Read Gaelan Gatz’s opposing column in support of hydraulic-fracturing here. Recently, there has been much controversy surrounding the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, where President Obama has threatened to veto a bill passed by...
Earlier this month in Paris, two Islamist extremists opened fire within the news organization Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Some members of the Islamic community perceived this...
Early last December, the Senate Intelligence Committee released the CIA Torture Report. According to Vox’s Dec. 11 article, “16 absolutely outrageous abuses detailed in the CIA torture report,” the techniques included waterboarding,...
When most Americans think of North Korea, we do not usually picture work camps or atrocious torture, or the state of poverty and impressment in which their people are living; rather, we think...
Anonymous recently struck again. After the horrific shooting in Paris in which terrorists attacked a controversial French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, Anonymous retaliated by attacking Twitter accounts of various terrorist organizations, according to an...
With the recent inclement weather resulting in both the closing and delays of academic days in the WCSD, there has been an increase in outside involvement in the announcement of cancelations of extracurricular activities...
Over the past several months, the WCSD Board of Education has sparked controversy as a result of their calamity days policy. And as if reducing our snow days from five days to two days...
Throughout my time as a student at WHS, and as a functioning member of society, I have noticed that swearing has become more of a norm rather than something that would cause your grandmother...
Gender equality has been an ongoing topic of debate within The Blade staff all year. Unsurprisingly, our original plan was met with debate. Not only were we asked to add more content...
Personal security and privacy on the internet has become a contentious issue in the national media. Seventy- five percent of The Wooster Blade Editorial Board believes that Apple’s recent announcement of increased encryption and...
