When I heard the news about the Dec. 14 elementary school shootings in Newtown, Conn. after Friday services, I felt sick to my stomach. Twenty-six innocent children dead. This was a slaughter so big, so disgusting that it makes you wonder what is wrong with this world. The pain felt so much more real after I saw the little faces who had their whole future in front of them! Anger and sadness overwhelmed me for 30 complete minutes. Why God, Why!

Then the TV informed me, “News reports are coming in that the shooter had enough ammo to kill every person in the school.” It annoys me when the National Rifle Association and its nefarious goons oppose stricter gun laws. Their rationale? “You can kill people with anything, so it’s stupid to outlaw guns.” Really? With this line of  common sense, I should be able to buy a tank and ...

These days, students are rarely discussing the latest lecture on the Pythagorean Theroem or how well their football team is doing this season. They have become more consumed in all things drugs, whether it involves cigarettes, alcohol or perhaps the most popular, marijuana. Teens in high school have become accustomed to listening to conversations on the topic daily, hearing about people smoking behind the school or even in the bathroom stalls. For most, drugs are brought on by peer pressure and it is simply a phase during their teenage years. However, for others, drugs can become a lifestyle. Some teens go as far as to being involved in a drug ring, dealing and supplying drugs themselves. As easy and rewarding as it may seem at first, drug dealing can ruin the lives of naive teenagers.

 It would seem as if high schoolers, most lacking jobs and having too much on ...

Last month, after changing some provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act, the Supreme Court upheld the Act and ruled it constitutional. Now, conservative Chief Justice John Roberts is accused of being a traitor to the Republican Party. Chief Justice Roberts joined the four liberals in a 5-4 decision, and since Roberts served as the tiebreaker, many Republicans now blame Roberts for upholding the act. Some people are so upset, they are ordering “Coward” T-shirts with Roberts’ picture on them.

Republicans are upset with Chief Justice Roberts because Republican president George W. Bush appointed him, and many feel he did not represent Republican views by helping the Supreme Court uphold the Affordable Health Care Act. Americans should realize the importance of standing up for what you believe in. Every citizen should have the right to stand up for what he or she believes and not always what a particular political ...

 To the surprise of many, the Supreme Court  last week upheld the Affordable Health Care Act that Congress passed two years ago.  After much debate, the Supreme Court ruled that the act was, in fact, constitutional.

Essentially, the Affordable Health Care Act was created by President Obama to make sure all citizens are covered by health insurance. Also, young adults under the age of 25 are now able to stay on their parents' health insurance plan. However, under the act, it is now up to individual states to expand their Medicaid program, and the court ruled that if the state chooses not expand its Medicaid program, the state will not be penalized. In an address to the American people after the ruling, President Obama stated that he did not pass this law to win politically, but to bring a change for all Americans.

After the Supreme Court decision, Republican presidential ...