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SUNY Fredonia alumna among thousands trapped in Peru

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 25, 2020March 26, 2020

March 25, 2020March 26, 2020

James Mead Web Editor [12:55 p.m. March 24, 2020] In the midst of a national state of emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19, one Fredonia alumna, Bailey Bass, has become stranded in Cusco, Peru. Bass, Class of 2018, entered the country with a friend, Mariana Hand, on March 9.......

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What you need to know from last week’s Democratic debate

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 23, 2019October 21, 2019

October 23, 2019October 21, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor 1. Warren takes the hot seat Elizabeth Warren came under fire from both Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttegeig about her unwillingness to admit whether or not her idea for Medicare for All would raise taxes on the middle class. Warren repeated several times that “costs will......

Sports

The evolution of legal sports gambling

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019August 31, 2019

March 27, 2019August 31, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader People love gambling. The thrill of risking everything for a chance to make huge sums of money excites and invigorates people everywhere, and sports fans are no exception. Whether it’s millions of dollars won and lost at the Kentucky Derby to your......

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Dirty deed duty

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 20, 2019August 25, 2019

March 20, 2019August 25, 2019

HOPE WINTER Special to The Leader A fishy smell has taken over Washington, as the situation with President Donald Trump’s hired hush-money man, Michael Cohen, has stepped forward tainting Trump’s image. “I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds,” Cohen said, when coming forward about......

Sports

USWNT fails to impress fans in SheBelieves Cup

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2019April 9, 2019

March 6, 2019April 9, 2019

VICTORIA BARNES Copy Editor The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) hosted its fourth annual SheBelieves Cup, an international soccer tournament, that encourages women and girls to achieve their dreams. The U.S., Japan, England and Brazil competed in the tournament. Each team received three points if they won......

Opinion

Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019August 30, 2019

February 8, 2019August 30, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist Make no mistake: former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, may say he is considering running on an Independent presidential ticket in 2020, but he will really be running as a “fiscally-responsible” liberal. The idea of a Schultz independent campaign has Democrats nervous that they......

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Unmasking Halloween’s peculiar past

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018August 25, 2019

October 31, 2018August 25, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Halloween: when little kids go out dressed creepy or cool . . . and adults usually dress up as something clever, or inappropriate. Nothing in between. Americans spend billions on candy, decorations and costumes. Classic horror movies are all over the TV. But the holiday......

Opinion

The scariest thing about 2018 is how dangerous it is to be a journalist

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018September 2, 2019

October 31, 2018September 2, 2019

Forty-five. Forty-five men and women committed to shedding a light into the world’s darkest corners have been killed this year. They were journalists who devoted themselves to assignments that they knew would put them in harm’s way. They were journalists who were murdered for uncovering controversial and extraordinary truths. This......

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Saudi-American journalist killed in Turkey, the world reacts

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 16, 2019

October 24, 2018August 16, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor It seems that these days, there is a hand around the throat of the free press. In a graphic series of events over the past couple weeks, this has been found to be all too real. On Oct. 2, Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, was......

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Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

October 3, 2018August 25, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald......

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SUNY Fredonia alumna among thousands trapped in Peru

What you need to know from last week’s Democratic debate

The evolution of legal sports gambling

Dirty deed duty

USWNT fails to impress fans in SheBelieves Cup

Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

Unmasking Halloween’s peculiar past

The scariest thing about 2018 is how dangerous it is to be a journalist

Saudi-American journalist killed in Turkey, the world reacts

Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements