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Pope Face Trending as Pontiff Meets World Leaders
In recent weeks, Pope Francis has been getting a large amount of media attention. This attention, shockingly, is not for his religious teachings. Pope Francis has been photographed with world leaders twice in the month of May. These photographs were taken with United States President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Fleetwood students […]
Opinion: Muslim Ban Not Racist
April 2, 2017 by thetigertimes7
The Muslim ban has been trending on social media for multiple days. But is that really what it is? Is it a Muslim ban? No, it is not. Is it racist? No, it is not. I will not spend my precious time discussing this point at lenght. I will defend my stance in as […]
Obama Awards VP Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom
January 23, 2017 by thetigertimes7
On 12 January 2017, President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal Of Freedom. This award was given to the Vice President with distinction, which has only happened on three other occasions in history. The Vice President was not informed of this beforehand and shed tears during President Obama’s speech. The sitting […]
Trump Aide Found to Have Committed Plagiarism
January 19, 2017 by thetigertimes7
Donald Trump’s pick for National security aide, Monica Crowley, has been found to have plagiarized multiple times in the columns she wrote for the Washington Times. This was found out when a CNN Kfile investigation was launched and more than fifty instances were found according to CNNMoney.com. After this was discovered, many publishers have stopped […]
Fake News a Real Problem
January 4, 2017 by thetigertimes7
The recent political election season has raised a number of issues regarding the government, including partisanship in Congress and the feasibility of Donald Trump as the next president. Ironically, one of the problems not getting as much news coverage is that of fake news. Fraudulent news sites and phony journalists have attempted to push their […]
2016 Election Recap
December 8, 2016 by thetigertimes7
As the polls closed on the evening of 8 November 2016, America sat, tense, awaiting the results of the 2016 Presidential Election. Republican candidate Donald Trump took the country by surprise as his electoral votes exceeded what reports predicted. According to Larry Sabato and the team from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Trump […]
Toomey Take Pennsylvania Senate Seat
November 30, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The 2016 United States Senate race in Pennsylvania was contested by Republican incumbent Pat Toomey and Democrat challenge–and former Chief of Staff to Gov. Tom Wolf–Katie McGinty. Toomey won with 2,830,353 votes for 48.9%. McGinty received 2,734,454 votes for just 47.2%, despite winning many pre-election polls. Libertarian candidate Edward Clifford received 226,272 votes for 3.9%. […]
Fleetwood Hosts Mock Election
November 22, 2016 by thetigertimes7
On Tuesday, 8 November, Fleetwood Area High School conducted its 2016 presidential mock election. This mock election was conducted by the Tiger TV Media students and received a lot of help from an assortment of other departments, including the social studies department and the head of the library, Mr. Kirby Barnett. Students and their classes […]
FAHS to Host Mock Election 2016
October 14, 2016 by thetigertimes7
As America nears the Presidential election of 2016, students and teachers are beginning to express their feelings towards the candidates, as well as the debate themselves. Throughout the school, students will be “voting” for who they feel should be President. This is called a mock election. The mock election of 2016 will take place in […]
Republican Nominee Will Most Likely Be Trump
June 10, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The Republican field for its party’s nomination started off with seventeen candidates, and now, after almost a year of debates, primaries, and caucuses, it appears as though they have chosen a nominee. Although he has yet to reach the 1,270 delegates that are necessary to clinch the nomination, businessman Donald Trump is the only candidate […]
Race For White House Comes To Pennsylvania
May 25, 2016 by thetigertimes7
The race for the White House began in mid-March of last year when Ted Cruz announced that he was running for president. Since then, twenty-three total candidates have tried running. Now, with only a few months until one candidate from each party earns the nomination, primary elections are in full swing. There are currently five […]
Joe Biden Will Not Run for President in 2016
January 27, 2016 by thetigertimes7
Democrat Joe Biden could have been one of the presidential candidates that could have had the highest chance to represent the Democrats in the election next year, despite him never announcing that he was going to run as a candidate. At a press conference on 21 October, he announced that he wouldn’t run a presidential […]
Preliminary Opinions of Republican Debate Spark Emotions
