Remembering the life of Jim Messmer
Written by contributing writer Jamie Hansen Most of the time Jim Messmer was calm, cool and collected. I am rarely calm, cool, nor collected. I was umpiring a kickball game…
November 15, 2018
Opinion
Immigrants are not America’s enemy
A caravan of almost 8,000 people is coming to the southern border of the U.S. to seek asylum from various countries like Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. It started from…
Missouri midterm results are inconsistent
I have my own traditions on Election Day before I start nervously biting my nails while watching the results roll in. My election morning routine is always the same. I…
Hey, Alexa: Are Instagram traps art?
If you have an Instagram account, you’ll understand the phenomenon I’m talking about — a group of girls jumping in a ball pit in a room of multi-colored walls. Groups taking pictures in a pool of sprinkles or mirror selfies in a hallway of endless colored mirrors. They have a surplus of photos in various themed rooms with trippy backgrounds and random props to pose with.
Black Friday: Here for a bargain
Every year, millions of people across the United States have to suffer through Thanksgiving dinner. Their family asks them why they are still single and whether they have a job…
Black Friday: Not worth the hype
Thanksgiving is the best holiday, hands down. A day full of food, family and football? Sign me up. Thanksgiving has a way of bringing people together. So why in the…
CEO’s need to use Twitter more responsibly
Let’s say your great Aunt suddenly died (climbing accident in the Bavarian Alps) and left you her company. Nothing much, just MPO Thumbtacks (I made this up, don’t go out…
My haunted life
Growing up I was always known as the girl with the haunted house, the weird girl who thought anything related to the paranormal was fascinating. You know the stories you…
My tattoos should not affect my career
The first thing people see when they look at me are my tattoos. I’ve had many people tell me I won't be able to get a job later on because…
Scary movies: Horror films suck
“I like scary movies! Like ‘Casper the Friendly Ghost’.” I said these words as a 4-year-old and, like a toddler, I was naive. Naive to hope any future horror movie…
Scary movies: The art of fear
Fear is not just an emotion - it’s an art. An art that can only be formulated in two ways: real events that happen in your life that induce fear,…
Our experience as journalists at a Trump rally
On Oct. 27, we attended President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again rally in Murphysboro, IL. We did not attend as activists or even as citizens; we went to the…
Young people need to get out and vote
What do Michelle Obama, Snapchat and Taylor Swift have in common? They are all spending the final weeks leading up to the hotly contested 2018 midterm elections urging people to…
#MeToo: Use an inclusive movement to share your truth
The #MeToo movement was started in 2006 by Tarana Burke as a way to reassure survivors of sexual assault they are not alone. Since then, the movement has erupted across…
Hey, Alexa: An ode to public transportation
I love public transportation. Running to catch the train, sitting next to complete strangers on a crowded train car, the rampant overflow of pigeons indoors, I love it all. My…
Kanye West rants are not worth our time
I don’t know what happened to Kanye West. It’s like he did a 360 on everyone. The old Kanye talked about important issues in society, especially in the black community,…
2018 Midterm Showdown for the Senate
Standing champion Claire McCaskill vs. up-and-coming Josh Hawley If you’ve turned on the television in the last two months, you know election season is upon us. You’ve seen countless advertisements…
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