Decision 2016

After a long election season, Tuesday, Nov. 8 will mark the day America finds out its fate for the next four years. Although a small amount of the Mill Valley student body is able to vote, many feel strongly about their own political opinions and have no outlet besides social media to share them. The JagWire decided to give those people a voice by allowing them to elect the president as a survey...

As students scroll through Twitter, turn on the nightly news or even discuss politics with family members, their personal political beliefs are being influenced, for better or for worse. Social media, news sources, peers, religion and family members all have a impact on a person’s political spectrum and the candidate in which they support. According to senior Jack Campbell, the omniprese...

A couple of weeks ago, I was hanging out with a couple of my friends after a Friday night football game. We were standing around talking, when all of the sudden a car drove by and yelled my name, along with a few tactless words relating to my political beliefs. This incident isn’t isolated; a few instances have occurred where people have developed opinions of me based on my political beliefs, an...

As we get deeper and deeper into this upcoming election, America seems to be becoming more divided. I’ve heard many people say that they aren’t going to vote because they think both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are awful candidates. However, no matter what political party you associate yourself with or your opinions on these two candidates, you should still vote. You may be thinking the...

For adults and teenagers alike, politics is not a comfortable conversation topic. Most people try to be as respectful as possible, but politics is a topic in which they can lose control of their emotions. Politics, and this election in particular, can be extremely dividing. Often, people would rather dodge the topic than try to participate in balanced, civil discussions. There are numerous reasons why...

With a majority of the focus on the national election, many students are not informed about issues at the state level. This election year there is a historic push to get many Kansas Supreme Court justices out of office. Five of the seven justices are up for retention: Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, Justices Carol Beier, Daniel Biles, Marla Luckert and Caleb Stegall.  Judicial retention is a process where voters...

Respect is not necessarily “liking” a person, but  understanding that they deserve to be treated with civility. Many people choose to ignore a politician's accomplishments because their views don’t align. Respecting candidates and their opinions can be a struggle to many, including myself. Hillary Clinton deserves the American people's respect for many reasons. First of all, she is the f...

With less than a couple of weeks left before the American people vote in probably the most controversial election ever, people should know every candidate's policies. This includes all of the pros and cons regarding the candidates. You can’t trust every video you watch or everything you read because of biased media and interference of personal opinions. This is why voters should do their own rese...

After struggling to find adequate information on local elections and voter registration, seniors Emma Wilhoit and Sue Kim decided to take action. The two created a project through MV Outreach and set up a way for students and members of the community to get registered to vote and find information more easily. The two held a voter registration event during lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and at the school’s ho...