Budget Talk

By: Chris Cummins Staff Writer National Public Radio (NPR) has been a favorite target of conservative critics over the years, mostly due to the radio network’s perceived bias, and its (supposed) liberal audience. Throughout the ‘80s, and for a brief time during the George W. Bush Administration, GOP leaders repeatedly attempted to cut funding to the government’s foray into public media, but were rebuffed, and rightly so, by stiff Democratic opposition. However, as the first week of March unfolded, it soon became clear that the calls to strip NPR from the public budget would neither become simpler to disprove nor easier to refuse. A conservative activist, James O’Keefe, most known for his elaborate and on-camera…

Petition could keep Congress from pulling plug on public media

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Like publicly broadcasted media, like NPR (90.1 FM) or PBS? Well, if you want to keep these engaging medias open and free to the public, you need to let Congress know by signing this petition. In a budget proposal made last week, House Republicans announced that they wanted to completely cut federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR, PBS, Pacifica and many more nonprofit public broadcasts. By signing this petition, however, you can make a difference and keep public broadcast fully functional.

New radio station provides something for everyone

Allie Perison Editor in Chief It seems like every time I turn on the radio, I am forced to listen to the same four bad pop songs of the moment. It doesn’t matter what station you turn too, pop dominates the radio. For this reason, I usually resort to listening to CD’s, but recently, with the help of National Public Radio (NPR), I have found a station actually worth listening too. KXT 91.7 plays a wide variety of music ranging from indie rock to alternative country. It literally has something for everyone. The station takes public radio back to what it used to be, discovering new local bands while still giving nods to the classics….

What The Sidekick learned in Washington, D.C.

  If you’ve been keeping up with your favorite high school newspaper, you know that The Sidekick editors — 11 total, with adviser Chase Wofford and KCBY teacher Irma Kennedy in tow — traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Nov. 15 weekend to attend the National Scholastic Press Association’s convention for high school journalism. So what did we learn throughout four days of seminars and sight-seeing around D.C. with some of the leading journalists and high school papers around the country? First of all, that we’re pretty good. Winning 7th place out of all 17-page and up high school newspapers felt great and we’re proud to represent Coppell High School. Secondly, that we’ve also got…