In the past few months, lawmakers in the United States and here in Missouri have been trying to make texting while driving illegal. A law was passed recently that if you are under the age of 21 it is illegal to text or unlawfully use your cell phone while driving, but now Missourians and lawmakers are ready to say that no age should allow this privilege.
With the economy in a recession, nationwide unemployment and car companies closing, the last thing a buyer wants to hear is a major recall from one of the leading manufacturers. Toyota’s recall has put a major impact on its reputation. According to Toyota’s pressroom it has had problems with many of its popular models, everything from the more recent Prius having software issues that involve the anti-lock brake system (ABS) to their Sequoia, which is having problems with the accelerator pedal sticking.
Two editors argue the Majority and Minority opinions of the recent supreme court case, Citizens United v. FEC
Supreme Correction By: Andrea Royals - News Editor - People are prone to make mistakes, and by ruling against the Federal Election Commission in Citizens United v. FEC, the members of the Supreme Court corrected one. “We don’t put our First Amendment rights in the hands of FEC bureaucrats,” said Chief Justice John Roberts in defense of the 5-4 decision, which amends a series of constitutional bloopers: the Tillman Act of 1907, the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971, and most recently the Bipartisan Campaign Act of 2002, more commonly referred to McCain-Feingold.
The rise of the fifth estate
“I challenge anybody to show me an example of bias in Fox News,” said News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch in a lecture at Columbia University in 2001. Nine years later, Murdoch’s meager denial has been concretely exposed.
In the recent weeks, we have seen a string of events that make you ask yourself, “where am I safe”? In your home, work, or even a government-protected facility like a courthouse? The answer to these questions is as sad as it is obvious: Nowhere!
The American Dream
This country is plagued with impatience. All are guilty, be it the multitasking teenager who can’t wait for that next text message, or the honking SUV at the drive thru, desperate for large fries and a coke.
Girls rule and boys drool
Though feminism is about being true to yourself and enlightening the social structure, it has also acted like a lightning rod for the gathering storm of matriarchy. Matriarchy and patriarchy are in fact the same demon, just wielding different genitals.
America through the eyes of the foreigner
During my four-year stay in this country, I’ve noticed that most Americans are always looking for their roots; they search for heredity entrenched in another flag, another country and another language.
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