Category: Opinion

Think fast: Who do you think struggles the most with body image, women or men? Given how much it’s talked about, the answer that came to your head was most likely women, even if in reality, both women and men struggle with body image issues equally.  Due to the stereotypical idea that struggles related to body image and self-esteem are […]

Editor’s Note: This article does not necessarily reflect the author’s personal opinion. This is the second of two opinion articles about the United States’ foreign policy regarding Syria. According to President Trump, “signing letters to parents of soldiers that have been killed” is his most difficult duty as president.  With that heartbreaking statement on Oct. 9, President Trump explained why […]

This is the second part of Couch’s Corner published Oct. 22.  “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth,” 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 says.  The saying, “the […]

In the middle of a murder trial on Oct. 2, Brandt Jean embraced the woman who killed his brother.  According to an article from ABC News, in 2018 Amber Guyger entered what she thought was her apartment and found Botham Jean. Guyger thought he had invaded her home and fatally shot him.  Guyger, an off-duty police officer at the time, […]

States’ foreign policy regarding Syria. The second opinion article will run next issue. Every country has an identity. History, culture and perspective create a set of needs and desires that make a country unique, defining its place on the world stage. Sweden’s historical background gives it an inherently different view of the world to Japan’s. Bolivia’s views of government come […]

The minds of youth are precious and pure. Parents and every sort of group hopes to keep them that way as long as possible, leading to censorship in schools — specifically regarding banned books. Certain books in schools face bans due to religious groups or overly-concerned parents and other parties. The list of challenged books includes “Their Eyes Were Watching […]

A photograph of Ellen Degeneres and President George W. Bush caused an internet uproar. When Ellen Degeneres addressed the internet storm, she explained that she and Bush were friends, though they disagree with each other on issues like politics.  “When I say be kind to one another, I don’t mean only the people that think the same way that you […]

Speaking before the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit, 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg delivered an impassioned chastisement to world leaders for their negligence and inaction concerning climate change. Her viral speech, viewed over 4 million times on YouTube, put Thunberg directly into the international spotlight on this issue and led to her being criticized by numerous people on the […]

“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you” (John 15:19). How should Christians approach working in a secular environment? Having a strong relationship with the Lord will have ripple effects that impact earthly […]

Cancer.  Lung disease. Stroke. COPD. Cigarettes kill. Vaping kills too. At the time this article was published, the New York Times reported a total of 29 vaping-related deaths. According to The New York Times, the principal deputy director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Anne Schuchat, commented at a news briefing that the vaping-related illnesses are life-threatening and a […]

Have you ever wondered where your clothing comes from? Maybe you’ve glanced at the tag on your favorite T-shirt and thought about how the shirt is probably more well-travelled than you. By plane, train, boat or car, the T-shirt has crossed oceans and maybe continents to cover your body. Even if that thought never occurred to you, you probably at […]

What kind of parent are you if you don’t want the best for your children?  I’m pretty sure this is the question that pounded in Felicity Huffman’s mind when she involved herself in what many have called one of the biggest college scandals to the date.  However, using bribery to get your children into college is not only a toxic […]

The days of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are over — or are they? Officially, NAFTA has met its end, and a newly-signed trade agreement is waiting for ratification in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was supposedly negotiated to allow for a better trade agreement between the North American countries. The new agreement, […]