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Kirsten Spears
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Approach disagreements in a civil way
April 1, 2013
As the United States Supreme Court convened March 27 to decide the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act, millions of Americans also decided to throw their weight into the ring. Facebook feeds have been turned into a brutal battleground over this hot b...Read More 1 388 views
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Prescribing addiction one dose at a time
March 12, 2013
An estimated 62,782,808 million Americans struggle with addiction to prescription drugs everyday. That’s an estimated 20 percent according to www.medlineplus.org, the government sponsored website Medline Plus. Prescription drug abuse is any use o...Read More 0 202 views
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Learn to debate without religious views
February 26, 2013
BYU-Idaho is a great university with more than a few worthwhile classes. We are privileged with many professors that are passionate about their field and what they are teaching. However, I believe there are also classes that fall short of their true ...Read More 2 179 views
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“Les Miserables” a lesson for humanity
January 17, 2013
I, among thousands of other committed movie-musical devotees, raced my way to the movie theater to see the highly anticipated “Les Miserables.” To prepare and familiarize myself with the plot and characters I began reading the vast tome that is V...Read More 3 470 views
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Crossroads and Freshens incurred “critical” violations
December 6, 2012
The Crossroads and Freshens both incurred “critical” violations during their health inspections Nov. 29 due to food temperatures that were not up to code. The manual inspection lasted six hours Thursday. The official report states that the Crossr...Read More 1 601 views
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Electoral College does not reflect popular vote
November 15, 2012
President Barack Obama received 50 percent and Gov. Mitt Romney received 48 percent of the popular vote in this year’s presidential election. Of the electoral votes, 62 percent went to Obama while 38 percent went to Romney. At one point on Tuesda...Read More 0 251 views
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Idaho Supreme Court coming to campus
November 6, 2012
The Idaho Supreme Court will hear two cases one at 10 a.m. and one at 11:10 a.m. at BYU-Idaho, Nov. 8. It last visited BYU-I in 2008 for educational purposes. “They want to make contact with different parts of the state, to make people familiar wit...Read More 0 175 views
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Protesting is how we raise our voices
October 11, 2012
Lately in the news there have been many examples of people in other countries publicly protesting things they oppose. In Spain, the prices of goods have sky-rocketed; the price of essential goods has risen by 43 percent. The price of bread has double...Read More 0 201 views
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Society sacrificing morality for success
October 1, 2012
The best man always used to be the winner, but now that many winners are cheaters, how we define success needs to change. The New York Times reported recently that 24 horses die each week at the nation’s state-regulated racetracks due in part to ov...Read More 0 539 views
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University Store promotes new products
September 22, 2012
The University Store held an event on Thursday to promote their new cosmetics line, Boots by giving out free makeovers to students. Boots is a brand of makeup that is made and was first launched in the United Kingdom. It is marketed as a high quality...Read More 0 171 views
