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The government should shut down the shutdown

Elizabeth Oswalt January 16, 2019

By Lizzie Oswalt, Observer Staff The United States government has been shut down since December 22nd of 2018, becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The cause of the shutdown is because...

Illinois Considers Legalizing Weed

April 6, 2017

Last week, we heard news that Illinois was considering being one of the many states that would legalize recreational use of weed. Naturally, as a Coloradan, I feel compelled to talk a lot about this topic. Obviously,...

History repeats with government shutdown

October 8, 2013

This is not the first time the United States federal government has been shut down. This is not even the first time it’s been shut down by a Republican controlled House of Representatives to prevent...

Problems unfixed: Obama’s new education ideas

September 3, 2013

President Obama has recently devised of a plan in hopes of lowering the costs and raising the quality of higher education. The Obama administration believes it can control the quality of education with...

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