Social media is something that appears to be at the fingertips of everyone around us. It is a way to connect with friends, chat with distant relatives, or follow your favorite celebrities. On the surface, social media seems to be a great thing; in fact, millions of people use it daily. But if we scratch below the seemingly perfect label these platforms display, we’ll discover the dangers users experience for every “like.”
It’s 9:55 a.m. on a sunny Wednesday morning inside the 9News station in Denver, Colorado. People with headsets dash all over in preparation for the next show at 10 a.m. Meteorologist Becky Ditchfield is unfazed by the high energy surrounding her, as she calmly pushes the door open with a Coke in hand and greets me for the interview.
DENVER— Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders, spoke in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center on Sun., Feb. 16, 2020, with the hopes of persuading voters for the upcoming election. This is Sander’s second run for the Democratic nomination for president, having lost to Hilary Clinton in 2016.
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No seats were left empty inside the massive auditorium at the Newman Center. Elderly and well-dressed, the crowd chatted with their neighbors, seemingly well-informed about Beethoven’s influence on classical music to this day, clearly admirers of his music.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 57 people are dead and 2,668 people hospitalized in the U.S. and its territories due to vaping as of January 2020.
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The MFJS Reporter -- Winter 2020 T-R 