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Iowa passes most restrictive abortion law in U.S.

Iowa passes most restrictive abortion law in U.S.

Emma Horsfield, Business Manager May 3, 2018

Early Wednesday morning, Republican lawmakers sent governor Kim Reynolds the strictest abortion bill in the United States. This bill would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. In many cases,...

Posthumous Prince sues Quad City Hospital

Gretchen Strobbe, Copy Editor April 30, 2018

On April 15, 2016, the Moline Airport and Trinity Medical Center became hosts to a high profile visitor who was inches from death. Prince’s plane made an emergency landing in Moline, where he was taken...

Junk in the trunk?

Jacob Fuhrmeister, Staff Contributor April 30, 2018

For several years, Amazon has had the idea of finding a way to deliver a package into the trunk of their buyer’s car instead of on their doorstep. This idea has finally become a reality. On April...

A long-lasting life and marriage

A long-lasting life and marriage

Ricardo Meyer, Feature Editor April 30, 2018

Shocked were America’s reactions to the news of the hospitalization of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, just a week after his wife and former First Lady Barbara Bush died at the age of 92, on...

Pompeo on the verge of getting confirmed despite opposition

Pompeo on the verge of getting confirmed despite opposition

Ellie Spelhaug, Sports Editor April 30, 2018

In a turn of events Monday evening, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Mike Pompeo to be the next secretary of state. Typically, a nominee for the secretary of state receives all favorable...

Troupe 856: the Myatt returns

Troupe 856: the Myatt returns

London Bicknell, Student Life Editor April 26, 2018

After working for Pleasant Valley High School for 27 years, speech teacher William Myatt announced that he would be leaving the district. Despite the success of the theatre department, Myatt cited dissatisfaction...

Exxons big loss

Exxon’s big loss

Ramya Kumar, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 26, 2018

On March 29, according to the New York Post, a federal judge ruled against the multinational oil and gas corporation Exxon in a climate change lawsuit filed by the corporation against the attorney general...

Comey stirs controversy with recent interviews

Comey stirs controversy with recent interviews

Veronica Henderson, Copy Editor April 25, 2018

Former FBI director James Comey has always maintained a relatively inconspicuous public image.  At once head of the Clinton investigation and prominent denouncer of Trump, Comey has attracted both praise...

Trade war or tariff war?

Trade war or tariff war?

Ricardo Meyer, Feature Editor April 24, 2018

President Donald Trump made a big point on the campaign trail about cutting the country's trade deficits. “US trade deficit hit $64B+ in April, 2 yr record high,” Trump tweeted out on June 4, 2014....

Missiles strike Syria in response to chemical attacks

Missiles strike Syria in response to chemical attacks

Taylor Levy, Opinion Editor April 23, 2018

Last week on April 7, there was a US-led attack on Syria because of the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Friday night, American, British and French forces struck three sites in Syria....

Naked gunman kills at Waffle House

Naked gunman kills at Waffle House

Justin English, Staff Contributor April 23, 2018

Another shooting occurred in dramatic fashion this weekend, as a naked gunman attacked a Waffle House in Nashville early sunday morning.  The gunman, wearing only a green jacket, used an AR-15 to kill...

Activists take to the streets for science

Activists take to the streets for science

Isabella Holland, News Editor April 23, 2018

On Saturday, April 14, science advocates from across the globe took to the streets on the one-year anniversary of the March for Science. The inaugural march, which took place in April of 2017, drew enormous...

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