Supreme Court decisions could impact each of us
November 7, 2011 • Paqui Toscano, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
Although the Supreme Court isn’t as prominent in the public eye as the president or certain congressional leaders, this doesn’t diminish the importance of the Court’s role in American society – and the profound effects that Supreme Court decisions have on average Americans across the country. Swear... Read more »
Face-Off: Death penalty is either necessary … or barbaric
October 7, 2011 • Zach Jarrell & Paqui Toscano
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
Georgia inmate Troy Davis, convicted of murdering Savannah Police Officer Mark McPhail in 1989, was executed in a Georgia death chamber on Sept. 21, 2011. He was put to death as McPhail’s son and brother stood watching the proceedings. Although the state of Georgia had scheduled the execution for 7... Read more »
Do elementary school kids really need all that technology?
March 23, 2011 • By Jilly Hall, Assistant Chief Photographer
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
Think about elementary school in the very onset of the 21st century. Kids are playing on the playground and trading their lunch snacks. Well, at least that was myelementary experience. Maybe this is why I’m shocked to hear some of my former elementary teachers complain about their students talking... Read more »
Music education keeps schools running in harmony
March 13, 2011 • Andrea Rollert, Features Editor
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
As I come in the doorway of Fairmont High School each morning, I walk through the $9 million Music Department. It consists of a state-of-the-art choir room, orchestra room and band room, along with an 800-seat auditorium, a recital hall, a makeup room, a box office and numerous soundproof practice... Read more »
Kasich’s union-busting is poor policy … and unconstitutional
February 26, 2011 • Paqui Toscano, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
In the midst of all the turmoil in the Middle East, domestic turmoil also runs rampant as: several Democratic legislators in Wisconsin have fled that state, refusing to even work (in protest of the Republican governor’s spending proposal); California is about to go bankrupt; primaries will be coming... Read more »
Each of us must take steps to stop dating abuse
February 26, 2011 • Kevin O'Donnell, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
A Fairmont student interviewed in this column wished to remain anonymous. Out of respect for her privacy, The Flyer will refer to her as “Jane Doe.” On March 5, 2007, Cleveland high school student Johanna Orozco was shot in the face by a young man who had raped her at knifepoint just months before.... Read more »
Women need to appreciate Women’s History Month
February 23, 2011 • Jilly Hall, Assistant Chief Photographer
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
Thank goodness March is Women’s History Month, because it’s about time the women and men of today took time to appreciate the female leaders of the past. Boys, put down your Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions and pick up a biography on Rosa Parks or Amelia Earhart. These women – as well as women... Read more »
’1984′ can really teach us a lot
February 5, 2011 • Paqui Toscano, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
I have come to realize over the course of my schooling that the books we are forced to read can actually be a riveting and interesting. Perhaps most importantly, however, is that these books can really give us some important perspective on our lives. OK, so I recognize that we’re forced to read our... Read more »
A lot is at stake if voters reject levy
November 1, 2010 • Paqui Toscano, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
I write to you as a student at Fairmont High School, a Kettering community member and someone who is very concerned about the levy. I understand that times are rough, money is tight, and that this levy will put an additional burden on family budgets, but the levy goes well beyond issues of money and... Read more »
‘Eating Animals’ urges readers to stand up for their beliefs
April 20, 2010 • Matt Metzler, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Opinion, Staff Columns
I recently read a book called Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, and to say the least, it left a very bad taste in my mouth. That being said, I couldn’t recommend it more highly. I’m sure almost everyone in this country knows that we as Americans don’t particularly eat very well. We’re... Read more »
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