Jonathon Kline, Author at The Statesman

The life and death of Castro: It’s OK not to mourn

Jonathon KlineFeatured Opinions Top StoryDecember 4, 2016

To honor a person in death, all of their actions that they undertook in their life must be taken into account to “get” the full picture of who they were in life.

World Health Organization’s condemnation of bacon is misleading

Jonathon KlineFeatured OpinionsNovember 5, 2015

This sort of misinformation is one that can prove to be extremely detrimental to the livelihoods of people everywhere.

Why does standing up to child rape in the Army get you discharged?

Jonathon KlineFeatured OpinionsOctober 6, 2015October 16, 2015

A former Green Beret was involuntarily separated from the U.S. Army last month after he physically assaulted a Afghan Local Police commander who was raping a child for weeks.

Without enforcement, tobacco-free plan will burn out

Jonathon KlineFeatured OpinionsSeptember 30, 2015October 16, 2015

“Hey, we don’t think you guys should smoke,” is about as useful as trying to tell a pre-med student that they’ll do alright on their BIO 203 midterm.

Support for Kim Davis is baseless and misguided

Jonathon KlineFeatured OpinionsSeptember 13, 2015October 16, 2015

Davis was arrested after she refused to hand out the marriage licenses to same-sex couples since it went against her belief as a Christian. Cue ensuing firestorm.

Ambush on police officers create a wider gap between two torn groups

Jonathon KlineOpinions Top StoryMarch 12, 2015March 22, 2015

Earlier this morning, two officers, one from the Webster Groves Police Department and one from the St. Louis County Police Department, were shot by a gunman.

Brian Williams is more than a liar—he is a coward, too

Jonathon KlineFeatured Opinions Top StoryFebruary 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Brian Williams has been accused of fabricating the stories he has reported on and, in the case of other stories, just completely flat out lying about them.

Super Bowl for the Ages

Jonathon KlineOpinionsFebruary 5, 2015

Super Bowl XLIX was, for all intents and purposes, a much better Super Bowl than the previous year.

Is the Press really “Free?”

Jonathon KlineOpinionsJanuary 29, 2015

On Jan. 7, 2015, three armed gunmen stormed the office of the French satrical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people .

Why are we not surprised about people dying on Black Friday?

Jonathon KlineOpinionsDecember 4, 2014December 4, 2014

The idea of expecting people to die on Black Friday is not only upsetting, but also quite alarming. As of now, there are seven reported deaths and 98 injuries due to Black Friday-related incidents.