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Mica Pflug

Opinion: Depression screening event lends helping hand

Mica Pflug October 8, 2017

Kent State held its annual community-wide series of depression screenings this past week, an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and members of the community to confront mental health issues in a...

Drew Taylor

Opinion: Connor McDavid usurps Crosby as NHL’s best

Drew Taylor October 8, 2017

It’s only the first week of the new NHL season, and I am going to already make the Pittsburgh Penguins fans that read The Kent Stater angry with what I am about to say.Sidney Crosby is no longer the...

Maddie Newingham

Opinion: Reframing the gun debate

Maddie Newingham October 8, 2017

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”Let’s dissect this, the phrasing of the Second Amendment,...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: NRA stands in the way of sensible gun policy

Nicholas Hunter October 4, 2017

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”The...

Jack Kopanski

Opinion: The conversation about Hue Jackson needs to start

Jack Kopanski October 4, 2017

On Oct. 16, it will be 11 years since the famous rant from late Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, during which he declared, “The (Chicago) Bears are who we thought they were!” The tirade came...

Matthew Olienechak

Opinion: Puerto Rico is a territory ignored

Matthew Olienechak October 4, 2017

Puerto Rico still bleeds.More than two weeks after Hurricane Maria ravaged the already impoverished territory, the island still struggles to restore electricity to its populace. Food and medicine remain...

Mica Pflug

Opinion: Beware, overachievers

Mica Pflug October 1, 2017

School, social life and career choices.If you’re reading this, these three things are probably some of the most prominent aspects of your current life. The way these aspects unfold largely depends on...

Maddie Newingham

Opinion: Stop emboldening a bad president’s ego

Madison Newingham October 1, 2017

Regarding President Donald Trump’s talk on the NFL, he’s fabricated this problem for himself.Trump wants the easiest avenue to be the center of attention that requires no briefing, through which he...

Drew Taylor

Opinion: Trump fails Puerto Rico, people in need

Drew Taylor October 1, 2017

A few weeks ago, I published a column about the destruction Hurricane Harvey brought to the southern United States, particularly the Houston metropolitan area. My point for writing the column was to show...

Matthew Olienechak

Opinion: The kneeling protests and why they matter

Matthew Olienechak September 27, 2017

I have no doubt that your news feeds are swamped with people voicing their opinion on the NFL protests. At that point, would any of you have the stamina to listen to yet another guy with a loud mouth give...

Jack Kopanski

Opinion: LeBron, D-Wade reunion comes at the perfect time

Jack Kopanski September 27, 2017

From 2010-14, the world watched as LeBron James was the villain of the sports world as a member of the Miami Heat.Joining forces with his friends Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the Heat ran through the league...

Kyle Fitch

Opinion: Offshore wind turbines are the future of renewable energy

Kyle Fitch September 27, 2017

When it comes to renewable resources, we need to be looking at every option available.Given the current technology accessible, wind turbines are one of the best forms of renewable energy, and these enormous...

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