Why did I choose to attend Kent State? It’s a simple 15-minute drive from my house; I can live at home and not waste money on room and board. The university offered me some generous renewable scholarships....
The state budget is no longer a spending plan; it’s a platform for political policy. More and more, the biennial budget has become one big political agenda that sneaks in legislation that may otherwise...
The really cool thing about a new day is that it has the ability to be completely different from the day that came before it. If today is rainy, dark and dank, tomorrow has the power to be sunny, bright...
When I was a kid I learned that our justice system was the best because it presumed all those accused of a crime are innocent until proven guilty. Then I grew up, and I realized that while the law may...
Do you know what the National Endowment for the Arts is? It’s a federal agency that funds artistic projects - but not just any and all art. With a mostly fixed amount of funding each year, the NEA can...
Last week, we received more evidence this economic recovery is going really, really, really, really, really slowly.The Federal Reserve forecasted our 2011 economic growth will be just 2.7 to 2.9 percent,...
My friends, the era of the machine has come!I began my Thursday as I do all Thursdays: I woke up. After doing my dailies, I learned that I would be spending my morning (called “the afternoon” by some)...
Before reading on, let’s pretend that the NFL season is a lock for this fall – not locked out, but a guaranteed season.The Cleveland Browns’ upcoming season is perhaps the most promising in years....
Kent State students are currently in the dark about whether state budget cuts will cause a tuition increase in the future.Though talk about the budget has been ongoing for a while in anticipation of the...
After ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn and a passenger died in a car accident early Monday morning, film critic Roger Ebert tweeted, “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive.” The critic’s statement...
No greater proof of the phrase “opposites attract” exists than one New York man and his very special lady.Ned Nefer, 38, and his wife, Teagan, are travelling on foot from their home in Syracuse to...
I’ve been thinking a lot about my health lately. So I ventured down the dietary supplement aisle at my local grocery store. I was overwhelmed by the diversity of claims made on the front of all those...
