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COLUMN: Donald Trump: The choice is simple

Hailey Martin, Writer October 22, 2024

Donald Trump is arguably the most controversial political figure in modern American history. Whether your personal politics lean to the right, to the left or you find yourself somewhere in the middle,...

A "Vote Here" sign outside of the Maxwell Elementary Voting location. Voters came out early in the morning to vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Maxwell Elementary Voting location in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

First time voting, kind of nervous

La’Miya Starnes, Reporter December 8, 2022

Diamond Harrell, a sophomore and nursing major at the University of Kentucky, was a first-time voter in the 2022 Midterm Election.  “My mom and dad were always very active during election time. Usually...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Leestown campus of BCTC in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Does my vote really matter?

Gracie Moore, Reporter November 7, 2022

If you think your vote doesn’t matter, then others probably think the same. If thousands of college students who think that way voted, they would have the power to flip an election. In 2020, the age...

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