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Hump day cheers and jeers for March 24

DKS Editors March 23, 2010

HUMP DAY Hump day cheers and jeers for March 24 Daily Kent State editors give out their three cheers and jeers of the past week. CHEERS TO• Cheers to the U.S. House of Representatives for passing...

Health reform gets ugly and House Republicans get uglier

Marchaé Grair March 23, 2010

I am rarely ashamed to be American, but behavior from certain Americans lately, especially those in opposition to health care reform, makes me remember why those rare occasions exist.Those who voted for...

My letter addressing a personified America

Garrison Ebie March 23, 2010

Hey America, it’s me, Garrison. Congratulations on finally making it half way to a civilized country’s health insurance system. I know this whole thing has its flaws, but you know, I’m cool with...

LaRose by any other color?

Sonali Kudva March 22, 2010

Thank Colleen LaRose. The 46-year-old, white, Anglo-Saxon, blue-eyed woman has contributed a lot toward the argument for racial profiling as a device to fight terrorism.In the wake of 9/11, pundits such...

They’re watching you…

DKS Editors March 22, 2010

We’re no fan of Big Brother. We believe in privacy. But we also believe in staying safe. So we have to agree with the Kent State Police Department installing surveillance cameras on campus.The proposed...

The monarchy needs to go

Ben Wolford March 22, 2010

LEICESTER, United Kingdom — I held off as long as I could on writing a column like this because what I’m about to say is almost sacrilege in some parts of the world.Parts of this piece appeared in...

Atheism is not extremism

Aaron Rockhold March 21, 2010

An opinion piece was published March 11 (“Neither evangelism nor atheism”) in the Stater, penned by a Mr. Christopher Hook, condemning what he terms “the atheist movement.” Perhaps the kindest...

We’ve had it with the politics of fear

DKS Editors March 21, 2010

Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., was spat upon by a protester who was later arrested. Cleaver did not press charges. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a former civil rights leader, was reportedly called a “ni--er.”...

My first Obama encounter

Frank Yonkof March 21, 2010

It’s true what they say about President Barack Obama. He really is an impressive guy.I was not expecting to be blown away as I made my way into the Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center in Strongsville...

Surviving the gauntlet

Molly Cahill March 21, 2010

Traveling, like all dangerous sports, requires you to keep track of an exit strategy. Plan ahead for all eventualities and you might not only get out alive, but even arrive at your destination on time....

The ‘blueprint’ for our future

DKS Editors March 18, 2010

This week President Obama sent a proposal to Congress in hopes of changing the No Child Left Behind Act — beginning with finding a new name. According to Obama’s “Blueprint for Reform,” if we follow...

A league of their own

Michael Moses March 18, 2010

If you think fans in the Dawg Pound are crazy, you have not experienced crazy in the world of sports. If you think the NBA is the only league where amazing happens, you need to venture outside of the United...