The PolitiCall: the midterms and Missouri
Izzy Colón and Thomas Birmingham
November 4, 2018
Filed under Podcasts
On the first episode of The Kirkwood Call's new political podcast, The PolitiCall, Izzy Colón and Thomas Birmingham talk with government and politics teacher Lucas Ravenscraft about the upcoming midterm elections and their possible impacts on Missouri and national politics. ...
Issues: The Midterms and why they matter
Charlotte Heinrich and Thomas Birmingham
October 27, 2018
Filed under Politics
“This is the most important election in history.” According to Lucas Ravenscraft, AP United States Government and Politics teacher, this is one of those phrases that tends to get thrown around a lot, yet is hardly ever true. Why? Because according to Ravenscraft, to say that one election is more important than all the others diminishes the value of elections as a whole. Because every election is important, he said. On Nov...
American voters (or the lack thereof)
Thomas Birmingham, news-features writer
November 9, 2016
Dr. Colleen Rull, business teacher, loves politics. She loves talking about politics and being an active member in her community. She even served on the Wildwood City Council from 2012-2014. But she, along with a growing number of American citizens, have decided they will not partake in something ...
Why I’m not voting this year
Holden Foreman, web editor
September 15, 2016
Filed under Blogs, The Parsnip
*This blog is entirely satirical KHS students aged 18 and older (by election day) registered to vote during homeroom last Thursday, Sep. 8, as the November election season looms around the corner. Voting, they say, is like selecting the shiniest of two turds. But this year, it feels lik...
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