2020 Presidential candidates
Grace Mennerick, artist
February 4, 2019
As the 2020 presidential campaign heats up, more and more politicians are joining in on the race. On the Republican side so far, only Donald Trump has announced his bid for reelection. But the number of Democrats who have declared they are running is steadily increasing. This includes Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), ...
How well do you know the Trump administration?
Thomas Birmingham, in-depth editor
March 8, 2018
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Executive actions
Abigail Imiolek, news-features writer
February 16, 2017
Jan. 20, 2017 During Trump’s first day as president, he signed an executive order to minimize “the economic burden of the patient protection and affordable care act pending repeal,” according to CNN. The purpose of the order was to try to star...
Should one rapper really have all that power?
Holden Foreman, web editor
November 30, 2016
Zachary Taylor, Herbert Hoover, William Taft, Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower did it. Donald Trump is trying to do it right now. But, does Kanye West, 39-year-old recording artist and entrepreneur, have what it takes to run for and become President of the United States with no previous political...
Sugar, spice and trying to make nice
Katie Woodruff, senior copy editor
November 10, 2016
With all the debate over this year’s major candidates, TKC wants to make the election a little bit sweeter with this recipe for Republican and Democratic cookies from Taste of Home. Ingredients Dough: 1 cup of softened butter 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar 1 egg ...
A tribute to President Obama
Anna-Claire Kilcoyne, features writer
November 8, 2016
15 things you probably didn't know about Barack Obama His high school nickname was O’Bomber because of his basketball skills. His father died in a car crash in 1982 and his mother died of ovarian cancer in 1995. While on the campaign trail, he refuses to watch CNN like his competitors and ...
What would you do if you were president?
Abby Geisz and Katie Judd
November 7, 2016
Flying across the nation just to get Pi pizza, meeting any celebrity you can dream of and having a private chef to make any dish imaginable. These are just a few of the perks the president of the United States receives. So what would you do if you were president? TKC went around the school asking just...
Call Ed: Endorsing a future with promise
November 7, 2016
“Well, at least she’s not Trump.” Those were the first sentences spoken in each of our editorial discussions on this topic, as if he was some sort of boogeyman whose very name alone should elicit discomfort. What would normally be a ridiculous reason to choose a presidential candidate — the simpl...
It’s time to stump the Trump
Alexa Kannenberg, web managing editor
March 10, 2016
Dear anyone planning to vote for Donald Trump in the Missouri open primary on March 15, Let me start off by saying that I tend to lean right on most economic issues and some social issues, but by no means would I refer to myself as a "right-wingin', bitter-clingin', proud clinger of our guns, our God, and ...
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