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Style or opinions can evolve alongside a person, but should not be flaunted as a means to draw attention to the idea that someone has changed. 

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When criticism is forced into being praise, we lose both those guiding voices and the determination to do better, be better and find music that fits our sound.  

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Casual friendships are just as, if not more important than, close platonic relationships. These low-commitment interactions help the days go by, and add color and joy to our everyday lives.

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The Supreme Court, if possible, needs to reconsider its choice not to hear the case of Mckesson v. Doe. They must put a foot down and protect the First Amendment right to protest, especially for ...

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In ways that teenage me couldn’t have comprehended, I can now articulate why I felt and continue to feel disconnected from Jenny Han’s work as an Asian woman.

https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/04/23/the-summer-i-turned-white-identity-unveiled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-summer-i-turned-white-identity-unveiled

Constituents not speaking up for welfare programs that millions of Americans rely on not only allows the government to take actions to remove these programs but also signals that further actions ...

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America is currently at war with itself trying to claim that the labor undocumented workers provide shouldn’t be validated, despite its heavy reliance on that very labor becoming completely exp...

https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/04/19/our-nation-devalues-essential-immigrant-labor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-nation-devalues-essential-immigrant-labor

This year — given our current political climate that’s growing more polarized by the second, and given my festering fear of a second Trump term — it seems undeniably clear the impact third-...

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We have diluted the importance of voices to help guide us because almost anyone with an internet connection can share their own thoughts and opinions. It is harder to decide who to listen to when...

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Adaptogens can be helpful, but there’s a myriad of problems with the way that they’re being portrayed in pop culture.

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