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Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

Archives 2012-2013

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Malcolm Maddox

rosemary newsome, reporter April 30, 2013

While most high school students save up money for a car or college tuition, senior Malcolm Maddox finds himself collecting cash for a different cause: chest reconstruction surgery. “That’s between...

Batter Up

Batter Up

ryan liston, reporter April 30, 2013

Eleven straight wins is always better than six straight losses. This season, the baseball team started off with an 11-game winning streak--a significant improvement from last year’s six-game losing...

Supreme Court: DOMA and Proposition 8

kyra haas, reporter April 29, 2013

As one of the biggest debates in America, the legality of gay marriage has finally worked its way up to the Supreme Court, although the matter has been a point of contention for years.  The two cases...

On My Honor

On My Honor

gavin spence, reporter April 19, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America was created in 1910 and since then 110 million young men and adults have joined the ranks. But missing from the ranks are all the homosexual males who wanted to join. A meeting...

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MILK Movie Review

kerrie leinmiller-renick April 19, 2013

“I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you ... And you ... And you ... Gotta give em hope.” -Harvey Milk, "The Harvey Milk Interviews: In His Own...

“It’ll Be Alright” in the Limelight

catherine prestoy, reporter April 19, 2013

From April 18-20, Free State thespians are taking over the Black Box. Students write, direct and act in plays that range from comedic to dramatic genres. “It’ll Be Alright,” a play written and...

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America Endangered By Expanding Rape Culture

becca moran, reporter April 19, 2013

     The rape case that occurred on the night of Aug. 11 and early morning of Aug. 12, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio is sickening: a 16 year old girl, intoxicated to the point of unconsciousness, was...

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