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The end of an era

The end of an era

Ahmed Ahmed
May 25, 2022
All good things must come to an end.
Beware the Blame America Firsters

Beware the Blame America Firsters

Ahmed Ahmed
May 6, 2022
On the far-right and far-left, fiction triumphs facts on Russia.
Trumps GOP critics are not your friends

Trump’s GOP critics are not your friends

Ahmed Ahmed
March 21, 2022
If you think Trump is the only threat to the republic, I have some real estate in Birmingham to sell you.
Trustees responses to student violence will be covered in a Thursday meeting. The thousands of violent incidents reported this school year have caused concern among some policymakers. Photo Credit: CCSD

Wave of school violence prompts response from board of trustees

Ahmed Ahmed and Tishie Nyitray
March 7, 2022
A March 10 board meeting will center around potential solutions to the campus incidents.
Why debate matters

Why debate matters

Ahmed Ahmed
February 20, 2022
I love debate more than anything. And I’ll continue to love it for decades after my last match.
Gov. Steve Sisolak lifts Nevada state mask mandate. Art Credit

BREAKING: Mask Mandate Lifted in CCSD

Ahmed Ahmed and Tishie Nyitray
February 10, 2022
The mandate has been a subject of intense controversy in the district.
Progressives declare war on Biden’s push for opening schools

Progressives declare war on Biden’s push for opening schools

Ahmed Ahmed
February 1, 2022
Closing down schools has drawbacks advocates don’t consider.
Students face five-day-weekend in lieu of COVID-19 shortages

Students face five-day-weekend in lieu of COVID-19 shortages

Ahmed Ahmed
January 13, 2022
The changing of the schedule for the new year was made in response to a severe staff shortage.
Make Kamala Harris cool again

Make Kamala Harris cool again

Ahmed Ahmed
December 3, 2021
The new wave of soft-on-crime progressivism hurts the communities it tries to protect.
4-day weekend ensues in honor of Veterans Day

4-day weekend ensues in honor of Veterans Day

Ahmed Ahmed
November 10, 2021
The holiday marks the first consecutive four days of no school since the beginning of the year.
Supreme Court of the United States ends marriage discrimination - Obergefell vs Hodges

The ghosts of the gay marriage debate

Ahmed Ahmed
November 5, 2021
Gay marriage used to be so politically toxic that Democrats ran away from it, but the policy is now wildly popular with Americans.

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