More Than Just Gamesmanship
As the federal government shutdown has now reached the one-month mark we are coming to see all too clearly that real lives are being affected by each new day of the stalemate. Paychecks are not being issued to more than 800,000 federal employees, leaving many to wonder how they are going to pay their mortgages, […]
Change Can be Positive, but Remember Who You Are in Christ
Change. There are times in our lives where we are at our highest high and times where we can even be at our lowest low. Change. Living life with a constant struggle of what can be right and what can be wrong to do in our lives to make ourselves happy. Change. Don’t be afraid […]
Common Core Standards Another Educational Money Grab
Forty-one out of 50 states in America have adopted the common core national standard, which claims it will help prepare our students for college. But is this only preparing them to be talented standardized test takers? Copyright-free image from Google
The Double Standard in the Fight for Equality
Black Lives Matter, the Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Movement all have one common theme: liberation for blacks in America. However, black liberation always seems to be met with an exorbitant amount of opposition from the media, law enforcement and even the government. The same cannot be said for other movements. Copyright-free image […]
Behind the Scenes of Media Talk 2018
Did you know what really went on at the Media Talk with Gov. Mike Parson? If not, here is a little info about what really happened, as told from the personal perspective of one of the governor’s interviewers, Colin Baillie. Photos by Dani Jo Stevenson Interviewers Colin Baillie, left, and Ross Munroe, right, pose for […]
Feminism Through God’s Lens
The feminist movement presents the fight for equality and dignity for women as God intended, but modern society’s twist on feminism has created problems of its own and distorted the mutual responsibilities between men and women that the Lord initially intended. Photo and graphic by Stacy Rohan
Miraculous Motivation: Coming Back From the Dead
My story of routine turning to catastrophe, the way I came into this world was nothing short of a miracle, and getting my second chance has changed everything. Photo provided by Ben Randolph
Is Childhood ADHD Over-Diagnosed in the U.S.?
Children in the U.S. are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — or ADHD — more than ever in history. Is this the correct diagnosis or merely a way to conform to the schools’ newer stricter standards? Google copyright-free image
What is Your Why? Part 2
What’s your reason for waking up every day and doing what you do? What is your drive to be better at what you do? What is your purpose each day? These are the questions that inspire today’s blog, generated by media students at MBU, the second of two blogs on this topic. Photo illustration by […]
The Damage Done By A Broken Home
As a young child, seeing your parents split up never really hits you until you get older and you realize all the damage it has done to you, but as time goes along you learn to accept that you can’t fix a broken home. Photo by Ben Randolph — Graphic illustration by Austin Worrell The […]