Remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, who, honestly, lived in a time of much deeper division than we do. “A house divided cannot stand,” he said, echoing the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. He knew it then, and we know it now: America has two choices.
Political polarization in America has gone beyond debates and ballot boxes, driving wedges between loved ones and turning neighbors into adversaries. As ideological divides deepen and tensions escalate, can we find a way to reclaim civil discourse, or are we destined to live in a nation where division and distrust define us?
In such a polarized political environment, the loudest action you can take is saying nothing at all. If people want to make assumptions about your character based on stereotypes, your ethnicity or even your age, let them.
Republican David Schenck ran against Democrat Holly Taylor and has been appointed the new Presiding Judge. Republican Gina Parker now occupies Place 7 over Democrat Nancy Mulder and Republican Lee Finley assumes Place 8 over Democrat Chika Aniyam.
Targeted for their rulings on recent abortion cases, the three Republican Texas Supreme Court justices up for reelection successfully fended off Democratic opposition, retaining all nine seats.
CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
Early Thursday afternoon, a widespread outage hit Microsoft 365 platforms, including Outlook, Teams and Copilot. The outage specifically affected Baylor students and faculty, as the university relies heavily on Microsoft 365 for daily operations and campus-wide communication.
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No. 3 seed Baylor fell behind twice in the pouring rain and pulled within one goal both times, but No. 1 seed BYU held on for a 3-2 win and the Big 12 title.
Baylor entered the weekend behind schedule with the nationwide flight ground stop. The Bears remained a step behind No. 10 BYU, losing 28-7 behind a stagnant offense and an inability to stop the run.
Kickoff for Baylor’s matchup against No. 10 BYU is moved to 6 p.m. Saturday. The Bears are set to fly out of Waco at 9:30 a.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ground stop for all flights around 7 p.m. Friday. Baylor is still expected to leave for Provo, Utah, Saturday morning.
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ARTS & LIFE
There are thousands of books, DVDs and other media to explore at The Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library Book Sale. The annual sale is the culmination of a community-wide effort that has connected books and readers for over 60 years.
Juice cleanses are very popular and seem exciting, but they might not show the results they promise and they cost a lot of money. Are you drinking the juice to lose weight or to lose money?
It’s hard enough to juggle all of that, but giving your body the nutrients it needs to keep you moving is not the thing to let drift to the backburner. And just to be clear, caffeine isn’t an appropriate alternative for a meal. You need real food with vitamins and protein.
YouTube has seen its fair share of drama and scandal over the years, and many content creators have become veterans of the infamous YouTuber apology. It’s time that creators be held accountable for their actions, just like any other mainstream celebrity would be, given the context.
The cooler air, falling leaves and heavy jackets may make one feel dragged down, but there are many ways to combat that feeling and notice the good aspects of the season.
At 5,000 feet up in the air, there are a lot of things going through your mind as you look down and notice the intensity of the world around you. How many things are happening in so many people’s lives in that exact moment? The idea of falling to your death is high on the list, but the vibrance of the sky and the way roads with hundreds of cars look insignificant are a close second. You wouldn’t know what life looked like from this high up if you didn’t put yourself in this position.
Yes, I am a part of that unlucky batch of about 13 million people in the United States who are afflicted by chronic migraine — a club that I wholeheartedly wish I was excluded from. Three neurologists, one MRI and a lot of blood work later and I have essentially no answers. All of my tests have come back normal, and I have been left with the extremely unsatisfying answer that some people “just have chronic migraine” — no cause, no cure.



