Let’s Get Down to Politics
Camille Balo, Editor-in-Chief, Editor of STEM
October 9, 2020
Our town, Kinnelon, while close to many liberal towns and counties, has maintained a slight lean towards conservatism, with approximately 49.7 percent of Morris County inhabitants voting Republican (the largest voting base in Morris County is Independent / Unaffiliated). With New Jersey being a liberal...
Save the Planet: The Debate on Climate Change
Abeeha Zaidi, Managing Editor, Layout
October 2, 2020
On Sept. 29 at 9 p.m., the first presidential debate of 2020 began. During the environmental debates, Fox News anchor Chris Wallas asked the two candidates, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, to express their thoughts and proposals for their actions on climate change. Their responses were not s...
World In Progress
Abeeha Zaidi, Managing Editor & Layout
September 2, 2020
Adviser’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. 2020 is the year for both destruction and success. It has shown the true color...
The Problem With Saying “All Lives Matter”
Mikayla Smith, Staff Reporter
August 16, 2020
Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. Black Lives Matter, a revolutionary movement and phrase that has captivated ...
Save the Planet: Is There Really a Light Amidst all this Darkness?
Abeeha Zaidi, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2020
Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. Ambulances roam the streets, gathering those in danger. Policemen are constan...
Is COVID-19 a blessing in disguise?
Heidi Scherer-Blake, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2020
Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. A pandemic that has swept thousands of innocent lives off of this planet; ...
The politicization of a pandemic
Will Cappello, Opinion Editor
April 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. From the controversial kneeling of NFL players during the national anth...
Saving the Planet: Foreword
Abeeha Zaidi, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2020
Editor's Note: This is a new recurring column. Check back for more posts, topics, info and updates. Our planet is dying, and that’s all that some people know about climate change. Climate change is about more than the planet dying; it's about how all the systems of our climate are slowly fall...
Silence: The Untold Story of Kashmir
Abeeha Zaidi, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2020
Kids scream until tears quench out of their eyes as their parents try to escort them to safety. The smoke from the bombs rises and catches up to them. They run for their lives from the smoke, not knowing if it is poisonous or not, with men in armor and suits bombarding their country, their home: their...
Let’s Talk Mental Health: A Call for a Happy Life
Camille Balo, Editor-in-Chief, Editor of STEM
February 27, 2020
She is. Depression isn't real; there were only bad days. Or dramatizing a situation. She’d stare at the same ghost, dream consuming pasty ceiling for hours. Bones were heavy in her body and made her head stick like glue, melted and dried to her pillow that had molded a special spot for her head...
Let’s Talk Mental Health: Foreword
Camille Balo, Editor-in-Chief, STEM Editor
February 17, 2020
The lack of mental health is the epidemic of our generation. Mental health is a passionate topic of mine, as my friends, family, and I have suffered at the hands of a lack of mental health awareness, screenings, education, and the pervasive and unrelenting stigma that surrounds mental illness. Given...
Women in Engineering
Camille Balo, Editor-in-Chief, STEM Editor
November 2, 2019
Adviser’s Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this opinion article belong solely to the author and do not reflect the view of The Colt Chronicle Staff, Kinnelon High School, or its students and staff members. As of 2018, only 13 percent of engineers are women. However, compared...