Avonworth gets a fair amount of delays and cancellations during the school year, but every now and then we are always the school to have a delay but a school nearby will have a cancellation. What is the reasoning behind this? Well, Superintendent Ralston follows the Allegheny Health Department guidelines which includes “If the temperature…
Category: Opinion
Prisoners Should Still Have Human Rights – Guest Editorial by Rebecca Donovan
I believe that prisoners should have certain human rights. For example: if they are injured or sick and ask to have medical care, they should be allowed to have it as soon as they ask for it. Also I believe that prison guards should protect prisoners from sexual and physical abuse. Their jobs are to…
Stop Punishing Players, Fans, Students at Penn State – Editorial by Andrew Domencic
The NCAA should have stayed out of the Penn State situation because it was a legal matter, not a sports matter. The 60 million dollar fine was the only sanction necessary because it went directly to helping victims of sex abuse. The four-year bowl ban, loss of scholarships, and the vacating of all wins from…
Conserve Natural Resources – Guest Editorial by Francesco Marino
Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. Many of the world’s most threatened and endangered animals live in forests, and 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. It is obvious, then,…
Regulate Cloning – Guest Editorial by Dylan Stone
Cloning should be regulated but further research should be allowed. Cloning has the potential to save many lives if regulated. It could possibly be used to recreate an organ of a human that has the same D.N.A. of the human. This is wonderful because this would allow for the least amount of problems with a…