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Minimum wage value is plummeting

Minimum wage value is plummeting

March 11, 2020

One of the main reasons the minimum wage is failing to be a successful, living wage is that it has not been adjusted for inflation. In other words,...

Minimum wage is the new living wage

Minimum wage is the new living wage

March 5, 2020

As the minimum-wage-earning community grows and diversifies, it also takes on a new banner: the living wage. A living wage, as defined by the Merriam-Webster...

Finding a needle in a gun-stack

Finding a needle in a gun-stack

April 6, 2018

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Our reliance on the sciences is undisputed. From Galileo Galilei...

Obama taps emotion, debates policy

February 13, 2013

President Barack Obama spoke to Congress in the first State of the Union address of his second presidential term Tuesday night. With Congress in a continuous...

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Businesses struggle in economy

October 14, 2011

Haley Russell Assistant News Editor Many of America’s businesses have been facing financial difficulties because of the recession; however, this...

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