November 4, 2017
Lucas Elgin, Cactus Writer
November 4, 2017
Filed under News & Events, Politics
We leave a record-breaking October; despite early troubles, this has been the first time in a decade that October hasn’t had a school shooting. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything’s fixed now, and as such we...
Ben Smith, Cactus Writer
October 5, 2017
Filed under Local News, News & Events, Politics
On August 25, 2017, President Donald Trump held a press release where he announced that he would be pardoning Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio was charged with criminal contempt after failing to comply with Federal...
Leah Cirks, Cactus Writer
October 5, 2017
Filed under Local News, News & Events, Politics
800,000 undocumented immigrant youth are uncertain of their future due to the Trump repeal on DACA.
As of Sept. 5, 2017, President Donald Trump called for a repeal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program....
Nick Feldman, Cactus Writer
October 5, 2017
Filed under Editorial & Opinion, Politics
Marijuana can be an incendiary topic for some (no pun intended), although many people are starting to rapidly change their opinions on its use. Marijuana is federally illegal; however, Arizona is one of 29 states (30, if you count...
Michaela Korges, Cactus Writer
October 5, 2017
Filed under Editorial & Opinion, Politics
Just when free speech reaches a beautiful anarchy, censorship rears its ugly head and tries to introduce order into the mix.
Even in the land of the free we occasionally decide that some speech should not be legally protected....
Miranda Martinez, Cactus Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Editorial & Opinion, Politics
As far as Planned Parenthood is concerned, I'm pro-life. I'm totally against abortion, having to do with Planned Parenthood. But millions and millions of women -- cervical cancer, breast cancer -- are helped by Planned Parenthood....
Kamille Ritchie, Cactus Editor
March 22, 2017
Filed under Editorial & Opinion, Politics
More unsettling news drifts from the Trump administration. It seems the nation can’t go a week without hearing something questionable our President has done. The weekend of President’s day, I heard some troubling news on my...
Miranda Martinez, Cactus Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Culture Connection, Editorial & Opinion, Politics
Water protectors at Standing Rock, who have fought construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, were surrounded by militarized police forces. They faced an evacuation order that the state of North Dakota and Army Corps of Engineers...
Miranda Martinez, Cactus Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Editorial & Opinion, News & Events, Politics
President Trump’s ban on immigration of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries ran into, at least, a temporary roadblock the night of January 28th. A U.S. District judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay, sought by...
February 13, 2017
Miranda Martinez, Cactus Writer
February 13, 2017
Filed under News & Events, Politics
With the dismantling of Obamacare many benefits for both children, teens, adults and even mothers’ and infants are being cut. Hundreds of people are going to be losing benefits such as doctor visits and affordable medication....
