On November 1, the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Board of Education announced that Magnet High School had found their new principal. The undoubtedly well-earned position went to Mrs. Mansfield-Smith, Magnet’s former teaching supervisor. While many students...

When people pick up a book to read for fun, often they want to escape the problems of their current lives for the more manageable problems of a character who will, surely,  save the day. However, authors need to be careful to not cause more problems for their readers....

Leo Tolstoy, a prolific Russian writer often considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time, once said that “Music is the shorthand of emotion.” People have many different reactions to music.  It can evoke sorrow, nostalgia,  happiness, or, in some cases, not...

English is a weird language. Any student who has had to memorize strange spelling anomalies or had to read aloud in class only to trip over a word with two different meanings and entirely different pronunciations can attest to this. For example, though they masquerade...

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Aimee hated Wednesdays. They were at the dead center of the week -- too far into the week to ride off her high from the weekend, but also too far from the end of the week to look forward to the next one.

Cyrus scurried next to her, arms wrapped...

Forget about Netflix and Hulu, Disney+ is the next big thing! Disney’s new ad-free streaming service, Disney+ (pronounced “Disney Plus”) has attracted many customers, mainly due to the company’s noteworthy shows and movies. In addition to Disney films, content offered...