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U.S., Israel launch strike against Iran in ‘Operation Epic Fury’

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlex Bucknam   Managing Editor   President Trump is briefed on Operation Epic Fury. Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States, alongside Israel, launched a major military strike against Iran. The ongoing operation was nicknamed Operation Epic Fury.   The attacks marked one of the most significant escalations between the two countries in......
Opinion

 Kansas invalidates licenses in blatant discrimination

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesJasper Bateman DEI Chair   Graphic by CONNIE KLINGER|Special to The Leader On Thursday, Feb. 26, thousands of transgender folks received a letter in the mail from the Kansas State Department of Revenue invalidating their license because it does not match their assigned gender at birth.   This is discrimination at face value, and many of the recipients......
Opinion

A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo via Pixabay.com On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 3706 into law. On July 29 of that year, Representative Katie Hall (D-IN) introduced that bill in order to recognize the third Monday in January “as a day of prayer......
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Looking back: Sit-in for Palestine

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Reading Time: 4 minutesABBIE MILLER  Editor in Chief  DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor On May 9, a group of SUNY Fredonia students organized a sit-in with the goal of supporting Palestinians impacted by the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., students sat outside University Commons......

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