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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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OPINION: 90 seconds to midnight

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer September 14, 2023

Mutually assured destruction is the idea that a nuclear war between nations would mean the end of nearly all life on planet Earth, and it is believed that this will be the outcome of the next world war. Throughout...

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OPINION: I’m done working in the restaurant industry

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer September 13, 2023

This summer, I found myself desperately searching for a temporary part-time job so I could earn some money before returning to school.  As much as I didn’t want another food service position, my...

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OPINION: Finding ourselves in the digital age

Faith Fistler, Opinion Writer September 12, 2023

At the end of the day, I’m a regular girl with an internet connection and a spending problem. My algorithm bombards me with content that is designed to make me “trendier.”  Every other video...

OPINION: The great Republican lie: their commitment to life

Virginia Doherty, Opinion Writer September 11, 2023

As a liberal, a lot of conservative politics seem very appealing at first glance. Skimming over Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson’s 7 Core Principles of Conservatism, the appeal is easy to see. Individual...

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OPINION: Sex isn’t going to send you to hell

Chloe Robertson, Opinion Writer September 11, 2023

The forever unanswered question veers its ugly head again: Is it a bad thing to have sex before marriage?  Many people use religion or the Bible to villainize the very normal urge people possess of...

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OPINION: Growing up queer in church

Destiny Torres, Opinion Writer September 8, 2023

The first time I heard the word ‘gay,’ it was in a negative light. I was around nine-year-olds and sitting in a church pew at my small church in Northeast Ohio.  I didn’t quite understand what...

A European church Doherty stumbled upon while traveling through Europe.

OPINION: The mass delusion of American Christian oppression

Virginia Doherty, Opinion Writer September 7, 2023

Christians were — and are — persecuted. In 2022, numbers collected by Open Doors revealed that 1 in 7 Christians face high levels of persecution. That adds up to over 360 million, which is the highest...

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Random rants with Annemarie: It’s okay to take a break

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer September 6, 2023

Have you ever had to take a mental health day? I know I have. Mental health days are super important, yet for some reason they aren’t taken as seriously as sick days in our culture. On this Random...

Folly Beach in South Carolina

OPINION: The sign of the tides: Folly Beach is underrated

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer September 5, 2023

When my grandma made this summer’s vacation plans for Folly Beach, South Carolina, the rest of my family and I had never heard of it before. For years, my brothers and I have always gone on vacation...

People attend a gun control protest in Chicago in 2018.

OPINION: Thoughts and prayers: the American gun violence epidemic

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer September 4, 2023

Three killed in Jacksonville, one killed at Chapel Hill, one killed in Choctaw, Oklahoma and seven injured in Boston.  When will we realize that thoughts and prayers are not enough to save lives? One...

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OPINION: I promise I have friends

Chloe Robertson, Opinion Writer September 1, 2023

I’ve never felt more alone than when I was sitting in my dorm room after my mom dropped me off at college. My roommate was getting dinner with her parents while I sat on our scratchy navy-blue carpet,...

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OPINION: Donald Trump’s Day of Reckoning

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer August 31, 2023

For the first time ever in American history, a former president has been indicted on criminal charges.  Donald Trump, the television star turned pseudo-politician, is facing 91 felony charges across...