The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has engulfed the region since before Israel's founding in 1948. Conflict intensified when Israel gained control of the Palestinian occupied regions of the West Bank,...
The “two state solution” is often discussed as the best potential result of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. However, this is an oversimplification of the real issues. It should be...
Some things just don’t seem to go away: the Cleveland sports championship drought, Justin Bieber, homework and of course the Palestine-Israel conflict. Living in Beachwood, it is impossible not to hear...
By mandating new state tests that are projected to have lower passing rates than the current OGTs, Ohio politicians certainly make it seem as if they are cracking the whip on our education system....
This generation and their all-consuming use of technology is surely going to destroy the world. Closed into little personalized bubbles, they are destroying everything near and dear to American values:...
To the editors:
As families connected to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) consortium program, we applaud the Beachcomber’s coverage of the administration’s recent re-evaluation of this program. ...
In articulating the purpose of black history week, which he founded in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson said, “We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in History. What we need is not a history...
February is a time where we acknowledge blacks for their achievements and celebrate African American culture.
But why?
As Morgan Freeman once said, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history...
Black History Month serves a special purpose in American society. It’s important to recognize what our ancestors have done for us, as, often times, the past is forgotten. Black history is something to...
The need for unity and understanding, especially within black society, is crucial to recovering from slavery’s pervading influences. In taking time to learn about the leaders and events which transformed...
You shouldn’t have your phone out in class. It’s a known rule. While not exactly strictly enforced by many teachers, it shouldn’t have to be. It’s an issue of respect, and many BHS students fail...
Max Bleich, Online Editor in Chief
• December 21, 2012
The word “gun” is short, but it is loaded.
To Americans, guns represent danger, safety, fear, destruction, death, freedom and so much more. We live in a culture dominated by guns. The United States...
