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Opinion: Too much of a bad thing

Jody Michael February 6, 2012

Jody Michael Jody Michael is a junior news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. We’re currently in a 26-day stretch in which no Republican Party presidential...

 

Opinion: The tales of Mitt Romney and Ron Paul’s bromance

Seth Cohen February 6, 2012

Seth Cohen Seth Cohen is a senior magazine major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. During the past primaries, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have been busting...

 

Opinion: Turkey’s turn away from secularism

Melissa Schwachenwald February 3, 2012

Melissa Schwachenwald Melissa Schwachenwald is a senior fine arts major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. When I hear the term “dinner party” I think of...

Our View: Apparently you’re not an advocate for the cure

DKS editors February 3, 2012

This week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure — the largest breast cancer advocacy group, and creator of the Pink Ribbon campaign — cut its funding for a Planned Parenthood project to screen disadvantaged...

 

Opinion: Monsanto’s upcoming GM product is unsafe

Hank Venetta February 3, 2012

Hank Venetta Hank Venetta is a senior English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact Hank Venetta at [email protected]. “These huge cans of fresh corn are only 89 cents? No way, man!”Yes,...

 

Opinion: Advertisements getting in your face

Bruce Walton February 2, 2012

Bruce Walton Bruce Walton is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Let me say first and foremost that I approve of ads. They’re perfect tools for corporations, they...

Our View: We care about the very poor

DKS Editors February 2, 2012

One day after decisively winning Florida — and coming one step closer to becoming the Republican Party’s nominee for president — Mitt Romney rocked the sound bite universe: “I’m not concerned...

 

Opinion: The Pro Bowl problem

Andrew Paulsen February 2, 2012

Andrew Paulsen Andrew Paulsen is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. 12.5 million people tuned into NBC’s broadcast of the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl Sunday night.Did you?Compared...

Guest Column: Making an example of Megaupload

Emily Brooks February 2, 2012

The Stop Online Piracy Act may have been defeated last week, but the legal war over control of digital copyrighted content and internet distribution rages on.Megaupload was raided and shut down earlier...

Our View: Starbucks starts boozin’ it up

DKS Editors February 1, 2012

In an attempt to muster up more sales in the afternoon hours, Starbucks has recently added beer, wine and cheese plates to its menu. Before you get too excited, don’t expect to find alcohol in any of...

Opinions: Convicted killer taunts legal system

Hannah Potes February 1, 2012

Pete GrapentienPete Grapentien is a senior English major and guest columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]


Pete Grapentien
Pete Grapentien is a senior English major and guest columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at pgrapent@kent.edu

Opinions: Convicted killer taunts legal system

Editor’s note: A North Carolina man was sentenced to death in 2011 for murder. He wrote a sensational letter from prison glamorizing the conditions in which he lived and asked to be killed. Here are...