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Opinion: Female airmen and sexual assault

Ryan Sampson October 6, 2012

Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. This weekend, while browsing the Internet for something to write about,...

Our view: Charge of doctored data is ‘preposterous’

DKS Editors October 6, 2012

Conservative business and political leaders latched onto conspiracy theories during the weekend about Friday’s jobs report, showing unemployment falling to 7.8 percent with 114,000 new jobs.Former General...

Letter to the editor Oct 8, 2012

Tim Bledsoe October 6, 2012

I am writing to express my anger and frustration about the brave U.S. troops that continue to be forced into harm’s way for absolutely no good reason.I am 53 years old, and I clearly remember the very...

Guest Column: Women are funny, that’s no joke

Gina Barreca October 6, 2012

Hartford CourantGet your pen, keyboard or tattoo gun, everybody, and please write this down: Women are funny and always have been.Women’s humor is not a “new thing.” It’s not like an iPhone 5,...

Our View: Debates have moderators for a reason

DKS Editors October 3, 2012

Summary: Presidential candidates should respect the moderators who run debates.Jim Lehrer, anchor of “PBS NewsHour” and moderator of Wednesday night’s presidential debate, outlined the debate structure...

Our view: Student debt is not reasonable

DKS Editors October 3, 2012

Anyone who has any concern for the skyrocketing amount of student debt in America will not enjoy the survey Inside Higher Ed released Wednesday.The survey asked 575 college admissions directors a variety...

 

Opinion: At the altar of the hydrocarbon

Tyler Kieslich October 3, 2012

Tyler Kieslich Tyler Kieslich is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Last week I drove from Kent back to Cincinnati, the glimmering metropolis...

 

Opinion: Seeing the stars

Celia Fernandez October 3, 2012

Celia Fernandez Celia Fernandez is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. The skies are covered in bright stars, from the Big Dipper to the...

Letter to the Editor, Oct. 5, 2012

Kathleen Clyde October 3, 2012

Your editorial (“Ohio has it right when it comes to voting ID laws”) demonstrates precisely why voter ID laws are often an obstruction to voting rights. They create mass confusion, scaring people off...

Opinion: Living with death by drone

Jennifer Gibson October 3, 2012

Los Angeles TimesLast week, Stanford University and New York University released a major study about the use of drones in the ever-evolving but never-ending war on terror. Unfortunately, many commentators...

Our View: Ohio has it right when it comes to voting ID laws

DKS Editors October 2, 2012

Voter identification laws around the country have stirred debate on whether or not forcing citizens to show photo ID before voting is constitutional.The contention starts with the argument that requiring...

Guest Column: Battleground Ohio is so vital, it’s even drawing global tour groups

Nicholas Wood October 2, 2012

OXFORD, England – In recent months I’ve taken groups of internationally curious people to crisis spots as far flung as North Korea, Bosnia and Greece. The aim of these trips is to give people direct...