Feeling Lucky
Grace Cruikshank, Backpage Editor
March 22, 2019
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Around St. Patrick’s Day we hear “Luck of the Irish” a lot. There is no real proof that Irish people are lucky. In fact, historically, they have proven to be pretty unlucky (think, potato famine). However, lucky charms and superstitions can give people confidence in a positive outcome. And if you are being optimistic and feeling confident, then it is likely that you will have a positive outcome. So maybe lucky charms and superstitions actually work.
Symbolism of Border Walls Through History
Isabella Bennett, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2019
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Many people are likely tired of hearing about Trump’s border wall and all news related to it. However, the concept of putting a barrier along a length of a country’s border is not a new idea. Leaders for millennia have erected walls with the intent of keeping people out. Whether or not it is the most effective method of fortifying a boundary is up for debate, but walls send a strong message to citizens and outsiders alike.
Know It All
Grace Cruickshank, Backpage Editor
February 27, 2019
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Minnesota What city was originally called Pig’s Eye? How much shoreline does Minnesota have? On what Minnesota Lake was water skiing invented in 1922? Which Minnesota State Fair food contains the most calories? What U.S. fashion craze started in a Roseville, Minnesota gym in ...
Maintaining Healthy Relationships as a High Schooler
Isabella Bennett and Wyatt Mosiman
February 15, 2019
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With Heart Week and Valentine’s Day behind us and the Sweethearts Dance coming up, at this point every Minnetonka student must be feeling the love in the air (whether it feels genuine or out-of-a-can is up for interpretation). Relationships and feelings are celebrated every Valentine’s Day season,...
Do These Scare You?
Grace Cruikshank, Backpage Editor
November 26, 2018
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What is a Phobia? A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes a long-term extreme or obsessive fear of something. A phobia is most commonly caused by a traumatic or stressful event during a person's childhood. However, sometimes the cause of phobias is unknown. Most phobias are cured by gradual exposure to the cause of fear or medication. The most fascinating fact about phobias is that they could be anything, no matter how strange it may be. Here are some of the weirdest phobias out there:
Kitchen Gadgets: Help or Hoax?
Grace Cruikshank, Backpage Editor
October 26, 2018
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As I walk down the aisles of the grocery store I cannot help but notice strange yet clever products filling up the shelves lately. I have always been curious to see if these products are marketing tactics in hopes of making money off of healthy-eating millennials or if they actually work. I decided to buy a few and try them out.
Caroline Davis, Abby Schindel, and Ellie Retzlaff
April 26, 2019
Coca-Cola has taken on the world and entranced everyone with their pop since 1886. Many flavors and versions have been created from cherry and vanilla to new twists like diet mango and orange vanilla, but there is a long-standing debate about whether or not these new flavors are worth all the hype.
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