December 2016
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Trump’s Plans for America
By MARUKO MYINT
Staff Writer
On Nov. 9, the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was officially announced as the 45th Presidentelect. Since then, a significant portion of the media has been centered around his future plans and decisions as the next Commander-in-Chief. Over the course of these past weeks, Trump has released strategies for what he wishes to achieve in office. One of his plans is what he plans to do in the first 100 days of office, focusing mainly on his quest of “putting America first”. His main goals are withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, cancelling environmental restrictions, cutting regulations on businesses, increasing security against cyber attacks, examining visa programs to end illegal immigration, and enacting rules to ban certain officials for using government positions to benefit themselves. By targeting certain systems and regulations, the President-elect hopes to create job openings, increase national security, and promote the integrity of the government. Trump has also begun assembling his cabinet, a group of important individuals that each represent a department of the government while also advising and working with the president on issues. His top choices for the various positions are Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Mike
Pompeo for CIA Director, Nikki Haley for Ambassador to the UN, Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary, Wilbur Ross for Commerce Secretary, Todd Ricketts for Deputy Commerce Secretary, James Mattis for Defense Secretary, Ben Carson for Housing and Urban Development, and Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State. From these choices, some were former rivals during his campaign trail and others were dedicated GOP donors and loyalists. So the question that remains is, “How does all of this affect us?” Although all of these policies and actions are occurring on the other side of the country and concern larger topics like economics and immigration, they still definitely affect our daily lives. Trump’s decisions that most directly affect Americans are his choices for cabinet. Betsy DeVos, his primary nominee for Education Secretary, is an education activist who is passionate believer of school choice and school vouchers. Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, will control how current civil rights laws are enforced. With this position, he will have the power to make decisions on social issues including immigration, police misconduct, voting rights, LGBT rights, antitrust enforcement, and marijuana. President-elect Trump’s decisions will affect every American, but with his upcoming inauguration, only time will tell what will happen. mmyint@apachepowwow.com Photo courtesy of FLICKR.COM
Obama’s Last Medals of Freedom By BRANDON CHEN Staff Writer
On Nov. 21, President Barack Obama awarded a Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 21 artists, sports figures, scientists, and philanthropists. President Obama has given out 123 medals, the most Medals of Freedom given by any President. He awarded many whom he thought would not receive one from his successor. Recipients were chiefly Democrats and people critical of President-elect Donald Trump. Among the winners were the Gates family, Tom Hanks, Robert de Niro, Ellen DeGeneres, and Michael Jordan. Despite the differences between these honorees, they all have one thing in common. These Americans make our country a better place. President Obama stated, “It’s useful, when you think about this incredible collection of people, to realize this is what makes us the greatest nation on earth. Not because of our differences, but because in our differences we find something in common to share.” All honorees of the Medal of Freedom have contributed to the national interests of the U.S., world peace, American culture, or other significant public or private endeavors. Every one of the honorees has impacted the world
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and shaped it into what we know today. As always, the Presidential Medals of Freedom, unlike most other honors and medals, were presented in a quirky and haphazard fashion. President Obama was especially eccentric when presenting Michael Jordan with his medal. Being an avid basketball fan, President Obama beamed like a 10-year-old, calling him “the guy from Space Jam,” a 1996 film that starred Jordan with Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny. In the case of Bill and Melinda Gates, President Obama started off by mentioning the time Bill asked Melinda out, stating, “apparently Bill’s opening line was, ‘Do you want to go out two weeks from this coming Saturday?’ Fortunately, Melinda believes in second chances, and the world is better for it.” President Obama went on distributing awards to many others in a similar manner. During President Obama’s final presentation of medals, he was able to bring laughs, cheers, and whoops of appreciation. At the end of the ceremony, President Obama closed with, “Everyone on this stage has touched me in a powerful, personal way; these are folks who have helped make me who I am.” As President Obama’s term comes to a close, we can only wonder, who will be awarded next?
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