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Lucas Misera

Opinion: GOP debates lack substance

Lucas Misera February 14, 2016

CBS is home to various reality television programs, ranging from "The Amazing Race" to "Undercover Boss". On Saturday, the GOP debate looked more like a heated Tribal Council on "Survivor" rather than...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: The presidential debacle

Lucas Misera October 13, 2015

There’s a logjam in the 2016 presidential race, and it’s quite unclear as to when a true frontrunner will develop out of either party.As of now, six Democrats are officially running for the presidency,...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: U.S. can’t afford further political inaction

Lucas Misera October 6, 2015

The nation should be proud of you, President Obama, for once again remaining poised after a mass shooting gripped the United States.In the aftermath of the tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Oregon,...

Marco Rubio

AP: Rubio tells supporters he is running for White House

Philip Elliot, Associated Press Brendan Farrington, Associated Press April 13, 2015

MIAMI (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race Monday by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas "stuck in the 20th century," a jab at both Democratic...

Sophomore political science major

Opinion: Clinton Better Watch Out, Fiorina is Making Herself Heard

Jennifer Hutchinson March 17, 2015

For those of you who read my article last week, you’ll know that I had some tough criticisms for Hillary Clinton. However, one woman had more to say — Carly Fiorina. The potential GOP dark horse is...

President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class

Julie Pace, Associated Press January 21, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including...

Opinion: Positive actions to celebrate Earth Day

April 21, 2014

The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Monday, April 21:As the nation celebrates Earth Day on Tuesday, it's an excellent opportunity to highlight the positive initiatives taken in...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a freshman political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jhutch2872@gmail.com.

Opinion: The GOP has a plan at hand

Jennifer Hutchinson March 17, 2014

It seems that in the days following the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Republican Party is more determined than ever to present an alternative to the healthcare law. In my last column, I...

Guest column: Democrats go a-courting as the Senate hangs in the balance

Doyle McManus March 3, 2014

Nearly a generation ago, MSNBC's Chris Matthews coined a description of our two political parties that may turn out to be his most enduring contribution to American punditry. Republicans, Matthews wrote,...

Obama budget to drop benefit cost-of-living trims

Jim Kuhnhenn, AP February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a freshman political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jhutch2872@gmail.com.

Opinion: Immigration Reform; now is the time

Jennifer Hutchinson February 10, 2014

It’s no secret that immigration reform has been an issue in the United States for at least the past fifteen years. It seems, however, that the Republicans are ready to tackle the issue. On Thursday,...