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Opinion: I rode the bus one day

Alex Kamczyc June 1, 2017

Editor’s Note: The following column contains satire. Events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.I was somewhere between sobriety and lunacy, sitting at a vacant bus stop, unsure if one would come.I...

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Opinion: Why the AHCA won’t go away

Nicholas Hunter June 1, 2017

The American Health Care Act, or AHCA, proposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan, is back in the news, as a new Congressional Budget Office report has come out to score the bill, which has undergone some tweaks...

Matt Poe

Opinion: I am going to stop making fun of Donald Trump

Matt Poe May 31, 2017

God, those are some of the toughest words I’ve ever had to utter.Never mind breaking up with a girlfriend or confronting a boss about some sensitive issue at the workplace; those words encapsulating...

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Opinion: For the sanctity of this nation, root for the Nashville Predators

Matt Poe May 28, 2017

Folks, if you love the union and preservation of this country, listen up. The following words inked in this column will be remembered as my own Abe Lincoln moment in my attempts to preserve the Union.Hear...

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Opinion: The breaking point of the digital age news cycle

Nicholas Hunter May 22, 2017

For as long as I can remember, breaking news has been constant. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News never stop airing, and whether actual news is breaking at 1:30 a.m. or not, major cable news networks will tell you...

Matt Poe

Opinion: My musical awakening: Chris Cornell

Matt Poe May 18, 2017

Legendary musician and front man Chris Cornell died early Thursday morning in what is being investigated as a possible suicide.At just 52 years old, his death shocked the world of music and while it hasn’t...

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Opinion: “White male privilege” hinders real progress

Stephen D'Abreau May 4, 2017

There has been a push to redefine and reinvent how we talk about racism, sexism and inequality in society; it is very unproductive and is making it harder for an honest, open discussion about these topics.I...

Our View: The beauty of opinion

Editorial Staff May 3, 2017

For modern-day Kent State students, the primary purpose of May 4 is to ensure that the senseless deaths of Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer at the hands of the Ohio...

Opinion: A warning to Democrats

Anthony Erhardt May 3, 2017

As I write my last column for The Kent Stater as president of the Kent State College Democrats, I consider myself cautiously optimistic about the future of the Democratic Party.As Brian DiPaolo noted in...

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Opinion: As Poe puts it: By ignoring Andrew Jackson’s warnings, Civil War is inevitable

Matt Poe May 3, 2017

Editor's note: The following piece contains satire. Some events mentioned in the piece are fictitious.A recent journal was located detailing one Union soldier’s pondering if we had listened to former...

Opinion: What Kent State represents

Bill Arthrell May 3, 2017

Kent State is not just Kent State.Kent State is a metaphor.It represents everything.It represents the war machine crushing the peace movement. It represents idealism and youth rising up against cynicism...

Opinion: Exposing myths and highlighting hidden truths about May 4, 1970

William A. Gordon May 2, 2017

May 4 marks another anniversary of the deadly day when Ohio National Guardsmen killed four Kent State students during what started out as a protest against the Vietnam War. This short column is designed...

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