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Investigating Portlands Rough Roads
“Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all” The Beatles wrote this song about potholes in the 1960s, but there are still problems going on today in Portland, Maine. As an SMCC student who commutes to and from campus, it is common to run into… Read more
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How Talking Politics Became so Hostile (Opinion)
A week ago, I had the privilege of talking to a few SMCC students about whether they do or do not like talking about politics and for the most part I got the same answer, “it depends.” Andrew Gelinas made the good point that, “it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to talk to someone you… Read more
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Portland: one of the hardest working cities
Maine and New Englanders, in general, have great pride in our sturdy work ethic and grit. Now that work ethic and grit have been recognized. In a list of the hardest-working cities in the country published by wallethub.com (website for personal finance), Portland, Maine, was named just barely out of the top 25%. Our city… Read more
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Opinion: Debunking Horseshoe Theory
What is horseshoe theory? It’s a simple concept that tells us that if you go far enough left or right on the political spectrum you always end up at the same place. Authoritarianism and fascism. It comes from the assumption that both sides deploy nationalistic, populist, or authoritarian methods in order to achieve their goals.… Read more
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Why Does Talking Politics Suck? (Audio Interviews with SMCC Students)
Interviewing students about whether they do or do not enjoy talking politics. What they believe they can do to make the conversation more palatable and what they believe the consequences are for not talking about important subjects. Read more
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Birthright Citizenship in Trouble
Recently the Supreme Court held an oral hearing on April 1. Donald Trump attended this oral hearing to support his executive order to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. The 14th Amendment of the constitution was written in 1868 and guaranteed citizenship to anyone born within the boundaries of the United States. This… Read more
