Staff Writer   In February 2019, the Hong Kong government proposed a bill that would spark protests for months to come. The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, also called the Hong Kong Extradition Bill 2019, would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to theContinue reading “Protests in Hong Kong heat up over extradition bill”

Olivia Alvord   Near Cheyenne, Wyo. lays a site that some are calling the “Jurassic Mile,” for it being “where dinosaurs chased prey through muck and some of the biggest creatures of 150 million years ago lumbered over a tropical flood plain,” as said by Mead Grover for KULR8, a news channel based out ofContinue reading “Scientists will dig a promising Jurassic site in Wyoming this summer”

Prya Oliveira, Staff Writer   Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested on April 11 by the Metropolitan Police in London. Assange was indicted last March for his conspiracy to help Chelsea Manning crack a password on a Department of Defense high-security computer. Manning, a former U.S. Solider, was convicted for violating the Espionage ActContinue reading “WikiLeaked”