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A national shame: Bottled water sales are up as Americans fear taps

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 13, 2016

"Don't drink the tap water." Traditionally advice for Americans traveling to the Third World, that is now a sentiment that resonates domestically, too.More Americans are opting for bottled water over what...

Matt Poe

Clinton’s health brings new low point to campaign trail

Matt Poe September 13, 2016

Ah, the campaign trail that keeps on giving. Just when I thought we had exercised all forms of mockery and insults toward Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, this election's presidential candidates, this...

Gabby Seed BW

Is the Netflix age truly perfect?

Gabby Seed September 13, 2016

Every month or so, I find myself staring at my computer screen, anxious and overwhelmed by options.After finishing another show on Netflix, I must bring myself to pick something new from the hundreds upon...

0911 Heroin

Our View: An epidemic hitting close to home

September 11, 2016

Recently, the East Liverpool Police Department posted a picture on social media of a couple passed out in a car, from a heroin overdose with a 4-year-old child in the back seat. Most people have seen something...

Dan Armelli

Francona finding innovating way to use best reliever

Dan Armelli September 11, 2016

I had my doubts at first. The only doubt I didn’t have, however, was that the Cleveland Indians' newest bullpen arm, arguably the best in baseball, should be the “closer” for the first place team...

Bobbie Szabo

Providing access for all

Bobbie Szabo September 11, 2016

Abortion is a legal right in the United States. Women have legally been allowed to choose to have an abortion since 1973, when the Supreme Court decision Roe vs Wade declared that bans on abortions violated...

Nicholas Hunter

Obama: a social media pioneer

Nicholas Hunter September 11, 2016

On June 9, President Barack Obama made an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” He and the host slow-jammed the news together and sat down to write a sarcastic thank-you note to Congress. More...

Flying with aeronautics: a different world

Cameron Gorman September 10, 2016

When I got to the annual Kent State Aeronautics Festival on Saturday, the Precision Flight Team was still offering rides with flight instructors in the small piper planes they used for learning to fly.The...

Our View: 9/11 changes a generation, but it doesn’t change it all

The Kent Stater Editorial Staff September 7, 2016

As we approach 9/11, a sobering realization has complicated the remembrance of the deadliest attack on U.S. soil: this current cohort of college undergraduates bear little memory— if any— of that fateful...

Israel Galarza

Lil Wayne walks away from rap

Israel Galarza III September 7, 2016

Two words you’ll never hear are "Wayne quit.”New Orleans-born rapper Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter, also known as Lil Tunechi, recited that iconic phrase in the song "Mr. Carter", a rap classic that...

Houston Cougars thinking playoffs

Ty Sugick September 7, 2016

Week one of college football had its share of blowouts, with the University of Michigan rolling over the University of Hawaii, and then The Ohio State University embarrassing Bowling Green State University.But...

Voting: ‘The lesser of two evils’

Stephen D'Abreau September 7, 2016

If you are involved with American politics, you might be aware of the old adage “vote the lesser of two evils.”This saying has never seemed so true for many Americans, especially in the climate surrounding...