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By Emily Tate, Managing Editor
I am Barb of Bill's Art Store. In May, the paper did an article about us closing. We planned to close at the end June since I had a buyer for our supplies who was opening a new art store.
"War is hell. But don't blame the warriors," he says, readjusting his cap that reads, "Vietnam Veteran."
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
April 29, exactly one year after Oklahoma's infamously botched execution of Clayton Lockett, the Supreme Court heard Glossip v. Gross, involving three Oklahomans on death row whose counsel argued the constitutionality of the drug cocktail used in lethal injections. Seven years ago, in Baze v. Rees, the Court held the three-drug combination did not constitute cruel or unusual punishment. However, as pharmaceuticals have become scarce, states' experimentation with drug combinations and apparent failure of the initial sedative to induce coma while the second and tertiary drugs stop the heart, have led to botched executions in several states, including Ohio. While the Court decides whether this specific method is cruel or unusual by the Eighth Amendment, there is no discussion of the constitutionality of capital punishment itself. This quagmire highlights, once again, that there is no right way to do a wrong thing.
Capital punishment in Ohio has been a hot topic for debate in recent months, particularly in regards to the methods of execution. Since 1999, Ohio has executed 53 men, the most recent being the controversial death of Dennis McGuire on January 14, 2014.
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Twice a week, I put on a very unflattering pair of black pants and make the short walk from Morris to MapleStreet Station. I grab an apron and swipe my ID to clock in, signaling the official start of a long three hours of work at First Stop.
When I tell my peers that I don't have any final exams I'm usually told, "Wow, you're so lucky," followed by the inevitable look. The look all art, education, English or journalism majors like myself know too well. The look that portrays how that person truly believes the work you do isn't equivalent to their own. The look that makes you question your major and the effort you put into your education day in and day out.
The United States has long been hailed as the land of the free, a land in which people can go to make their dreams come true. We boast of a higher quality of living, clean water and opportunity, but often neglect the inequality of the sexes that runs rampant in our streets.
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Cartoon by A.J. Newberry