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Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: New ban or old, Republicans must take a stand

Nicholas Hunter February 21, 2017

On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that placed a travel ban on seven Muslim majority countries.The rollout of the order was, to put it kindly, hasty. It led to mass confusion,...

Stephen D'Abreau

Opinion: The right road

Stephen D'Abreau February 15, 2017

“As much as I ever did, more than I ever did, I believe in liberalism. But there was a rosy time of innocence when I believed in liberals.” These eerie words of G. K. Chesterton haunt me as I look...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Michael Flynn got fired because the press did its job

Matt Poe February 15, 2017

Dear reader: There is no satire in today’s column. This is largely due to the fact that I simply can’t make this stuff up anymore, at least not for today. I just can’t — and won’t — do it because...

Matt Poe

Opinion: As Poe puts it: Public schools continue to suffer years after Devos confirmation

Matt Poe February 8, 2017

Editor's Note: The following column contains satire. Events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.It’s been 10 years since former Secretary of Education and professional airhead Betsy DeVos was confirmed...

Emad Khazraee is a sociotechnical information scientist and assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science. As a native of Iran, Khazraee and his family are affected by President Donald Trump’s recent Executive Order on immigration. His mother-in-law is unable to visit the United States to see his newborn son and he had to cancel a conference in India where he was supposed to conduct a workshop. “We are the lucky ones because we are all together. There are families that are separated now,” Khazraee said. “We built all this trust in the institution of democracy. That’s one of the reasons we immigrated to the United States. You can see that it might evaporate if people do not really take care of democracy… you always need people’s vigilance to protect those values,” he said about the ban.

Trump policy breaks families apart

Mitch Felan January 31, 2017

Kent State assistant professor Emad Khazraee remembers where he was the night of Nov. 4, 2008. He was sitting in front of a television set in Iran, waiting through an eight-and-a-half-hour time difference...

AP: Backlash follows sexists Women’s March social media posts

Brian Slodysko Associated Press January 24, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A school board member in Hillary Clinton's hometown resigned after making a derogatory reference on Twitter to the female anatomy in describing women marching against President Donald...

Women gathered in Cleveland to protest Donald Trump's inauguration and voice support for women's and human rights at the Cleveland Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Cities all around the country and the world held marches of their own in solidarity.

Thousands pack Cleveland Public Square for Women’s March

Andrew Atkins January 21, 2017

The crowd of 15,000 roared, voices echoing through the city as demonstrators poured into the streets of Cleveland as part of a Women’s March Saturday.Women'sMarchCLE on Vimeo. Video by Lydia Taylor.Handmade...

Kent State senior digital media production major Erica Collins and junior psychology major Kelsy Henderson wait for a train at the Public Square Station in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Waiting at Green Road Station: The Cleveland Women’s March

McKenzie Jean-Philippe January 21, 2017

Walking up to the Green Road RTA station in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an unusually large crowd stands lined up, ready to board the next train.Various members are waiting – not so patiently – with handmade...

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland

Lauren Stebelton January 20, 2017

Peaceful protests take over Public Square in Cleveland from KentWired.com on Vimeo.On the heels of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, cries rang out throughout the country, some in support of the new...

Diane Feagain holds a sign at the protest against Trump’s inauguration in front of the MAC Center on January 20, 2017.

Kent residents protest Trump’s Inauguration at MAC Center

Andrew Atkins and Julia Hazel January 20, 2017

Protesters gathered in solidarity against Trump's inauguration in front of Kent State's MAC Center at noon on Friday.One organizer, Kent State associate history professor Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, said she...

1/20/17 Inauguration

KentWired’s Inaugural Coverage

KentWired staff January 20, 2017

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Lucas Misera

Opinion: Time got it right

Lucas Misera December 7, 2016

On Wednesday, Time Magazine announced President-elect Donald Trump as the 2016 Person of the Year, perhaps to the dismay of many. No matter one’s opinion on Trump’s character, however, it’s clear:...