By Arlinda Arriaga, NTNN Writer Photography by Carter Rose Some early bird voters showed up as many as two hours before polls opened this morning in Denton County. With a small blanket across her lap, Genevieve McGregor said she brought some crossword puzzles to keep busy after lining up at 5 a.m. outside the Martin Luther King Recreation Center in
By NTNN As the polls on the west coast closed, the national television networks projected Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. Huge
By NTNN Early voting results in Denton County gave Republicans commanding leads. Voters supported Republican presidential candidate John McCain with a
By Arlinda Arriaga, NTNN Writer Denton County Democratic and Republican headquarters scrambled to get voters to the correct polling stations Tuesday morning. Volunteers
By Brittany Molinar, NTNN Writer Video by: Veronica Gallegos and Paden Smith For the past six weeks, Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Denton
By Josh Fluegel, NTNN Writer Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain are both proposing tax plans that offer aid
By Latrissa Smith, NTNN Writer Many students at NT are not very focused on the issue of labor unions. Lydia Bailey, a junior with an undecided major finds
By Emily McGuire, NTNN Writer This year’s presidential election will deal not only with racism and sexism, but ageism as well. Because Republican
By Whitney Thompson, NTNN Writer The gay marriage issue may be controversial to some, but it is an important factor for many voters in the upcoming presidential
By Neil Foote Chicago - There’s a tremendous buzz here at Grant Park - and it’s only 7PM. Residents of Chicago are trickling into the park
DEMOCRAT WATCH PARTY 6:30 pm to midnight Prairie House Restaurant and Sports Bar 1001 Highway 380 Crossroads, TX 76227 (940) 440-9760 NO
By Alyssa McMurry, NTNN writer NT students who live on campus won’t be able to vote on campus this Election Day. Dorm residents registered to vote
Clubs promote voter registration, different views By Taylor Short/NT Daily Groups are gearing up for election night by promoting the importance of student
When voters finally punch in their cards or computer keys in November they will have been told what to care about repeatedly by the Democratic and Republican
Taking sentencing power away from judges and placing it in the hands of federal lawmakers is crippling our nation’s future. The correct choice in November
By Jessica Harp, NTNN Writer Remember when you were forced year after year to take the TAAS or the TAKS test? Did it help in the long run? If you are anything
By Austin Schiffman, NTNN Writer North Texas students looking for progressive changes to our country’s marijuana laws will find very little reform
By Arlinda Arriaga, NTNN Writer Photography by Carter Rose Some young voters in Denton County lined up at the polls this morning as first-time voters. Tiandrea Dixon, 19, a student at Texas Woman’s
By Sarah Bryant and Nann Goplerud, NTNN The sun had barely lit up the morning sky when voters headed to the polls across north Texas. Despite the prediction of long lines and long waits, that didn’t
By Jayda Quincey, NTNN Writer This Election Day is expected to spur a huge voter turnout, perhaps 80 percent of registered voters, election officials say. In the last presidential election, 2004, more
Unofficial mascot resurfaces on political button By Ryan Feuerhelm/NT Daily The albino squirrel is delivering an important message to students this fall: vote! The unofficial pale mascot will be appearing
County officials predict record turnout By Corey Hennigan/NT Daily After months of primaries and campaigning,
By Cassie Smith, NTNN Writer Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin caused quite a political stir when she became John McCain’s running mate. It started when the nation found out in September that
By Latrissa Smith, NTNN Writer Many students as well as residents of the Denton community live off of a minimum wage paycheck, but sometimes that is not enough to meet the basic needs of a family. “I
By Latrissa Smith, NTNN Writer As far as the unemployed workers and the mass reduction in the workforce, both presidential candidates say they can make necessary changes in the economy and the community
By Mark Campbell, NTNN Writer Both presidential candidates believe that America needs more police and more money for police. The problem is in the specifics. So, how should America fight crime? According
By Kamil Ross, NTNN Writer Type in any search engine or You Tube clip, the words “race” and “Obama,” and that guarantees hundreds of hits. It also guarantees a multitude of racial
By Savannah Carter, NTNN Writer With the presidential election drawing near, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have different views on many issues. However, they share relatively the same policy on
By Mark Campbell, NTNN Writer In 2010 the space shuttle will expire and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will have to figure out another way for Americans to launch into space. The presidential
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