October 1, 2015 by thetigertimes7
The recent Republican presidential debate brought out lots of emotion, both nationally and in the Fleetwood community. Students of all political backgrounds have strong reactions to the candidates’ remarks about some of the key issues. “I like that [Trump] won’t apologize,” senior Shea Oswald said Other students hold similar views. Senior Jason Lindsley agrees with Oswald’s […]
Fleetwood Graduate Breaks National Story
April 21, 2014 by thetigertimes6
Ali Watkins, a Temple University intern, broke a national story that has made people from the U.S. Senate question the CIA. Watkins is a graduate from Fleetwood Area High School. “Until proven, they shouldn’t make any claims, but, if they were spying, something should happen,” sophomore Sophia Hadeed said. Watkins and two other reporters released information on […]
When it All Comes Crumbling Down
November 1, 2013 by thetigertimes6
On 1 October 2013, the government of the United States of America had its first partial shutdown due to a non-scandalized political disagreement. But how has this affected the people of the United States financially? When the government did shutdown, over 800,000 governmental workers had to cease working until the shutdown was lifted, or until […]
Government Shutdown Affects National Parks
October 31, 2013 by thetigertimes6
The government shutdown affected many aspects of people’s lives. The most significant impact of the shutdown was the closing of national parks and monuments. Most of the people affected by this problem were travelers. In total, 401 national parks were closed, in addition national zoos. Among the places that were closed were all the monuments […]
Same-Sex Marriage Spreading to Minnesota
June 21, 2013 by thetigertimes
It is official. Minnesota is now the twelfth state to legalize gay marriage. Minnesota joins Rhode Island and Delaware as the states to have legalized same-sex marriage this year. Despite that Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Washington, Maine, Maryland, of course Rhode Island, Delaware, and The District of Columbia have already legalized […]
Ignition Remix Fails to Spark Naion’s Fire
June 18, 2013 by thetigertimes
In what might be considered fortunate or unfortunate depending on one’s point of view, the petition aiming to make the Obama Administration recognize the need for a new national anthem failed. From the words of the petitioners “We, the undersigned, would like the Obama Administration to recognize the need for a new national anthem, one […]
Random Cheese: Gun Laws
April 9, 2013 by thetigertimes5
Should the government federal gun laws? Should Semi-Automatic weapons be banned? How do you feel about the government changing history by trying to change these laws? “No, we already have them. They should be allowed.” –Kylie Stoeckel, senior. “No, there are enough laws. No, [Semi-Automatic weapons] aren’t any worse than any other gun. It makes […]
Lincoln’s Accomplishments Recounted
December 21, 2012 by thetigertimes
Abraham Lincoln entered politics after being a store keeper, rail-splitter, and frontier lawyer. Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong. He won no votes in the southern states, which viewed Lincoln as a threat to culture and society. Lincoln was elected in November of 1860. He launched his campaign in June with a memorable speech […]
FAHS Re-Elects Obama Too
November 19, 2012 by thetigertimes5
Tuesday, 6 November, 2012, was an important day for all Americans, and FAHS students weren’t left out. Everyone age eighteen or older could participate in picking the next leader of America. Unfortunately, most students at Fleetwood Area High School could not participate because they were not of age; however, FAHS held its own mock election […]
Riots in Libya Readdress American Freedoms
October 18, 2012 by thetigertimes5
On this 11 September, 2012, Anti-American riots broke out in Libya, Egypt, and several other Middle-Eastern countries. The riot in Libya was proven to be uncoordinated and far from premeditated, but it was still very violent. Protestors were armed with rocket powered grenades and fired at U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, killing him near the U.S. […]
NATO Summit Faces Protests in Chicago
June 22, 2012 by thetigertimes
In May, the yearly NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Summit was held in Chicago. The summit was met with mass protests from thousands of people. These protests gained a lot of attention during the following weeks they occurred. But what is NATO, anyways? NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949. The […]
Kony Craze Continues
April 19, 2012 by thetigertimes1
What is Kony 2012? Kony 2012 is a movement to find and bring down African warlord Joseph Kony, a man accused of various war crimes, including kidnapping children and raising them as soldiers. The movement was started by an organization called Invisible Children, a group that, according to their website, “uses film, creativity, and social […]
The Tiger Times 
June 2, 2017 by thetigertimes
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