In light of recent events of the disappearance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, many people are questioning our justice system and if it really values all lives. If you don’t know who Gabby Petito is, she was a young white woman who was reported missing on Sept. 11  after her boyfriend Brian Laundrie...

At first glance, a cop with a gun in a school can be scary, but for the last 13 years Officer Barry Malloy has protected all of Wheat Ridge High School’s students and staff. After 13 years at Wheat Ridge, Malloy will be leaving. When I talked to some of the staff at Wheat Ridge, about him there was...

Radium Girls is  the Wheat Ridge High School  fall play that will be opening Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:00 p.m. The play is directed by English and drama teacher Autumn Ehrhardt and was written by D.W. Gregory.  Radium Girls is based on three different watch factory  female employees in 1917 affected...

When Annie Kunz went to Wheat Ridge from 2008-2011 she dreamed of becoming an Olympian. This summer her dreams became a reality, when she won the USA Olympic trials, she scored a personal best in five of her events in the heptathlon. She qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo this summer and she placed...

The same product, same manufacturer, same design, BUT IT’S PINK!  Why does it cost more?  This is called the “pink tax,” meaning prices are higher on women’s clothing,hygiene products, and other items, such as toys.  This has been happening since the United States’ tax system was created,...

Misinformation was already a problem with internet trolls, bots, nation-state propaganda, and so much more that we had to deal with in 2020. COVID-19 is a great example. As the world was just beginning to see a glimpse of hope for the end of this global pandemic, social media, and the internet had other...