Opinion – Pony Express News

Venezuela needs a new president — oust Maduro

April 22, 2019

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Russia is now in Venezuela, should the U.S be worried about a potential attack? The current president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has been facing strong opposition as a new candidate for presidency Juan Guiado wants to claim his ...

Do We Need More Female Superheroes?

Silvia Jimenez

April 22, 2019

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There are only two strong female lead superhero films. Captain Marvel from Marvel and Wonder Woman from DC. Both films received high ratings from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Currently, there is in the making of another female sup...

I’m a girl caddie! I defy my traditional gender roles!

Paola Gonzalez

April 22, 2019

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Part of working as a caddie includes carrying a golf bag that weighs approximately 30-45 pounds for about four hours. One day, my co-worker (who happened to be male) and I were standing with our assigned golf bags waiting for our ...

All Kids Should Be Vaccinated

Stephanie Ortega

April 22, 2019

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The percentage of kids in the U.S who don’t get vaccinated has quadrupled since 2001. About 100,000 children who are now younger than 2 aren't vaccinated against 14 potentially serious illnesses says Amanda Cohn, a pediatricia...

Pro-lifers don’t deserve punishment and prison — even if you don’t agree with abortion

Jasmine Bonilla

April 22, 2019

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Three women incarcerated in El Salvador, being accused of homicide for having miscarriages. Alba Rodríguez and Maria del Tránsito Orellana both served nine years, while Cinthia Rodríguez spent more than 11 years in prison. ...

It’s not enough to be a smart consumer — you need to be ethical too

Alexia Hernandez

April 22, 2019

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Ethical consumers- Are you one? When using social media to shop or simply look at your newsfeed, being an ethical consumer should be one your main priorities. By choosing to be an ethical consumer not only are you helping smaller more ethically ru...

We need better sex education programs

Alejandra Prieto

April 22, 2019

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There’s about one pregnant girl in every class you go into, maybe even two. Many girls I’ve talked to say they didn’t plan it or say it was an “accident” and didn’t know it would have happened to them. Schools should be required to teach comp...

Separations of families at the border are tragic

Christina Cortez

April 22, 2019

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The Separations of Families at The Border The separations of families started no later than October of 2017. Jeff Sessions’ put in a zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigrants on the south-west border. Sessions publicly said, “If you cro...

Are we prepared for college, for the world?

Jessica Fajardo, reporter

April 22, 2019

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A few years ago the College Board leaders argue that to be successful in life and in college the school should focus more on teaching computer science and the U.S. Constitution. I do not agree that the two most important subjects...

Who has it harder — women or men?

Miriam Jimenez, reporter

April 17, 2019

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Undoubtedly, the world is dangerous for women because they are highly susceptible to rape, sex trafficking, relationship abuse (mental and physical), inequality, etc. These perilous issues that women face every day are serious...