Importance of Accuracy
In the last two years of preparing to be the World News Editor of The Carroll News, I have spent a lot of time contemplating the power and sanctity of the press. I believe in the glory of the...
View ArticleUnderpaid? I think not.
Last week, Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) told reporters from CQ Roll Call, “Members of Congress are underpaid,” saying the $174,000 salary does not afford congressmen to live comfortably in Washington,...
View ArticleChoosing reason over panic
Several weeks ago, I was perusing my Facebook feed and saw one of my friends had posted a status regarding the recent Ebola outbreak. He stated the American government made a thoughtless decision...
View ArticleFixing a broken system
As many of us in Northeast Ohio know, T.J. Lane escaped from prison for approximately six hours on Thursday, Sept. 11. Lane was sentenced to three life sentences in 2013 after murdering three high...
View ArticleA rejuvenated church
Pope Francis has received a great amount of praise since his appointment for promising to tackle the issue of sex abuse within the Catholic Church. Less than one month after being elected to the...
View ArticleLife of a worrywart: a memoir
Hello, my name is Katelyn DeBaun, and I am addicted to worrying. (Hi, Katelyn.) This comes from your faithful World News Editor who believes we still do not need to worry so much about Ebola...
View ArticleGirl power, activate!
I grew up in a world without gender roles. As a child, I was never told that there were things I could not do because I was a female. I was not told that I had to keep my clothes neat at...
View ArticleWarning: Dystopia approaches
My favorite genre in literature and film used to be dystopian fiction. I have read George Orwell’s “1984” countless times and every time was mystified by the concept that our government was slowly...
View ArticleStop the Stigma
Last week, it was reported that texts dating back to 1300 BCE showed evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University made this discovery while translating...
View ArticleEveryday Beauty
As much as I enjoy my job at The Carroll News, being the World News Editor does come with its drawbacks. The most prevalent of these is that it can be highly depressing at times. On a weekly basis,...
View ArticleProtecting diversity
Three Muslim students were killed on Tuesday, Feb. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when a resident of their apartment building gunned them down, reportedly angry about a parking dispute. The...
View ArticleWake me when it’s 2017
I’ve grown up fostering a tremendous love of American party politics. My parents, being the avid Meet the Press viewers that they were during the Russert era, more or less ensured this. During the...
View ArticleCloning Conundrum
On Saturday night, I hunkered down in a recliner in my living room with a bowl of Cheetos in order to watch the third season premiere of “Orphan Black.” For those of you who have not seen it, the...
View ArticleCommunication isn’t lost
If I had a dollar for every time one of my professors, family members or family friends said this generation is full of completely inept communicators, I wouldn’t be extraordinarily wealthy, but I...
View ArticleShow some compassion
Every now and then, I joke around about worrying about the state of society, usually in response to some idiotic clickbait article circulating on social media or a ridiculous story from a classmate....
View ArticleBut first, let me take a selfie
Those of us who are part of Generation Y are often berated for our dependence on the Internet for basically everything we do. It is said we don’t know how to open a book or dial a phone number....
View ArticleLearning to let go
It’s funny, just how much things change in the course of a few years. When I was in middle school, my older sister told me that most friends we make in this life are temporary in some sense....
View ArticleEnough’s enough
After I woke up on Sunday morning, I made the colossal mistake of checking Facebook before leaving my bed or drinking even a drop of coffee. As I scrolled through my newsfeed, my eyes wandered...
View ArticleReligious Misconceptions
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” For those of you who are unaware, that is the clause in the First Amendment that...
View ArticleValidation for Clinton
I’m sure most of you don’t consider watching an unnecessary and lengthy congressional hearing your idea of a good time. Sadly, I do, as I tuned in to watch parts of Democratic presidential candidate...
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