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Pfizer vaccine vials sit atop a table at Oxford Rx, a newly opened pharmacy in the town of Oxford.

Mandate vaccines, not masks

Hayden Walker September 9, 2021

This editorial was originally published in Volume 41, Issue 1 of The Charger. With the current resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the country after a summer of relative normalcy, it’s clear that...

Trump succeeds in historic State of the Union address

Trump succeeds in historic State of the Union address

Grant Daniels, Staff Writer January 31, 2018

Last night, President Trump gave a powerful, historic speech in his first official State of the Union address. He deservingly went back to look at his many accomplishments in just a year and he also recognized...

Column: Trumps executive order Protecting the Nation may have the opposite effect

Column: Trump’s executive order “Protecting the Nation” may have the opposite effect

Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor February 7, 2017

Over the past few weeks after President Trump’s inauguration, he has passed seven executive orders. The most controversial order perhaps being “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into...

Column: Betsy DeVos knows very little about department she will preside over

Column: Betsy DeVos knows very little about department she will preside over

Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor January 25, 2017

She was never a teacher, nor in anyway affiliated with the public school system. She was just the opposite, calling the public school system a “dead end.” Betsy DeVos and her family have donated millions...

Obama says what US needs to hear during Farewell Address

Obama says what US needs to hear during Farewell Address

Klaire Holmes, Staff writer January 17, 2017

President Barack Obama gave his final speech at McCormick Hall in Chicago, Illinois which should serve as a wake up call to every citizen in America. He tackled issues such as immigration, race relations,...

Column: Trump cant take right to burn American flag

Column: Trump can’t take right to burn American flag

Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor December 2, 2016

On Tuesday Nov. 29, President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”...

Column: The youth of America will face problems with social security benefits

Column: The youth of America will face problems with social security benefits

Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor November 18, 2016

When I retire, I want to be able to kick back, relax and enjoy my time doing whatever I wish with my days. Of all things, I don’t want to have to worry about how I will be able to support myself at that...

Column: Actions speak louder than words

Column: Actions speak louder than words

Grant Daniels, Staff Writer October 20, 2016

Drama has unfolded in the presidential race after an eleven year old tape was released that contained troubling comments in which Republican nominee Donald Trump said demeaning things about women. While...

Column: Trumps comments are nothing new

Column: Trump’s comments are nothing new

Emma Scott, News Editor October 12, 2016

On Friday evening, a tape was released by the Washington Post containing audio of the Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump making lewd comments about women in 2005. Since the release of...

COLUMN: Canceling concerts might not be best answer

COLUMN: Canceling concerts might not be best answer

Carter Diggs, Staff Writer May 2, 2016

Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, and many other well-respected musicians all over the country have cancelled concert dates in both North Carolina and Mississippi.   The reason?  The ever-so-talked-about...

Primary elections tear through state

Primary elections tear through state

Davis McCool March 8, 2016

The political fever has finally reached the deep south, and that means it is time to cast votes for political party nominees. This election has been caked by anti-establishment vs. establishment battles...

COLUMN: Social security needs change

COLUMN: Social security needs change

Drake Logan, Opinions Editor February 24, 2016

Prior to the Great Depression, the United States was not a welfare state. A welfare state is defined as a state that can and will provide for the basic necessities of survival for its people regardless...

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