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The independent student media site of West Linn High School

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M Davis

M Davis, Current Events Section Editor

M Davis, junior, is the Current Events Section Editor for wlhsNOW. This is their second year on the staff. They enjoy writing and baking.

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Going green gone wrong

Going green gone wrong

M Davis, Current Events Section Editor
October 1, 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympics aimed to be a “green” game via carbon emission reductions, and to their credit, they did that. The estimated carbon footprint of this year’s Olympics is 1.58 mtCO2, which...

Albertsons is a part of the merger that also contains Krogers.

What’s the deal with the Kroger-Albertson merger?

M Davis, Current Events Editor
April 5, 2024

Albertsons and Kroger are multi-million dollar American grocery store retailers, with hundreds of thousands of people shopping at their chains every day. The Albertsons companies own more than 2,200 stores...

"14 Ways to Die" by Vincent Ralph was published in 2021.

Review: “14 Ways to Die”

Clara Wood, M Davis, and Eden Pepos
March 19, 2024

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clarawood/episodes/wlhsNOW-Book-Nook-Podcast-e2h02sh

Taylor Swift has been subjected to criticism about carbon footprint among the general population.

Taylor Swift threatens lawsuit over flight tracker

M Davis, Current Events Editor
February 23, 2024

Some have been criticizing musical artist Taylor Swift's most recent legal action involving her private jet. In December of 2023, Swift’s legal team sent a cease and desist letter to Jack Sweeney, a...

Tom Blyth, featured left, played Coriolanus Snow as Racheal Zeglar played Lucy Gray Baird, featured right.

“The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes” proves much darker than original trilogy

M Davis, Current Events Editor
December 8, 2023

“The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes'' is a heartbreaking prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy. It is set in post-rebellian Panem, over 70 years before the events of the original trilogy and a...

From left to right: Emma Ladha, senior, Bryan Geurts, Emme Staten, senior, and Beatrice Gilroy, senior, participate in a Red Cross Club meeting

How the West Linn High School Red Cross Club is helping the blood shortage

M Davis, Current Events Editor
October 23, 2023

According to the Community Blood Center, someone in the U.S. is in need of blood or platelets every two seconds. On Sept. 11, the American Red Cross announced that there is currently a blood shortage....

On Aug. 30, a brick shattered the Clackamas County Democratic Headquarters

Brick shatters window of Democratic Building

M Davis, Current Events Editor
September 21, 2023

On the night of Aug. 30 along Main Street, Oregon City, an unknown suspect threw a brick through the window of the Clackamas County Democratic headquarters.  Sami Edge reported on the incident for...

Graffiti found in second floor girls bathroom, expressing disagreement with people smoking in the bathroom

Did Juul contribute to the teen vaping epidemic?

M Davis, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023

The popular vaping company Juul has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving their role in the teen vaping epidemic. Juul has agreed to pay $462 million in settlements to six states. The settlement...

Queen Anne’s Lace poses for a photo. From left to right, Adam Chapin on guitar, Connor Beck on lead vocals and guitar, and Wyatt Foster on bass.

New student band Queen Anne’s Lace set to perform at May Day

M Davis, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2023

The annual May Day celebration will be held April 28, with one performance in the afternoon and another in the evening. Among other festivities, one of the more exciting parts of the celebration is the...

Local parks: why they matter and where to find them

Local parks: why they matter and where to find them

M Davis, Staff Reporter
April 4, 2023

Local parks are a welcoming third space, meaning a space defined as a place people spend their time that is not school or work. They protect cities from harsh environmental impact, provide recreational...

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