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People attend a gun control protest in Chicago in 2018.

OPINION: Thoughts and prayers: the American gun violence epidemic

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer September 4, 2023

Three killed in Jacksonville, one killed at Chapel Hill, one killed in Choctaw, Oklahoma and seven injured in Boston.  When will we realize that thoughts and prayers are not enough to save lives? One...

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

How many more? How many more students have to die? How many more school shootings need to happen? When will we see change? As of Thursday, there have been 84 mass shootings in the United States...

For the last time, think of the children

Andrew Atkins February 28, 2018

I’ll be honest: Sometimes, writing about what President Trump does, says or tweets feels a little too easy. Low-hanging fruit and all that, right?“You know, I really believe — you don’t know until...

Our view: Still a violent society requiring change

KS Editors October 4, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is the same Our View we ran in the Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, edition of The Kent Stater. The only difference we made is changing the lead from the shooting in Roanoke, Virginia, to Roseburg,...

Our view: A violent society requiring change

KS Editors August 30, 2015

Summary: Mass shootings have become commonplace in our society, and our generation has become numb to the shock and tragedy of an event like murders on live television. Our politicians need to make tough...