ECHO Staff
February 5, 2013
Filed under Opinion
The Sandy Hook massacre was the most devastating and tragic events of the recent years. This shooting, that involved the killing of 20 kindergarteners and several faculty members, has recently sparked a debate that is unbearable...
Katie Williams, Editor-In-Chief
February 5, 2013
Filed under Opinion
In case anyone didn’t know, it is now 2013. New Year’s has come and gone, which means that New Year’s resolutions have come and gone as well. I used to make fun of people who made resolutions, because no one who made them...
Morgan Westover, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 5, 2013
Filed under Opinion
Everyone knows the teenage struggle – whether it’s finding the perfect outfit for school, getting so-and-so to like you, deciding what the Hades you’re doing after graduation or simply having enough gas to get to school...
Morgan Westover, A&E/Photography Editor
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
With the recent tragedies that have struck Newtown, Connecticut and our neighbors St. James, it seems appropriate to dedicate a part of the paper to the lives that have been lost.
On Dec. 14, a man shot his mother and went...
Katie Williams, Editor-In-Chief
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinion
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Honestly though, I’m never happier than this lovely month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. There’s Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas albums, shopping trips, online...
Abbie Darnell, Business Manager
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Over the past several years, I have had the privilege of participating in Acceptance Awareness Day. It is a program implemented by Rolla Middle School, and is held on the last Friday in September every year. Speakers from within...
Lea Ahrens, Feature Editor
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I was pretty much trained my entire life to become the master commander of bargain shopping. It runs in the family, I think, and it’s a gene I hope to pass on because it is truly wonderful. I fear one day I might be one that...
Lea Ahrens, Feature Editor
December 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Aside from my twenty-five-year-old car that decides not to function when it’s less than mildly warm and the fact that I have the persistent first-world problem of being too hot with a coat and too cold without, I love this time...
Katie Williams, Editor-In-Chief
December 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Over a month ago, a 14 year old girl from Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban. They shot her because since around the beginning of 2009, Yousafzai had been speaking out against the Taliban...
Wilson Bryan, Sports Editor
December 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I believe many people would agree with me that this country is in serious need of a voting reform. The current system has people lining up to vote like a bunch of barbarians, and forces people to vote on a Tuesday due to some...
Wilson Bryan, Sports Editor
December 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
With the recent election of Barack Obama, the United States got another glimpse at the chaos that occurs every four years in order to elect a man as president. The process is always very unnecessarily drawn out and particularly...
Morgan Westover, Arts and Entertainment Editor
December 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Whenever election time comes around, all candidates – regardless of political standing or office – are extremely scrutinized by citizens or even opponents themselves. But not even two weeks before Election Day, business innovator...
