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Michaela Estruth

Michaela Estruth is a culture reporter for Heartlander News. She graduated from Hillsdale College and has written for various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, WORLD…

Public Education
9/11 instruction in K-12 schools promotes ‘safe spaces,’ emotional monitoring, ‘Islamophobia’

While Americans across the country remember the tragic terrorism 25 years ago on 9/11, many students are learning to define “Islamophobia” and “stereotype” in classrooms. Approximately 40… Read More

September 11, 2026
Public Education
American education satisfaction hits new low as student scores continue to decline  

Only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education, an 11-percentage-point drop in two years and the lowest level since Gallup began tracking satisfaction in 1999,… Read More

September 10, 2026
Courts
Journalist Nick Shirley challenges California law over constitutional rights: free speech, due process 

Independent journalist Nick Shirley is suing California, claiming the state’s new law targeting his fraud reporting violates the Constitution on multiple fronts. California Assembly Bill 2624, which… Read More

September 10, 2026
Courts
Louisiana continues its battle against mail-order chemical abortion pills, citing state sovereignty, economic burden  

The legality of mail-order abortion pills will be before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again Wednesday, and the state of Louisiana is defending its autonomy to… Read More

September 8, 2026
Culture
National debate over Flock cameras heats up with state suspensions and Senate investigation 

As Flock cameras spread across the country, a growing debate over privacy and surveillance is pitting law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers against concerns about government overreach… Read More

September 8, 2026