Lauren Stimpert

Lauren is a senior at Bates College. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Bates College Republicans as well as the Secretary for the Maine Federation of College Republicans. She is a New Hampshire native and self-identified political junkie.
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Democrats’ Sit-In Protest Counterproductive to Their Cause
Last Wednesday night, the Democrats of Congress staged a “sit-in” protest on the...
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May Jobs Report is Grim for Recent Graduates
The first Friday of every month, one of the most important statistics in...
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Clinton’s Pattern of Dishonesty is Alarming
Everyone can agree that this election cycle is a continuing political phenomenon. It...
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$10 Billion Veterans Choice Program is Failing Our Veterans
Although it doesn’t happen often, last week, National Public Radio and I were...
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Two Years After the VA Scandal: Where Are We Now?
In April of 2014, reports and rumors of the mistreatment of veterans through...
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UMaine Flagship Match Program Brings Over 700 New Students to Maine
As a college senior preparing for graduation and the real world (yikes!), I...
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Clinton’s Attempt to “Change the Gun Culture” is Misleading
In the latest round of primaries, liberal candidates seem to be competing in...
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King Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate an Egregious Tax
I’ll admit, I sometimes fall into the typical partisan trap of automatically assuming...
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There’s Classified, and then There’s Classified
The Hillary Clinton email scandal has dominated the news cycle for months. Aside...
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An Entire Generation Stunted by Student Loan Debt
My generation has seen a lot in our young lifetimes. We are the...
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Common Core Doesn’t Add Up
Growing up within the public school system, I dreaded the days or weeks...
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That’s Not Trump, That’s Reality
There’s a fair amount of rivalry between my school and Bowdoin College. Our...
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Who’s the Real Enemy Here, Anyway?
Being a movie buff, one of my favorites is Monty Python’s Life of...
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Millennial Diaries: The Good and Bad of Being Conservative on a College Campus
“Do you like ice cream?” This is what a canvasser asked groups of...