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Dan Smith Community Park memorializes economic director

Nicholas Hunter October 19, 2016

The Dan Smith Community Park is set to open Thursday after just over a year of construction.The park is named in honor of former City of Kent Director of Economic Development Dan Smith, who passed away...

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Dan Smith Community Park set to open Oct. 20

Nicholas Hunter October 19, 2016

This Thursday, the Dan Smith Community Park is set to open after just over a year of construction.The park is named in honor of former City of Kent director of economic development, Dan Smith, who passed...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: Why voting day should be a national holiday

Nicholas Hunter October 16, 2016

On Nov. 8, polls open for one of the most intensely polarizing and unusual elections in American history. Voters will choose who represents them in the White House and the U.S. Senate, as well as who the...

The “dab” millennial culture, political debate etiquette

Nicholas Hunter October 9, 2016

Last Wednesday, a debate for California’s open U.S. Senate seat took place between California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris and California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.This should mean little to...

Ohio to resume use of lethal injection executions

Nicholas Hunter October 6, 2016

Executions in the state of Ohio are set to resume in January 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.The execution of convicted rapist Ronald Phillips is scheduled for...

Spotlight shifts to vice presidents in debate

Nicholas Hunter October 5, 2016

Tuesday night saw the first and only debate between Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine.The event took place at Longwood University in...

Nobody wins debates

Nicholas Hunter October 2, 2016

Last week, the first debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump took place. Since then, there has been constant debate over who “won” the debate.A few hours...

DO NOT PUBLISH: Stop and Frisk policies divide politicians, students

Nicholas Hunter September 28, 2016

The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has spent much of this election cycle focusing on American safety, both domestic and foreign. One of his biggest and most polarizing proposals is his wish...

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Clinton takes on ‘Between Two Ferns’ ahead of first general election debate

Nicholas Hunter September 25, 2016

On Friday, Democratic presidential Hillary Clinton appeared on the "Funny or Die" web series “Between Two Ferns,” where Zack Galifianakis conducts awkward and deprecating interviews with various celebrities...

Nicholas Hunter

Why the unlikely candidates matter

Nicholas Hunter September 18, 2016

The United States has had a two-party political system nearly since its inception in the late 18th century. The main parties in our country have changed over time; parties have split, evolved, fallen to...

Nicholas Hunter

Obama: a social media pioneer

Nicholas Hunter September 11, 2016

On June 9, President Barack Obama made an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” He and the host slow-jammed the news together and sat down to write a sarcastic thank-you note to Congress. More...

The next leader of the United States

Nicholas Hunter September 5, 2016

As Election Day quickly approaches, the impassioned politics that have defined the past year-and-a-half of American media can only be expected to intensify. While the scandal and outrage that has defined...

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