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Kirksville community reacts to the election
Steve Taylor, Maxwell’s owner Thank you to the Index for asking me for my thoughts. As a point of conscious decision I will not waste one word telling you why I did not want Hillary […]
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Resist the Dakota Access Pipeline
Protests against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, have been underway for seven months now. The controversial 3.7 billion dollar, 1,200-mile project — which will link oil production sites in North Dakota and […]
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Truman State University should be renamed
Now, before anyone panics, I don’t mean to close or destroy this great institution of ours, but it is time for a total rebranding of Truman State University. Many of us are aware the school’s […]
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Federal Reserve policy shows unstable capitalism
For the last seven years our central bank — the Federal Reserve — pursued a monetary policy called quantitative easing, which is its response to the ongoing economic crisis. While the Fed’s policy might seem […]
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Personal writings are valuable in the future
The other day, I received a letter from a dead man — my father, Kraig Keller. It was addressed to my grandparents when he attended a little-known college called Northeast Missouri State. I hardly knew […]
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Our view- transparency and participation in the presidential search
Choosing the next president of Truman State University is an important decision for our community. Whoever is chosen will have to handle our new sexual assault policies, growing concerns over mental health, systemic discrimination and […]
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Third party votes matter
This November is a very important month, but not because of Thanksgiving. No — it is election month. The month we get to choose who leads our country — Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. From what I’ve […]
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Vote for major party candidates
Parties have been ingrained in our political culture since very early on in our country’s history. What this has done is create the environment in which the parties have gained power and influence over the political system. This system […]
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Opinion: The Beauty of Beauty
Throughout the centuries, the definition of beauty has changed, but what hasn’t changed is the pressure on women and men to conform to certain standards. In the 1920s, during the era of the flapper, a […]
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Opinion: Truman should divest from fossil fuels
During the summer, former University President Troy Paino sent a farewell message to campus in which he took the opportunity to assess the accomplishments and setbacks that took place during his tenure. One of the […]
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Fighting to play: Ron Santo’s Battle Against Diabetes
We all love to glorify. To raise people up on pedestals and make them infallible, flawed with only perfection. Sports fans are especially guilty of this. We invest so much of ourselves in a team […]
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Native American struggles are often forgotten
From my observations, the United States’ history is not as clean as the education system might present in its curricula. This country was built on stolen cultures and legacies. Our country was built on stealing […]