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How do you find truth in the news?

Frank Yonkof March 15, 2010

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...

Public servants must know their place

Dan Radmacher March 15, 2010

“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...

Revisiting JFK

Los Angeles Times March 12, 2010

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...

Let’s battle the bulge

DKS Editors March 12, 2010

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...

A price tag on self-value

Rabab Al-Sharif March 12, 2010

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...

The clicker scam at Kent State

Mike Crissman March 12, 2010

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...

Our view: A small step for equality

DKS Editors March 11, 2010

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...

Poisoned apple: Miseducation of the American student

Anastasia Spytsya March 11, 2010

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...

We the people

Thisanjali Gangoda March 11, 2010

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...

Neither evangelism nor atheism

Christopher Hook March 11, 2010

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...

Don’t just let these homes sit abandoned

DKS Editors March 10, 2010

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...

Dear Congress, get with the program

Garrison Ebie March 10, 2010

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...

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