by Alice Gardner, J1 Writer
In the new magazine “Columnist Anonymous” (which I just created in my head), babysitting is one of the top 100 most dangerous jobs in the world. Why?
Reason one: young children are scary. Imagine being screamed at by someone who reaches your knee, with a contorted face that spells “WHERE’S MY MOMMY!!!” [...]

by Annabella Barnett, J1 Writer
I am a fly on the wall.  Literally.  Looking around, I see giant non-fly-looking creatures.  They stuff a hole in their heads with the food I just laid my eggs on.  Good luck my baby maggots.
Around here is good livin’ for a fly like me.  It’s small, crowded, and sweaty.  There [...]

by Raven Duda, J1 Writer
The pilgrims came to America for religious freedom. They wanted a society where they weren’t treated unfairly because of what they believed. America remains religiously free today… mostly. Our government is supposed to have separation of church and state. The belief that homosexuality is a sin is a Christian belief. And [...]

by Sarah Gray, J1 Writer
Roundups are destroying the wild horse population. Many horses are being sent to slaughterhouses. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has destroyed areas where these beautiful animals can live freely.
The BLM is rounding wild horses up for slaughtering and auctioning off.  This needs to stop. Land needs to be set aside [...]

by Allison Light, J1 Writer
Move on over, Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press was pretty cool, but now the literary world is abuzz with the latest innovation for book-lovers everywhere: the e-book!
Not everyone is embracing this new newfangled device, however. The opposition clings to paper books, saying that there is something about sturdiness, the way their [...]