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• This is my reality
• West Ottawan Satire: I deserve a rocket launcher After the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, John Daniel Davidson, who writes for The Federalist, floated the notion that the
• Recovery August 11, 2017. I was getting ready for our second varsity football practice of the day; strapping on my cleats and tightening my shoulder
• Best car names at WO Owning a car comes with many responsibilities. One of the most significant responsibilities is choosing a name. More than 42 students submit
• Making the best out of the worst situation   What happens after someone gets expelled from middle school? That's a question I had to ask myself in 8th grade. Life has a way of putt
• “I’m doing this for them” I watched as my mom and grandma tearfully held each other; an ocean had separated the two of them for more than ten years. I remembered my g
• WOMD: Are you addicted to compliments on social media? Are you addicted to attention from your peers on social media? Overview:   Addiction is an affliction that affects your brain and b
• Review: Holland area disc golf courses I watched as my yellow Discraft Heat cut through the afternoon air. After about 7 seconds, it turned right and came down about 60 feet from
• Love, me I remember staring at my neighbors through a window screen. My breath fogged up the glass, and the sun glared into my eyes, but neither dist
• Keep the players safe America’s favorite pastime: slapping some pads on kids and letting them go out and mangle each other, right? Football has been the most po
• That’s so 2016 The year is 2030. Homecoming week is upon the class of 2031. For Thursday’s dress up day, the class is assigned the 2010s. Here is the iss
• Best classroom at WO When thinking of a high school classroom, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s rows of desks all lined up facing the board. The front in spitt
• WO match making WO students Maggie O’Brien and Maddy Eppard attempt to match the perfect couple at WO.   How we made the matches: On Thursda
• An expensive postseason On the surface it seems like being a fan should be free; however, for a West Ottawa basketball fan, this postseason cost a pretty penny. For
• Cell phones: Underutilized parental leverage “Get off your phone! This is the last time I’m going to ask nicely. Maybe if you weren’t on it so much, your grades would be better.