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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

Voting opportunities should be maximized in Georgia.

Georgia holiday honoring Robert E. Lee should be removed

Vivian Rong, Eastside Online Editor-in-Chief November 26, 2022

In the Georgia runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, a state holiday remembering Robert E. Lee may inhibit voters from having the chance to vote. A voting law in the state results in having less time to ask for absentee ballots, stricter...

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Today, November 5, New Jersey voters will decide whether or not to raise the minimum wage in New Jersey. A minimum wage of $11 would reflect inflation rates and would allow workers to afford basic living costs on a minimum-wage salary.

Raise the minimum wage

Shelby Goodwin (’14)/ Eastside Staff November 5, 2013

One hundred and thirty-eight. That is the number of hours that one must work in New Jersey today, at minimum-wage salary, to afford a two-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. This represents a central reason as to...

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Lower the voting age now

With the presidential election coming up, the issue of lowering the voting age to either 16 or 17 has risen once again.  While the idea of lowering the voting age a year or two scares many due to concerns of immaturity, the decision would strengthen...