All posts by Anneliese Mahoney
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#Cheers to the Hashtag
I’ve never been the biggest fan of hashtags. Cognitively, I guess I understand their use, but to be...
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Celebrities Who Think They Know Politics…But Don’t
In today’s world of constant media consumption, it’s easy to form an opinion on just about everything. From...
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Cops Are Pretending to be High Schoolers…Obligatory 21 Jump Street Reference?
“Cops pretend to be 11th graders, then arrest 25 students.” This is an actual headline. This is not...
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“Sister Wives” Win Big Case
The Learning Channel, or TLC, has made a name for itself in recent years for creating shows that...
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Colorado Sheriffs Say “No Way” to New Laws
The newest trend among small town sheriffs is a refusal to follow the laws of the land. What...
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How U.S. Prosecutors Force Drug Defendants to Plead Guilty
The Human Rights Watch is an independent organization dedicated to protecting human rights domestically and around the globe....
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Let’s Get Some Beer & Cultural Heritage
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, compiles a list of intangible cultural heritages. These...
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Adultery in the US: Do You Know the Laws?
In my search for a news story today, I came across what looked like an interesting topic. A...
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Amazon Plays Dirty, States Fight Back
This may be the one of the only stories you see about Amazon today that does not involve...
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The Biggest Political Twitter Mishaps, Gaffes, and Weird Statements of 2013
Twitter has become one of the easiest ways to provide snippets of information to the public. Celebrities, writers,...
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Match.com May Pay Heavy Price for Fake Profiles
Online dating becomes more popular with each passing year. In 2013, 38 percent of singles reported having used...
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Famous Skier’s Custody Battle Goes National
A custody battle between a famous skier and his former girlfriend has opened up a national discussion on...
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Aggravated Felonies Lead to Deportations
Deporting immigrants with criminal records, in theory, seems like it makes sense. Often, those up for deportation have...
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Need a Gun? Just Print One Out
Three-dimensional printing has become a new hot tech trend in recent years. 3-D printers build things through an...
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5 Surprising, Unexpected, & Horrifying Presidential Picks for 2016
I really like horror movies. And FX’s American Horror Story is a weekly ritual for myself and my...
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Defining Rape: The FBI Takes Action
In 2011, a debate over the FBI’s definition of rape emerged. Each year, the FBI creates Uniform Crime...
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Title IX Complaints Against Universities Grow
Lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about the mishandling of sexual assaults on college campuses. Although these...
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ObamaStillCares: Top Ten Lies About the Affordable Care Act
Ask anyone what the biggest political controversy is of President Obama’s presidency: you’ll hear a few people talk...
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Ford’s Fifteen: Fifteen Minutes of Fame, Fifteen Dumb-Ass Things
Bumbling Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has made waves in recent weeks for the revelation that he once smoked...
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The Art the Nazis Stole: Lost Forever?
From 1933-1945 in Germany, thousands of pieces of valuable art were collected, confiscated, or stolen. There were Nazi...
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You Don’t Hear About This Side of Adoption
Early this fall, a Reuters piece on the practice of “rehoming” children in failed adoptions took the world...
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The Miami Dolphins Should Be Embarrassed
When I hear about bullying I think of children crowded around a playground. I do not think of...
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The Sad Story of Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall’s life to date can be summed up in one word: tragedy. This January, at 13, Hall...
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Supreme Court Considers Prayer in Public Life
Town of Greece v. Galloway began oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week. Greece is a small city...
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Peeping Toms, Cellphones, and Skirts
With the widespread use of cell phones, it has become easier and easier to capture pictures of everyday...
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AirBnB Locked in Battle with New York Attorney General
One of the big travel trends right now is a site called AirBnB.com. The company was founded in...
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Would You Rather: Law School or $1000?
I would like to go to law school sometime in the relatively near future. Whenever I tell current...
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Texas Abortion Battle to Reach Supreme Court
This June, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis took the nation by storm. Sporting her now-infamous pink running shoes,...
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Can You Heart Boobies in Public School?
Most people have seen the popular I <3 Boobies bracelets in recent years. They come in a variety...
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Google Glasses: a Whole New Level of Distracted Driving
As technological advances make our lives easier, will our laws need to change to keep up with the...
