How could former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill be described? From the details he offered during the news conference he had with local media just before giving a 70-minute talk as part of the Town Hall Series at Yakima’s Capitol Theatre on Sept. 11, O’Neill is someone who went from growing up in M…
Earlier this month, I answered a question in Spanish class wrong, stepped on a piece of gum on the way out of school, accidentally left my English folder at home, and nearly tripped in front of my crush.
Some say the world will end in fire/ Some say in ice,” Robert Frost penned in December 1920. Ironically, a century later we already see the answer to the literal and figurative versions of the poem on the horizon but we are doing everything we can to ignore it.
Every little kid is asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Answers often include, but are not limited to: firefighters, superheroes, astronauts, fairies, princesses and mermaids.
My dad taught me the most important life lesson I’ve ever learned. Growing up, he taught my siblings and me about empathy in the best way possible. My brother is two years older than I am, and my sister is three years younger. On many occasions, a younger sibling’s problems were ignored or p…
When I describe Unleashed to my friends, sometimes they wonder why on Earth someone would commit to something like it. Writing even more essays than we are assigned in school? With my busy schedule, something like this seems like an unnecessary stress.
On May 10, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that removed the ability of parents in Washington to claim a personal or philosophical exemption for requiring their children to receive a measles vaccine before enrolling at a daycare or school. The new law takes effect in July. And this is a good thing.
As we quietly sat in a corner of the classroom, after creating a barricade in front of the doors as part of a safety drill during sixth period on March 7, it hit me how naturally everyone was acting. It was as if preparing for someone to barge in through the door, ready to commit mass murder…
Throughout my years of Unleashed, I’ve generally tried to avoid writing about anything that could be perceived as controversial out of fear. But I can’t stay silent any longer. There are laws being passed in the country that are actively denying the rights of living, breathing people.
March is Women’s History Month. Who do you think is an important woman from history who’s had an important influence?
Some may remember my ode that published here last June to the horrors of learning to drive. Now, we delve into the horrors of winter driving.
Whilst campaigning for the presidency in 2016, President Donald Trump’s perhaps most memorable campaign promise was to “build a wall” on the United States-Mexico border. Citing an enormous influx of illegal immigrants, he argued that a wall was the only way to protect our country from danger…
With a new year comes new movies, such as the much-anticipated entries “Avengers: Endgame” and the live-action remake of “The Lion King.” But while the entertainment industry benefits from new and exciting movies that could potentially break box office records, there is a dark, overlooked ef…
As we start a new year with ample news going on right now among our own nation’s elected officials, it may seem boring to look at another country’s politics. But, whether we like it or not, America is connected to a global society. The world is a delicate balance of powers, dancing along str…
From the time President Donald Trump was on the way to the presidency through the recent completion of the halfway point of his first term, it has been an interesting past few years for the media and what is now the Trump administration. Trump has often been saying the phrase “fake news,” dr…
We have heard the stories of capsized boats with hundreds of North Africans seeking shelter, the roaring Mediterranean waters being safer than the national unrest at home.
I absolutely love the holiday season. It’s a time of year so full of joy, laughter, community and love. There’s so much to enjoy, but it also all too easy to become so enraptured in the festivities that you lose sight of the true reason for the season.
In 2012, Adidas premiered special basketball jerseys for eight NBA teams to wear during their games on Christmas Day and a tradition was born. That inaugural year’s jerseys were not particularly exciting, featuring little more than the team name on a solid-color background.
When is the appropriate time to start listening to Christmas music?
Political controversy is so common that many people claim they can’t keep up. There seems to be too much going on, so people remain uninterested in topics that matter.