Every so often, I like to log onto RockyMountainNews.com to view the remnants of what used to be a great Web site. A little over a year ago, the Rocky went out of business, weeks shy of its 150th birthday.Even...

“Government is the servant of the people, and not the master of them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and...

On Sept. 12, 1960, Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy delivered a speech to Protestant ministers in Houston that is regarded as a turning point not just in that year’s election, but in the...

We’re a country that has an obsession with food.It’s surprising that the country’s motto hasn’t been changed yet. Not because secularists are angry with “In God we Trust,” but more so because...

Walmart is causing a stir after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to almost half the price of the white version.A photo being passed around the Internet shows Ballerina Barbie and Ballerina Theresa...

A few days ago, I was looking through my desk and found something that I haven’t seen in months, something that instantly brought about feelings of anger and regret. Something that reminded me of the...

Almost two years ago, Kent State first offered domestic partner benefits to faculty as part of their contract, a significant step in making Kent State more inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

Public education: Every single one of us understands this institution differently. Some of us think education is overrated, some of us go to school to get a diploma, and some still see it as a basic opportunity...

Many social movements that occur daily across the world are only heard of because of the work of foreign correspondence and reporting. If a country’s current political state is under the tyranny of its...

Evangelist Pat Robertson’s recent comments about Haiti should not have surprised most people who have followed his career. More and more, these kinds of comments are losing their shock value. Whether...

Yesterday, the Daily Kent Stater ran an article about the abandoned houses owned by Kent State located a block from the university’s north campus that sit unoccupied or vacant, and even more across the...

Welcome to America, home of the world’s finest medical treatment facilities that most of the citizenry can’t even afford. To your left, you will notice staggering unemployment. To your right, an embarrassing...