Written by: Stephen Cavallaro   Marijuana is lighting up the media once again, as supports for the legalization of the plant get fired up for future elections. Last year, I discussed how Washington and Colorado were the birthplace of a revolutionary breakthrough conceived in the name of freedom, when the sovereignty of these states chooses to allow the use and ...

Written by: Elan Waite   The extension of a pipeline already in place has had many environmentalists up in arms. The proposal would allow pipelines to carry oil from Alberta Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Though those who are for the pipeline say it will generate thousands of jobs and significant economic gains, the opposition claims that the weight ...

Written by: Taylor Stone   Following the 2011 uprisings throughout the Middle East, commonly referred to as “The Arab Spring”, the Obama administration and the mainstream media quickly set out to dismiss valid concerns that the Muslim Brotherhood would take power if various regimes were overthrown. Administration officials as well as the President repeatedly stated that the Islamic organization was ...

Written by: Isaiah Smart   What a year 2013 has turned out to be. Here we are, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a pivotal speech in the spirit of equality for jobs and freedoms among all people. That was Aug. 28, 1963; a few weeks later another crucial moment ...

Written by: Will Lewis   What were you doing Tuesday evening, Aug. 20? Across Valdosta and on campus many people were settling down for dinner. As some students scooped their evening meal onto a plate in Palms Dining Hall, more than 426 children shook and then died. Damascus, a city immortalized by the biblical story of a Pharisee named Saul, ...

Written by: Jordan Barela  Social media is constantly changing. Like the technology in our phones, laptops and tablets, the social media that is intertwined advances when the technology upgrades. Social media is so integral to everyday life that, now, everybody and their mother has a Facebook profile—literally. Even though Facebook has been at top of the social media ladder since its ...

This editorial was written by Stephen Cavallaro   Throughout South Georgia, honey production is a vibrant industry. In Lowdnes County and every year the Honey Bee Festival, promotes appreciation for local manufacturing of honey and honey bee related products. While consumers are increasingly mislead to purchase and consume “fake honey,” a pollen-less concoction of corn syrup and artificial sweeteners marked ...

by David Lacy   Recently, Jared Bernstein wrote an article for the Huffington Post asking the question of whether or not the government was stifling the innovation of the people of America. This was inspired by an article that was written by Robert Shiller in the New York Times. The article is about Capitalism and the role it plays in ...

by Von Kennedy   As a baby, some of us fondly remember our parents swirling a spoon full of baby food in an airplane-like manner in order for us to actually eat it, but what if Mom and Dad had a court order to ignore your wishes and shove it down your throat even if you protested? A California judge ...

by Taylor Stone   Do you enjoy your health care plan? If so, get ready to say goodbye to the freedom to choose your health coverage and say hello to Obamacare. Defunding Obamacare by withholding taxpayer dollars from fueling the program is essential in order to protect millions of Americans from losing their current employer-provided health insurance. Thousands of jobs ...