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Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Overemphasizing Graduation Goodbyes

E. Yates, Opinions Editor May 18, 2016

All good things must come to an end. Whether it is a high school sport or a really great newspaper column, everything has an impending end. Typically, saying goodbye to these things can be...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Shakespearean plays offers nonsensical plots

Erik Yates, Opinions Editor April 20, 2016

Murder, romance, and sex, what more could anyone want out of a book or play? Perhaps an actually coherent plot. William Shakespeare supposedly redefined literature and theatre. How, one might ask? By...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Big joke known as 2016 presidential election

Erik Yates, Opinions Editor March 1, 2016

There is a first time for everything, especially voting in elections. Between the first potential female president, Hillary Clinton, a businessman with a great understanding of economics, Donald Trump,...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: DiCaprio remains unrecognized for talents

Erik Yates, Opinions Editor February 4, 2016

In the cesspool known as Hollywood, there are many actors who have put years into furthering their careers. Some of those actors are bestowed the honor of winning an Oscar, while others are simply cast...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Star Wars strikes negative legacy on cinema

Erik Yates, Opinions Editor December 14, 2015

For most, the thought of Star Wars may evoke warm memories of amazement at the original trilogy. With spaceships firing lasers at each other in immense space battles, brooding space magicians shooting...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Abstinence-only sex education not realistic

Erik Yates, Opinions Editor November 9, 2015

There comes a time in every student’s life where changes start happening to their bodies. They may not find the answers in Chandler’s comprehensive health classes. Instead, confusion could arise leading...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Those who continuously take America for granted

Erik Yates, Staff Reporter September 24, 2015

We all know that America is the land of the free and home of the brave, but some Americans feel that their country is quickly deteriorating and is now on par with a military state. It is laughable whenever...

Opinions Editor Erik Yates.

Yates Hates: Political correctness destroys first amendment rights

Erik Yates, Staff Reporter August 27, 2015

Political correctness is a way to be diplomatic in public situations. In an all-too-sensitive society with racial turmoil around every corner, it makes me wonder why everyone has to be so polite? Sometimes,...

Staff Reporter Lucas Smith.

Chick-fil-A replacement proves worthiness

E. Yates & Lucas Smith, Staff Reporter August 25, 2015

When it comes to a high schooler's lunch, the expectation is that the same thing is available and served quickly everyday. A PHS cafeteria pastime - the Chick-fil-A sandwich served every Wednesday - is...

Yates Hates: AzMerit

Erik Yates, Web Editor April 23, 2015

April, the month that every student on campus dreads. The month where tension is at its pinnacle. Stress is high, patience is low, all around school these feelings can be felt. The hallways are clustered...

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