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Book Banning Efforts at Treasure Mountain
Book Banning Efforts at Treasure Mountain
Scarlett Tary, Staff Writer, 9th Grade • February 7, 2023

According to CBS, over 1,600 books are banned each year in school districts across the US. Right now at Treasure Mountain Junior High, the push to stop teaching books in school is happening with about 20 books.  The school...

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PCHS Theater Presents: Newsies, The Musical
PCHS Theater Presents: Newsies, The Musical
Grace Wagstaff, Staff Writer • November 15, 2022

Newsies, The Musical has generated some serious buzz lately — it's showing here at the high school! Opening night is November 17, 2022. Tickets are available now at parkcityminers.us/event-tickets. It will be taking place...

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Midterm Elections in Utah
Midterm Elections in Utah
Brewster Hutchinson, Editor-in-chief • November 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day in Utah and across the United States. A total of 470 congressional seats are up for election — all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as 35 of the 100 Senate seats.    In...

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A Locals Guide to Skipping Traffic
A Local's Guide to Skipping Traffic
Asher "Benji" Levine, Opinion Editor • December 14, 2022

Preface: The following information may be dangerous and the Park City Prospector does not endorse it. This guide is for students only, who don’t want to wake up earlier to skip ski traffic but want to get to school on time....

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The Prospectors Favorite Classes at PCHS
The Prospector's Favorite Classes at PCHS
The Prospector Staff November 28, 2022

Brent: AP English Literature with Mr. Cuttitta I am the worst reader in the history of readers. At the moment, I am powering through On Writing by Stephen King–lent to me by Ms. Hooker–and it’s taken me through the...

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Should We Really Give Thanks?
Should We Really Give Thanks?
Asher "Benji" Levine, Staff Writer • November 17, 2022

A national holiday is dedicated to the sole purpose of giving thanks, but what are we really giving thanks for?    In 1789, George Washington declared Thursday, November 26th “Day of Publick Thanksgivin'.”...

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A newspaper excerpt that details Meyers alleged water-powered car. Courtesy of The Classic Car Trust
Conspiracy Column, Volume Two: The Mystery Of Stanley Meyer and his Water-Powered Car
Maisey Mansson, Staff Writer • March 14, 2023

Stanley Meyer was fifty-seven years old when he died unexpectedly at a restaurant in Franklin County, OH. Meyer claimed to have invented a water-powered car, which would have revolutionized auto mechanics...

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What I Watched This Month: January 2023
What I Watched This Month: January 2023
Colton Hawkins, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023

Hello all, and welcome to a new series I, Colton Hawkins, am doing here at the Prospector, titled What I Watched This Month. The name really says it all. I will just explain and give a short review of...

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McDonalds: Ray Krocs creation, and the beginning of the end of culture. Photo by Brent Allan Johnson
McDonalds & the Downfall of Culture
Brent Allan Johnson, Editor-at-large • February 9, 2023

Ray Kroc, who once sold milkshake mixers to different restaurants, bought McDonald’s from the McDonald brothers for 2.7 million dollars. After tax, that would leave each brother with one million dollars....

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