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When the death penalty is appropriate

Taylor Miksic September 23, 2012

It has been going on for thousands and thousands of years, and it is an issue that has more than two distinct sides to it. The death penalty, or punishment by execution for a crime, has been a controversy...

 

Opinion: Get married the right way — for you

Lyndsey Schley September 23, 2012

Lyndsey Schley Lyndsey Schley is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. If you are not a virgin, have had other sexual experiences or have lived...

 

Opinion: Romney: a blowhard, but a pragmatic one

Tyler Kieslich September 20, 2012

Tyler Kieslich Tyler Kieslich is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. Mitt Romney is good for about one “LOL” a week, which is comforting...

 

Opinion: The perks of being a fall baby

Dan Jenkins September 20, 2012

Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins is a freshman news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. I am currently approximately three weeks away from turning 20 years old. That...

Our View: Your cigarettes are safe with us

DKS Editors September 20, 2012

After a couple of months of curiosity regarding whether Kent State would really follow the July advice from the Ohio Board of Regents to ban smoking on campus, the university has said it won’t do so...

Opinion: The Walmart virgin

Celia Fernandez September 20, 2012

Celia Fernandez Celia Fernandez is a sophomore news major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected]. Walmart — or Wally World; whatever you call it — is an establishment...

Opinion: Fact vs. Mitt Romney’s fiction on income taxes

Kansas City Star September 18, 2012

Kansas City Star (MCT)Meet Claudine Thomas of Kansas City.In recent years she has been part of the 47 percent or so of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes.That group came screeching into the...

Opinion: Josh Mandel, absent and absent-minded

Jody Michael September 18, 2012

I’ve been seeing a new campaign ad lately about our local U.S. Senate race. It’s from Republican candidate Josh Mandel’s campaign, and it criticizes Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown for having...

Our view: Romney and the 47 percent

DKS Editors September 18, 2012

It’s well known that in political campaigns, facts get misused. Cue the 47 percent.Romney stated in a speech to a group of his donors, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president...

 

Opinion: Bigotry in a big world

Jake Crissman September 18, 2012

Jake Crissman Jake Crissman is a sophomore English major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected]. I just read an article about the recent consulate attacks in the Middle...

Our View: Get the real referees back to work

DKS Editors September 18, 2012

It appears that we have entered a culture of high-profile labor strife in professional sports.The NHL is in grave danger of its second work stoppage in less than a decade.The NBA had to cancel games last...

Guest Column: Political gridlock may save U.S. from bad farm legislation

Los Angeles Times (MCT) September 17, 2012

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, Sept. 17:They didn’t dump grain on the steps of the Capitol building or steer a tractor convoy down Pennsylvania Avenue, but farmers...

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