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FTDO: S. L. Fuller

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2016August 15, 2019

May 5, 2016August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesBeing a graduating senior less than two weeks away from Commencement inflicts a certain mental conflict. I’m caught between having so many regrets over things I never got to do and things I wish were different, and knowing that everything turned out the way it was supposed to. As one......

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Much obliged, Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2016August 16, 2019

May 1, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Managing Editor It’s 10:12 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. This From the Desk of is due in less than two hours, and I’ve probably rewritten it six or seven times. Yet, no one would expect any less from me. Everyone knows I’ll get it done and meet......

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Editorial: ‘When it’s time to party, we will always party hard’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2016September 1, 2019

May 1, 2016September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesFREDFest hasn’t existed since Spring 2014. But if we, at The Leader, remember correctly, there was still quite a bit of celebrating going on in the village. We expect the same amount of celebration during this upcoming weekend. As Andrew W.K. sing/yells in his his song “Party Hard”: “Cos......

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Editorial: Take marijuana off Schedule I, please

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016September 2, 2019

April 22, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of these things is not like the others: heroin, marijuana, LSD, ecstasy. The date April 20, better known as 4/20, means different things to different people. But The Leader wanted to take this opportunity, on this particular date, to discuss the most talked about 4/20 correlation: cannabis. (By the......

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FTDO Kevin

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016August 15, 2019

April 22, 2016August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Being adopted has always been something that I love talking to people about. Having an adopted family is awesome! Having a biological family is awesome, too! As a child, I always wondered who my real parents were. I wondered if I had any brothers or sisters. When I was......

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Editorial: For the love of America, vote in the primary

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016September 2, 2019

April 17, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes All planners, agendas, calendars should have the date, April 19, circled, starred, highlighted. After all, it’s the day every good citizen, and Facebook news feed, has been waiting for: the New York Presidential Primary Election. Will it be Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton as the democratic presidential candidate? Could......

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FTDO Colin

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016August 16, 2019

April 17, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have tried to use my position at The Leader to avoid getting involved in politics or picking sides, but today I’d like to talk to you about somebody who I think is supremely qualified to be the next president of the United States: Donald J. Trump. Just kidding!......

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From the Desk of CARLY KNASZAK

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016August 16, 2019

April 7, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCARLY KNASZAK Reverb Co-Editor I was told recently that I do not fit any stereotype. If I was 16 years old you would’ve heard me say, “What are you talking about? I’m a rocker, emo and a punk.” Now, being 22 years old, you can see me wearing brightly......

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OpEd: Politics and War

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016September 2, 2019

April 7, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes JOSHUA ADKINS Special to The Leader Hearing the words “campaign,” “planning,” “deception,” “strategies” and “tactics” — the military is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Not this time. This time it is about politics. A “campaign” is a military term describing a series of operations calculated and......

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Editorial: The modern April Fools’ Day

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe origin of April Fools’ Day remains up to debate. Did it originate in England in 1700? Is it as ancient as the Roman Empire? Maybe it’s a French thing. But one thing is for certain: Humanity has had hundreds of years to practice, and perfect, the art of pranking.......

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FTDO: S. L. Fuller

Much obliged, Fredonia

Editorial: ‘When it’s time to party, we will always party hard’

Editorial: Take marijuana off Schedule I, please

FTDO Kevin

Editorial: For the love of America, vote in the primary

FTDO Colin

From the Desk of CARLY KNASZAK

OpEd: Politics and War

Editorial: The modern April Fools’ Day