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The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Although there are many afflictions spreading across the country, Trump is tearing it apart.

A nation divided against itself cannot survive

By Miya Liu June 3, 2020

Our country is currently living through the COVID-19 pandemic together. Regardless, we seem to be growing apart.  Throughout America’s history, tragedies have brought the country closer together....

As seen in the infographic above, millionaires earn - on average - 430 times as much as ordinary American citizens.

U.S. response to COVID-19 leaves people slipping through the gaps

By Dan Penalosa June 3, 2020

A month ago, the bipartisan stimulus package grabbed national headlines. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) guaranteed paid sick leave and free testing, while the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...

The toxic reality of hyperpartisanship

The toxic reality of hyperpartisanship

By Dan Penalosa May 26, 2020

President Trump is a known climate change denier, xenophobe and misogynist. And yet, the Republican Party still backs him. In fact, he isn’t anywhere near losing his party’s support; according to...

Intense Airport Screenings: Flights are delayed and airports fill up as passengers wait to be screened for COVID-19.

The Oval Office: A lack of decency

By Sara Shohoud April 2, 2020

President Donald Trump declared the novel COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency on March 13. In the beginning of his address, Trump claimed that compared to other parts of the world, the U.S. is doing...

The Partisan Party: Trump’s lies about the coronavirus are hurting Americans

The Partisan Party: Trump’s lies about the coronavirus are hurting Americans

By Sahil Venkatesan March 23, 2020

President Donald Trump is lying to the U.S. when he claims he knew the coronavirus would become a pandemic. In reality, Trump downplayed the severity of the virus and gave a false sense of security to...

Continually misnaming the virus after WHO's guidelines is ignorant

The Impatient Patient: Mislabeling the coronavirus is counterproductive during a pandemic

By Renee Wang March 19, 2020

Before the “Wuhan virus,” Wuhan, capital of China’s Hubei province, was more commonly associated with its Yellow Crane Tower and its signature dish — re gan mian or hot dry noodles. Today, it...

China trade war impacts

By Nika Bondar December 13, 2019

T he infamous tariff tug-of-war between the U.S. and China debilitated global economy growth, with IHS Markit Global Link Model projecting the years of  2019 and 2020 as being only two percent away...

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