In 2018 teachers in five states have taken unpaid leave to protest the negative effects of low state education funding on the classroom, including on their paychecks.
Have there been any strikes by them? Aren't public employee strikes normally forbidd
The Krusty Krab is a multimillion dollar business within the Spongebob universe. It has business practices that aren’t necessarily the most “humane”, but for what it does it achieves the goal that all businesses hope to achieve: a major profit. Howev
Capital punishment, or more commonly known as the death penalty, is legal in the majority of states in the U.S. The exact number of states that have legalized capital punishment, is twenty-seven states, but Iowa isn’t one of them. This brings up the
According to the CDC, 97 millions of people worldwide can not access quality healthcare services. Healthcare started in the 1700s, but healthcare insurance did begin until the 1920s. In the 1950s the prices of hospital care doubled. This was due to
Do we need to go through a resection? I believe that we need to go through a recession because prices are getting out of control. People are spending more money than they are making. This needs to be fixed
Recently in the news, there popped up a story about producing energy in a different kind of way. This energy would be produced offshore using the big white windmills we see around here. I found the story to be interesting, so I decided to look into i
Lately food prices have increased significantly, and it is predicted that they will keep increasing. Their prices are projected to increase 9 to 11.5% of what they were, two of the foods that are predicted to increase are beef and seafood. Beef is pr
Are Athletes getting paid too much? Many Americans think that those who play sports shouldn't be paid more than those paid to teach these athletes in classrooms. A yearly salary for a teacher ranges from 40k - 80k, on the other hand, the athletes the
Physical conduct should be used as a last resort, however in dangerous situations it should be used. Knowing self defense could mean life or death for some people.
Along with learning how to protect themselves students can also learn self awareness,
Recently at HCHS the school faculty has introduced a new method of signing out of class. The students will bring their phones to the spot that the teacher has listed the QR code. Then we have to scan it, but the inconsistency in this method wi
Something that is commonly asked and an idea that is frequently mentioned, is the idea of changing the date of Halloween to the permanent Saturday. There are several different opinions on this idea and many pros and cons are both argued. Some people
This time of year there are several pieces of farm equipment traveling from farm to farm on highways. This is necessary for farmers to get their equipment where they need it, but some people claim that farm equipment should not be allowed on h
I believe that curfews keep some teenagers out of trouble. Statistics show that kids who have a curfew are less likely to get in trouble with law enforcement and their parents. Most cities have a curfew in their town, this can benefit the town but mo
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted that "we started Tesla. They made them when GM forcibly recalled all electric cars from customers in 2003 & then crushed them in a junkyard In 1996, GM had come out with an electric car called EV1, whose produc
What is a tiny truck? A tiny truck is about the cheapest truck you can buy and about the smallest truck. Scroll to the bottom and you can see what it looks like.
The pro’s and con’s owning a gas truck Pro: Better Towing P
Hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes could happen at any moment and the trail they leave behind them is horrendous. Each disaster has disaster relief to follow the aftermath. One of the most recent disasters was hurricane Ian. For those who
Some countries have regulations of what cars are considered road legal. Most cars out there are road legal, but an act in 1985 made it so that every newly made foreign vehicle must pass a strict inspection or it will have a 25 year ban on it. Some of
Do you think the military should be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques?
There are many mixed emotions on this topic, many think yes, although there are still a good amount who think no. What are some reasons they would need to use these
Is America the most athletic country in the world? Of course, it is, we dominate in the Olympics, baseball, football, and basketball and even our college sports trump other countries' athletics events. We are the best of the best and have the greates
Pole vault is an event in track and field and a lot of people like this event and try really hard at the event, however, there are some terrible things that could happen while you are doing this event like getting severely injured from it and there h