The crane fell in to a burning ring of fire
Should wood still be used in large apartment buildings? [...]
Articles by Cyrus Corbett V, Associate Editor Emeritus
About Cyrus Corbett V, Associate Editor Emeritus
Betsy Ross, add another star…for $70 billion dollars
Puerto Rico pleads for a bailout to their debt crisis. [...]
Making small town America great again starts with you.
What makes America great has never left; we have just forgotten about it. [...]
Samsung phones are safe now? Liar, liar, pants on fire.
While Samsung says their phones are now safe, the multi-million-dollar company may have to work harder to regain consumer trust. [...]
Flint…North Carolina?
With toxins recently found in drinking water in Person County, NC, many residents are wondering whether government officials are telling the whole truth, or if this may be turning into a “Flint Michigan” catastrophe. [...]
The textbook case of highway robbery.
How the ever-growing cost of textbooks is impacting education in the United States and the scheme employed by book publishers to keep their pockets lined with cash. [...]
Roasted Turkey
While coups in Turkey may be common, the latest coup that occurred this year in Turkey appears to be ill-planned and is causing more problems than solutions. [...]
Airbnb faces a rising storm
Growing legislation surrounds short-term rentals such as Airbnb, which may make it more difficult for these businesses to stay in existence. [...]
Seconds to shoot leaves no time for monkey business.
Many are questioning the Cincinnati Zoo’s decision to shoot and kill an endangered gorilla to save the life of a small child fell into the gorilla exhibit. [...]
Three seconds to check a text… three seconds to cross the center line
While the problem of texting and driving continues to plague our country, law enforcement officials struggle to keep up with the ever-changing technology and enforce texting and driving laws. [...]
To Elect or Retention Elect, that is the question
The North Carolina Supreme Court is gearing up to rule how the term “elected” is defined within the state constitution, which will have implications on their own elections as justices [...]
Anonymous: The Masked Vigilante
The “hacker collective”, Anonymous, is known for promoting free speech and individual’s rights. Despite this reputation, their specific targets call into question their actual motives and protection of First Amendment rights. [...]
The NEW but old problem with the healthcare system
An open healthcare market, which allows for patients to compare prices, may be the solution for overcharging and overutilization by doctors. [...]
The Mass Shooting Manifest
It seems like almost every day a person is killed by a mass shooting in the United States. The truth is there have been many shootings in this country and the next one is impossible to predict. Some say that wherever there are guns there will be killings. A gun is just like a knife and just like a bomb: something that can be used to do something terrible. Most sites that present statistics on recent mass shootings either slant the information for or against gun rights. The problem is [...]
The complement of controversy: free speech
University “safe spaces” create a new conversation about free speech [...]