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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Letter to the editor

Greg Allison October 25, 2011

Voting “Yes” on Issue 2 is good for Ohioans, the middle class and even for union workers. Issue 2 is the ballot referendum on Senate Bill 5, which has public workers put more into their health coverage...

Guest column: Mixed messages?

Bob Batchelor October 25, 2011

Entering its second month, the Occupy Wall Street protest continues to gain strength as similar groups across the U.S. and around the world express outrage over the teetering economy. The demonstrators...

Guest Column: America must call out their own banks

Jacob Oller October 24, 2011

Well, Bank of America, I think it’s time we had a little chat.I heard you’re no longer the largest bank in the U.S. thanks to that big bully JPMorgan Chase. But this doesn’t mean you get to lash...

 

Opinion: Sesame Street just isn’t the same

Seth Cohen October 24, 2011

Today, we have the Veggie Monster, sending a message to kids that vegetables are an amazing food to eat all the time and cookies are just a “sometimes” snack. While that may be the case for some...

Our View: We want YOU to go green

DKS Editors October 24, 2011

In Friday’s paper, a Daily Kent Stater article reported Kent State’s recent efforts to become a “greener” campus. Changes on campus include new solar panels on the Kent State Field House and select...



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Opinion: Adam Levine calls Fox News “evil”

Emily Perrott October 24, 2011

Fox News anchors responded to Levine’s comment via Twitter as well. Anchor Andy Levy tweeted, “Dear @AdamLevine, don’t make crappy f*cking music ever again. Thank you.” First of all, that wasn’t...

Guest Column: Qaddafi- Right casualty, wrong war

Joshua Lipson October 23, 2011

The man of a thousand orthographies is dead. Not surprisingly, the political-cultural commentariat has been abuzz with lurid stories of Qaddafi’s last minutes in Sirte – raising, albeit more graphically,...

Our View: Ohio, and other states, need stricter exotic animal laws

DKS Editors October 23, 2011

Last Tuesday, Muskingum County Sheriff’s deputies were forced to kill 48 of 56 exotic animals after their owner, Terry Thompson, opened the cages then killed himself.The animals killed included lions,...

Opinion: College for dummies

Opinion: Killer cantaloupes

Robert Thomas Young October 22, 2011

While the individual farms where the problems originate are usually forced to close and pay some small fines, the larger problem of ineffective regulation goes largely ignored. This is why contaminated...

 

Opinion: Adele’s perfect timing

Jody Michael October 22, 2011

“The star’s eating issues began in her early teens, when the budding singer was told by a music exec that she had to lose weight if she wanted to succeed,” the article read. It obviously isn’t...

Our View: Lessons learned from tragedy

DKS Editors October 20, 2011

In memory of James Barnes’ life and recent untimely death, the Kent State student body came together in candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember someone most of them had never met. While the university’s...

Opinion: Technology is not an excuse to be rude

Courtney Kerrigan October 20, 2011

It’s just plain rude. Technology is not an excuse to turn into an asshole, and people don’t just disappear. And no, I’m not using this as an outlet to rant about my experiences. I’ve never dealt...