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The Murray State News

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

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Our View: Senate GOP interrogates SCOTUS nominee

March 31, 2022

As Americans, we expect leaders to be put in positions of power that will benefit us to the fullest extent. Supreme Court Justices are no exception. Supreme...

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Our View: Student voices are easily hushed

February 3, 2022

Student journalism is a key step for those on the journalism path. However, student journalists have found their voices are not always seen as equal to...

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Our View: Anxiety over climate change grows, governments refuse to act

September 22, 2021

Editorial Opinion Climate change was an “inconvenient truth” 15 years ago. It’s still inconvenient. Politicians fail to give it the attention...

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Informing Students of Exposure

September 15, 2021

We’ve been living with the COVID-19 virus for over a year now, so most of us are experts in dealing with exposure and keeping each other safe. Despite...

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Gabe’s Take: Inclusive Language

September 10, 2021

Within the last decade, there has been a skyrocket of talk of inclusive language. When I was growing up, it was taboo to talk about being in the LGBTQ+...

The News Reviews: The Power in Solar Power

The News Reviews: The Power in ‘Solar Power’

September 2, 2021

In a year full of surprise releases from artists of all kinds, Lorde has added to the already powerful year of music with her newest album, “Solar Power”. Many...

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Help the Afghan People

September 2, 2021

On Aug. 14, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that he intended to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The day after, the Taliban successfully took Kabul,...

Mask mandates serve to protect

Mask mandates serve to protect

August 28, 2021

When Gov. Andy Beshear lifted the mask mandates in June, Kentuckians everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. They could finally return to their everyday...

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

Opinion: Open Records Act under attack.

April 8, 2021

The free speech of Kentuckians is under attack and here is why you should care. On March 25, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Kentucky...

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Snow Days are Snow More?

February 22, 2021

Everyone remembers the novelty of a “snow day.” Waking up to a blanket of white snow on the ground, only for you to realize you got the day off of...

Beshear is Kentuckys dad and were okay with that

Beshear is Kentucky’s dad and we’re okay with that

March 26, 2020

Gov. Andy Beshear has earned national renown and praise for his handling of COVID-19 in his state. For the past couple of months, the novel coronavirus...

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,...

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