Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Counts

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Counts

by Madeleine Hubbard   Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy related to his alleged role in hush money payments to two women. Trump, the first former president to ever face criminal...
Finland Officially Becomes 31st NATO Member

Finland Officially Becomes 31st NATO Member

by Micaela Burrow   Finland officially became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance Tuesday, an event brought on by the shock of Russia’s aggression in eastern Europe, according to Reuters. Finland and Sweden reversed a decades-long nonalignment policy...
Gov. Youngkin Proposes Amendments to 78 Bills

Gov. Youngkin Proposes Amendments to 78 Bills

by Madison Hirneisen   Virginia lawmakers will return to Richmond next week to consider Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments and recommendations to 78 bills sent to his desk during the legislative session. Last week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed more than 700...
Census Numbers Show Georgia’s Population Increased

Census Numbers Show Georgia’s Population Increased

by T.A. DeFeo   Two Georgia counties are among the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Between 2021 and 2022, Dawson and Lumpkin counties ranked among the top five counties with at least 20,000 residents with the largest annual percent growth. Between July 1,...
Commentary: The Institutionalized Minds of Most Americans

Commentary: The Institutionalized Minds of Most Americans

by Kevin Portteus   I must have seen “The Shawshank Redemption” at least a hundred times. It was an ubiquitous staple of college life in the late 1990s, like “Friends” or The Dave Matthews Band. It’s the story of a young banker, Andy Dufresene (Tim Robbins), who...