Unexpected Backlash On February 4, 2025, not one, but two Facebook posts were made about my article, “Students Should Have a Say on Board Policies.” This article discussed the ramifications of students...

You hear a distant train rumble. Ashen veils of clouds have been brewing all day, finally deciding to release their thrust of rain during the evening. The wind has picked up, but the sound of the storm...

History The Bill of Rights was not initially in the Constitution, but Anti-Federalists thought that more individual rights needed to be stated so that way they could not be taken away. Before America...

If the newspaper was a class, would you take it? I know I wouldn’t. I just got started writing for the newspaper and I love writing pieces. When I am writing an article, the words just naturally...

What do people in Mentor, Ohio think about political ads? How could political ads improve their effectiveness? To answer these questions, we created a survey to determine how teenagers and adults felt...

As the nation grapples with changing immigration policies, one executive order by President Donald Trump is stirring deep constitutional and ethical concerns. The Fourteenth Amendment states that all those...

What is Google? Google is an IT corporation with many different features. Google functions as a search engine and messaging center, while also providing services like cloud computing and other computer...

The Rule of 72 is a mathematical formula that almost seems unbelievable. When investing, if you divide 72 by your average annual interest percentage, this gives you the number of years it will take...

The crushing blows of biting waves against towering monsters of ice. The harsh chills of a wintry Nordic landscape clash with the piercingly quiet nature of this setting. Dark and polar, the meritorious...

On February 7th, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Tim Hamman announced his retirement from his role in Mentor Public Schools. This announcement comes after eight years in the position of Assistant Superintendent,...

Three years of war—three years of sorrow, pain, despair, and hope that it will all end soon. In these three years, everything has changed: Ukrainian lands, the Ukrainian people, their way of thinking,...

For everyone currently at the high school, you've likely noticed that on your high school transcript you receive two grades in each class you take, one from the first semester and the other from the second....