Everyone wants to bare their opinion to the world. It is something that is uniquely yours and cannot be replicated by others. I see thousands of posts online that analyze and interpret different forms of media, each showing a little bit of themselves each time they hit that publish button. I wanted to look at …
Author Archives: Keaton
Cognizant of the Cold
Around this time of year, when the leaves begin to fall and the first few flakes of diamond dust begin to pepper the ground, I usually get excited. The winter season brings so much joy to so many people, and every year, like clockwork, it comes around right as they need it to replenish their …
To Agree and To Disagree
Consuming many different news sources is vital to be a fully informed citizen. Often, people find themselves caught in an echo chamber that either solely reaffirms their opinions or solely disparages them. To avoid that for myself, I have two distinct columns, one of which I disagree with and one I agree. I have got …
Changing America by Swinging a Bat
The story of Jackie Robinson is one of bravery and societal progress, and I was delighted to see that Mike Royko had written an article (“Jackie’s Debut a Unique Day”) about it many years ago. It is amazing to be able to read the experience of someone who was there at that pivotal moment when …
Band is Fun
In 6th grade, I had the opportunity to join the band program at my middle school. They brought all of the students that were interested into the auditorium and gave us some instructions. We were told to sit down at specific sections depending on which instrument we were hoping to play. If you wanted to …
Commenting on Climate and not Doing Anything
There is a swamp of commentary surrounding climate change. With every disappearing iceberg comes another pundit explaining the need for action over frivolous infighting. This does not reflect my opinion of Friedman’s article “Putin’s War is a Crime Against the Planet,” though. Friedman does a fantastic job of bringing to light the under-discussed repercussions of …
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Everyone Knows Who You Are, And Companies Don’t care
This past July, Samsung was struck by a cyber-attack that compromised many users’ personal information. The names, demographics, dates of birth, and contact information of said users were all illegally accessed and acquired. This breach of security was not detected until the following month in August. Samsung was fully aware of the incident and its …
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Editorial Claim: Data privacy
Policy Claim: More legal protections must be instantiated to shield users of websites, apps, and other such programs from data collection that has not reasonably and actively consented to. Reason for Claim: The use of programs such as websites and apps is nearly ubiquitous. As such, having information surrounding that use is incredibly valuable and …
People of Kearney Post
I took a walk down to Harmon Park and was able to have a conversation with Terra. She works at the animal hospital here in Kearney. My mother is a veterinarian as well, so that was a cool coincidence! She enjoys the animals the most out of all the aspects of her job. She loves …
Censorship Bad: Editorial Review
Scrolling through The New York Times page, I came upon an editorial about censorship of books and other material. Normally, articles like these are a dime a dozen, but this one is just different enough to warrant writing and reading, even if they only stand on top of the dead horse instead of beating it. …
Cheesecakeify My Opinion 