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Day 82 What it means to be political

By Maddie Binning

Maddie Binning is a senior at Minnehaha Academy and Editor in Chief of the Talon Newspaper. Maddie has worked on the Talon for four years and hopes to study journalism in university. When she isn't working on the paper, Maddie is both a freelance photographer and a photographer at Lifetouch Portrait Studios. She also has a passion for reading, music and traveling.

Daily Photo | Multimedia | Talon

Posted: January 7, 2015

A Government class discusses the meaning of the word political. Photo by Maddie Binning.

Day 82 of the 2014-2015 school year. Tue., Jan. 6, 2015.

Day 82 of the 2014-2015 school year. Tue., Jan. 6, 2015.

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