Kansas City Star (MCT)Meet Claudine Thomas of Kansas City.In recent years she has been part of the 47 percent or so of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes.That group came screeching into the...
I’ve been seeing a new campaign ad lately about our local U.S. Senate race. It’s from Republican candidate Josh Mandel’s campaign, and it criticizes Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown for having...
It’s well known that in political campaigns, facts get misused. Cue the 47 percent.Romney stated in a speech to a group of his donors, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president...
Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. I just read an article about the recent consulate attacks in the Middle...
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, Sept. 17:They didn’t dump grain on the steps of the Capitol building or steer a tractor convoy down Pennsylvania Avenue, but farmers...
On Feb. 17, 1993, President Bill Clinton gave his first State of the Union address. In it, he expressed his eagerness to improve our great nation’s economy, military prowess and 20th- and 21st-century...
Elaina Sauber Elaina Sauber is a junior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Sometimes, when walking through Risman Plaza or down the Esplanade, I...
Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district headed into a crucial vote Sunday that could have ended its week-long strike over a proposed contract that received mixed reviews and led to cancelled...
Brian Reimer Brian Reimer is a senior anthropology major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected] Last year, the Occupy Wall Street movement brought issues of economic...
Lyndsey Schley Lyndsey Schley is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Pregnancy is easily preventable these days, yet unplanned pregnancy...
Richard Weikart-The Modesto Bee (MCT)Recently Oxford philosophy professor Julian Savulescu moved his campaign for “moral enhancement” out of the ivory tower and into the mainstream. This month Reader’s...
Ryan Sampson Ryan Sampson is a senior architecture major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. I went to get coffee one evening last week, and despite the fact...
