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Facebook’s new policy protects speech
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Facebook’s new policy protects speech

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook just endorsed Donald Trump for re-election — or so some Democrats thought, after the social media company expanded the freedom to advertise on their site. Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is running advertisements on Facebook with this false claim to call out the platform’s new policy of expanding what...

Grant presents problems with conservative movement
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Grant presents problems with conservative movement

To describe United States foreign policy, Assistant Professor of Politics John Grant turned to the words of Charles Dickens: we’re in the best of times and the worst of times.  The American Enterprise Institute Club hosted Grant for a lecture titled “Conserving Liberalism? The Conservative Debate on Liberalism and Foreign Policy,” on Nov. 7 in...

Socialize more: Delete Instagram
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Socialize more: Delete Instagram

I felt lonely, disliked, and unhappy. So I decided to delete my Instagram, and now I’m more social than ever before. Social media is not altogether bad. In fact, it offers many benefits: awareness for campaigns or events, connecting and staying in touch despite distance, bringing style inspiration to someone’s wardrobe or living space, or...

Hillsdale County election results
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Hillsdale County election results

Reading Community Schools  During the Nov. 5 election, voters of Hillsdale and Branch counties approved the granting of a $6.5 million bond to the Reading School District. The vote passed 327-213, a 61% majority. “We’ve always had a really supportive community,” Reading Superintendent Chuck North said. “I’ve been here for 28 years and any time...

Photos aren’t the problem
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Photos aren’t the problem

A pop-up photography museum taught me a simple lesson: Photos impress memories on our hearts. It’s only when we use them to impress people that they become too shallow to savor. In a basement in downtown Denver is the Instagram Selfie Museum. My mom and I strolled down a set of stairs and walked into...