There are three acceptable reasons for the Senate to reject a president's nominee for a Cabinet position: The candidate lacks credentials for the position; he fails to meet high ethical standards for personal...
Christina Bucciere Christina Bucciere is a junior journalism major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. For most of my life, I was a mess of contradictions, always...
Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. During recent years, blogging has become very popular, and to be honest,...
In our research for our Black History Month special section, we uncovered a pretty incredible fact, and we don’t know why we didn’t know it before.While researching for our Black History Month special...
The American people want the Democratic and Republican parties to solve our nation's problems together, but bipartisan solutions become possible only if each side gives the other the benefit of the doubt....
Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. I have always been for gun control, but since the Newtown shootings, it’s...
Let’s be brutally honest: it’s fun to go out, drink and act goofier than usual with friends on the weekend. It’s a way to let loose and get energized after a draining week of classes or work. A lot...
The mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School has occasioned systemic reviews of school security procedures, and that's appropriate. Parents are clamoring for reassurances that their kids are safe....
Energy company TransCanada is planning a massive new pipeline, called Keystone XL, that would transport oil from Canadian tar sands into the United States. President Obama and new Secretary of State John...
In the United States, more than 85 people are killed at the hands of gun violence every day. More than twice as many people are injured. Over the past few years, we’ve seen mass shooting after mass shooting....
One-hundred-thousand. That is the number of children and teenagers estimated to be exploited in the commercial sex trade here in the United States.Fourteen-year-old "Grace" was one of those teens. One...
Matthew Bertovich Matthew Bertovich is a junior psychology major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Football is the best sport. Here’s why:It fits our schedule....
