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  Upholding Justice: Support the Death Penalty

  By Natalie B., Medford, MA

  Imagine, your mother is brutally raped, strangled and dismembered in your own home. A two year old boy is used as a prop for vicious Pit bulls until his spine is snapped in half and he is paralyzed from the waist down and proceeds to die alone in a blood soaked crib. Now imagine, the person who is r...
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  Feedback on Interview with the Mother of an Autistic Child

  By Natalie B., Medford, MA

  I am grateful to Allison S. for her interview with a parent of an autistic child. Due to the rapid explosion of children diagnosed with autism, many teens are taught about it but not how it affects families. As the older and only sibling of an autistic youth, I understand the endless patience re...
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  Pledge of Allegiance

  By Natalie B., Medford, MA

  Although well written, I found Halliday's article on the pledge of allegiance was comepletely innappropriate and way to condemning. I'm sorry you feel you can't say the pledge due to isolated incidents of the past, but the pledge is about more than your allegiance. It is a sign of respect for hundre...