Articles by Riley Turner


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National Park Service Rangers Layoffs Raise Concerns about the Future of Our National Parks

This past week alone over 1,000 park rangers were fired from their jobs all across the country due to severe budget cutes. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) implemented under the Trump administration was established to limit spending in areas deemed excessive to promote government efficiency and productivity. According to new online trackers on the…

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The Tradition & Prediction Behind the Nation’s Most Famous Weatherman — Punxsutawney Phil

Sunday, February 2nd, marked the 139th annual celebration of Groundhog Day. Thishistoric tradition that is used to predict the weather by observing a groundhog’s shadow, hasGermanic roots linked to the Christian holiday of Candlemas Day. In Germany, badgers wereobserved to predict the weather, but upon immigration to the United States, groundhogs beganbeing used instead of…

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Trump’s Triumph

On November 5th, 2024, Donald Trump was declared the 47th president of the United Statesagainst Kamala Harris after winning all seven swing states for a total of 312 electoral collegevotes compared to Harris’ 216. This landslide victory is historic in many more ways than one.Not only is he now the oldest president to be elected,…