21 Feb 2017
Posted by etcetera 
With seemingly unrelenting attacks on the judicial branch of government — both courts and individual judges — President Donald Trump has set an ominous precedent for the next four years. His comments on court decisions and judges show a lack of respect that bodes of an administration that will...
Read more → 10 Feb 2017
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Less than a week after President Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and swore to honor and uphold the United States Constitution, he shook the country with more than a dozen executive orders of questionable constitutionality and repeatedly voiced contempt for the press, the First Amendment...
Read more → 08 Dec 2016
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For a man who’s vowed to unite Americans, President-elect Donald Trump seems to be trying his hardest to pit them against one another. A particularly vicious election cycle has left the country split right down the middle, and Trump’s current picks for his cabinet are only confirming the worst...
Read more → 09 Nov 2016
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On Oct. 22, the Los Angeles Times reported that thousands of veterans of the California National Guard were being forced to pay back thousands of dollars of enlistment bonuses erroneously awarded by the Pentagon over the last decade, many with interest charges. Following the rightful public outcry,...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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We recommend that the American people elect Hillary Clinton as the 45th president of the United States. This election cycle has been especially bizarre, and while some of the more outlandish behavior from Donald Trump has left us checking for the hidden cameras, the former secretary of state is the obvious...
Read more → 03 Oct 2016
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In a presidential race built on insults and sensationalism, American voters are rightly finding it difficult to trust their candidates. Recent allegations of hidden health problems by both major candidates are only complicating matters. In a job as bitterly stressful as president of the United...
Read more → 18 Sep 2016
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@TheEtCetera San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been drawing a lot of heat after he refused to stand for the national anthem at an Aug. 26 game to protest racial inequality. Despite threats, boycotts and accusations of disrespect, he maintains that he will not stand for the anthem...
Read more → 29 Aug 2016
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@TheEtCetera In the final months of one of the most controversy-laden presidential races in United States history, the average American is unfortunately becoming less and less motivated to vote. Amidst the litany of scandals and relentless mudslinging, many are finding it pointless to visit the polls,...
Read more → 04 May 2016
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While most of the 10 candidates seeking to fill three seats on the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees appear genuine in their desire to improve the district, we’ve chosen to endorse Richard Morgan (District 2) and Monica Lira Bravo (District 4) for their administrative goals...
Read more → 15 Apr 2016
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In 2014, we praised President Barack Obama’s series of executive actions amending his 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which allows undocumented immigrants who were brought into the country by their guardians to avoid deportation and find legal employment under strict criteria. The...
Read more → 02 Apr 2016
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Eastfield has made great strides in becoming a greener campus in the past few years. We’ve installed a wind turbine, introduced filling stations for water bottles and have an active Sustainability Team to help reduce waste around campus in addition to dozens of recycling bins. We have also...
Read more → 09 Mar 2016
Posted by etcetera
Donald Trump has stood center ring of the American media circus for decades, and his farcical bid for the 2016 presidential nomination has only left us searching for the hidden cameras. When he isn’t making vague threats disguised as vaguer promises to close the country to Muslims or force Mexico...
Read more → 29 Feb 2016
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The sudden passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who served as the conservative pillar of the Supreme Court for more than 30 years, has only widened the rift between the two sides of the American political spectrum. In a needless bid for power, the vocal right is up in arms about...
Read more → 12 Feb 2016
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A long-needed proposal for a six-month pilot program intended to reduce penalties for misdemeanors, including low-level marijuana possession, is finally making progress with the Dallas City Council almost 10 years after its introduction. The experimental “cite-and-release” program will allow...
Read more → 14 Dec 2015
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We are neither proud nor surprised to note that the abhorrent terrorist attacks carried out against Parisian civilians on Nov. 13 and the Dec. 2 mass shooting in San Bernardino have led to a resurgence in anti-Islam backlash. While we understand the fears of those who are calling for stricter immigration...
Read more → 17 Nov 2015
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With another election year coming around, many candidates are voicing their stances on everything from prisons to pistols in an effort to garner votes, but an alarming number of prospective voters are largely, if not entirely, basing their decisions in the polls on a presidential hopeful’s religious...
Read more → 12 Nov 2015
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Police brutality and racism are ongoing problems in our society that must be addressed in a timely and sensitive manner, but violence against police officers does not solve those issues and instead perpetuates a hideous cycle. No excuse exists for the murder of law enforcement officers performing...
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