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Fighting media bias requires that we educate ourselves

Opinion

Matt Firpo Contributor The news, which was confined to radio and television broadcasts several decades ago, now inhabits our social feeds and notifications on our phones.                 The jump-start of technology in the 21st century goes hand-in-hand with the rapid evolution of journalism, creating an information overload that confronts the average citizen with a single issue. The growing ocean of news sources seems to drown out any coherency to be found in a whirlpool of biased, twisted statements that all seem to draw…

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Will Roy Moore win with morality?

Opinion

  Pradyot Sharma Staff Writer The unusual combination of President Donald Trump backing an establishment candidate did not pan out as former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore emerged victorious in the Republican primary for the Alabama Senate seat. Moore defeated incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, who had been appointed to replace Jeff Sessions earlier this year and was endorsed by both Trump and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. In an election that mirrored the presidential race involving two highly unfavorable candidates, the ultimate victor boasts a resume that includes being removed…

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Roy Moore vs. Luther Strange: pick your poison

Opinion

  Scott Shelton Contributor Luther Strange and Roy Moore are the most controversial candidates in this U.S. Senate election, but I believe Alabama should vote for Roy Moore, the lesser of the two evils. Moore led all Republican candidates with 39 percent of the vote. Luther Strange, despite receiving endorsements from President Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, came in second with 33 percent of the vote—enough to advance to the runoff. Both candidates have had their fair shares of legal troubles, so how will Republicans in Alabama decide between the…

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