The Wessex Wire

Student stressed about choice to be agreeable over sharing true opinions.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? You are not fine; please learn how to admit it

February 28, 2020

Filters on social media are popular as they change the user's appearance, but what are they hiding in their place?

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? Social media creates flawed perception of teens

January 24, 2020

Angry student looks at repetitive cycle of mass shootings.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? Mass shootings need action, not ‘thoughts and prayers’

October 30, 2019

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DOES IT BOTHER YOU? We don’t pump gas… or our fists

March 19, 2019

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? Higher education, higher cost

February 11, 2019

Kids spend too much time on technology, it'll only get worse as they get older.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? Kids forget how to be kids

December 18, 2018

DOES IT BOTHER YOU? You’re too old to be a child, but too young to be an adult.

By Hannah McCrone, Opinion Editor

October 26, 2018

Does it bother you that you’re being treated like a child and told to act like an adult? Some teachers at West Essex treat students like they are still in grammar school, all while preaching the importance of maturity. The...

Does It Bother You? My business is none of your business

By Hannah McCrone, Opinion Editor

June 21, 2018

Does it bother you that your business is never just your own? As teenagers, drama is constantly being passed around us, to us, or about us. From an early age we have heard gossip or shared gossip. What bothers me so much abou...

Does it bother you? TEENS: You’re not 30 years old, stop acting like you are

June 12, 2017

Does it bother you? Don’t trivialize mental illness

April 21, 2017

Does it Bother You? Adults add to the stress of college decisions

April 21, 2017

Does It Bother You? iPhones don’t last as long as iWant

March 3, 2017