Opinion
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Tiger Trot: Annual 5k serves CF in many ways
Our View This Saturday morning, at 8 a.m. at Pfeiffer Park, many members of the high school and Cedar Falls community will turn up to...
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In evaluating teacher effectiveness, students should give the grade
Everyone is afraid the students are not making the grade, but how about a role reversal? Students should be able to evaluate their teachers. Why?...
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Is there a lesson in this for America? Hungarian voters endorse extremists after decades of dissatisfaction with two established parties
It seemed until now that in Hungary just like in the United States, Germany and England, there would be a big two-party system, but lately...
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Teaching Credentials: Decision at Dowling Catholic to resist hiring gay teacher raises questions for what makes effective teaching
Our View For those who often follow state-wide or national news, the two became one this past week when Dowling Catholic’s hiring policy fell under...
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Recent decision to ban book avoids deeper truths at its heart
By: Mikaela Mallin Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel, National Book Award Winner The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, speaks autobiographically of the...
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Trigger Happy Justice: Instead of following Utah’s firing squads, nation should adopt Iowa’s ban on death penalty
Our View In The United States Of America, 32 states out of the 50 have made capital punishment a legal sentence. But, out of those...
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Lamar’s ‘Butterfly’ soars into artistry
By: Ben Louviere As the 2015 year in music unfolds, one thing’s for sure: It’s an incredibly exciting time for hip-hop fans. Among the releases...
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Hip Hop Artists Rewrite Rules
By: Malcolm Musoni There was a time time when music release dates were standard. A couple of months prior, an album would be announced and...
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Our View: After the vicious ribbing at roast, Bieber points to brighter future
Our View Bieber Roast, the trending topic of this week has caught the eye of millions of viewers who were delighted to see no other...
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Feminism blowup on social media ignores golden lesson
Our View Clashing views over gender-inequality have recently sparked massive controversy here at Cedar Falls High School, turning into a firestorm of opinionated mayhem amongst...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a library… or a witness...
