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Trump’s “Infrastructure Week” tour more of the same

Nicholas Hunter June 12, 2017

During his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to designate $1 trillion in spending on infrastructure in the United States once elected to office.In his fifth month in office, Trump began putting...

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Opinion: Are pro sports worth the cost?

Nicholas Hunter June 5, 2017

In the United States, sports are at the forefront of our culture. From pee-wee football to the spectacle that is the Super Bowl, people of all ages, genders, races and economic standing are connected through...

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Opinion: Why the AHCA won’t go away

Nicholas Hunter June 1, 2017

The American Health Care Act, or AHCA, proposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is back in the news, as a new Congressional Budget Office report has come out to score the bill, which has undergone some tweaks...

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Opinion: The breaking point of the digital age news cycle

Nicholas Hunter May 22, 2017

For as long as I can remember, breaking news has been constant. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News never stop airing, and whether actual news is breaking at 1:30 a.m. or not, major cable news networks will tell you...

SIDEBAR: Smoking Ban

Nicholas Hunter May 2, 2017

Places smoking is prohibited on campus:All Kent State campusesLocations the university owns, operates or leases worldwideBuildings on campusRoads, parking lots, recreational areas, and sidewalksPersonal...

Members of the Young Americans for Liberty group at Kent State hold up signs May 1 protesting the smoking ban set to begin on July 1 of this year.

Pro-Liberty group holds protest against smoking ban

Nicholas Hunter May 2, 2017

The Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) organization stood outside the Student Center Monday displaying signs that proclaimed "your body, your choice" and "come take it" in protest of the upcoming smoking...

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Opinion: ‘I thought it would be easier’: Looking back on 100 days of Trump

Nicholas Hunter April 30, 2017

In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he has found that being president “is more work than my previous life.”“I thought it would be easier,” he continued.The reactions...

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Opinion: Is the world becoming more nationalistic?

Nicholas Hunter April 23, 2017

Nationalism is all the rage these days.In the United States, we elected President Donald Trump, a man who ran on the broad idea of “America First.” The first three issues listed on WhiteHouse.gov are...

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Opinion: Federal government needs to catch up on marijuana

Nicholas Hunter April 19, 2017

One by one, states in the U.S. are legalizing marijuana. Twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized medical marijuana, though the law in three of these states is not yet effective. Eight states...

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Opinion: Are Americans still struggling after the recession or just lazy?

Nicholas Hunter April 16, 2017

Last week, I saw a column that someone shared on Facebook with the headline “Americans have become lazy and it's hurting the economy.”Now, I’m used to seeing think pieces about how millennial apathy...

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Opinion: How does Bill O’Reilly still have a job?

Nicholas Hunter April 9, 2017

An investigation by The New York Times found that Bill O’Reilly, a TV personality and the host of the No. 1 show on cable news in 2016, "The O’Reilly Factor," has been accused by seven different women...

Opinion: The world grieves for Syria

Nicholas Hunter April 8, 2017

Friday, President Donald Trump ordered and carried out a cruise missile strike on a Syrian airfield believed to be where a chemical weapons attack was launched from.The attack, which killed 84 people,...

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