Ohio Train Derailment Spells Disaster for Local Environment, by Grace Turner

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The recent Ohio train derailment has caused a life and death situation.

On Friday February 3, 2023 tragedy hit the village of East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern Freight Train was carrying the dangerous chemical called vinyl chloride, which is flammable, without adequate protection around them, leading to a cloud of chemicals raining down on people and pets in the town, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. When the substances leaked from the damaged train cars, boiling liquid and gas started pouring down killing animals and causing people to get sick. Vinyl chloride is also a known carcinogen. 

OPINION - You Should Boycott Seaworld, by Rowan Sanderka

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Seaworld has been charged with many animal cruelty charges but are these claims true?

Seaworld claims, “Our care team consists of hundreds of professional animal behaviorists, aquarists, zoologists, veterinarians, and dieticians. What we have learned from caring for such a diverse set of animals over nearly 60 years is what informs the success of our mission, including rescue, rehabilitation, and return.” 

OPINION - Everyone Should Plant a Pine Tree, by Cristian Vigil

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        People should have at least one pine tree in their house or in their backyard. Having a pine tree is amazing, especially during the holidays because when it becomes that time of the year you can decorate your pine tree and have a really good and epic pine tree.

OPINION - Bugs Aren't Bad. By Will Matyjevich

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        Many people fear insects, but they never seem to realize how fascinating bugs can be. One example would be cockroaches, cockroaches are seen as invasive, disgusting creatures that crawl around and make weird clicking noises, but roaches in general can be really cool, because of how they eat waste and make it into organic material. Roaches are some of the reasons why our world isn't flooded with garbage.