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KentWired

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

A life of never knowing

Morgan Day July 9, 2008

History instructor, Sol Factor, searches for his birth motherHistory instructor Sol Factor is surrounded by documents attained from the International Tracing Service archive in Bad Arolsen, Germany. These,...

Adulthood: a side effect of the four-year plan

Morgan Day April 28, 2008

The back of my shorts doesn't talk anymore. In fact, it stopped talking a long time ago.In 2006, I retired my "short shorts" that say Class of 2004 across the butt, and I never looked back (except on laundry...

Car accident injures eight

Morgan Day November 16, 2007

Firefighters investigate a car accident that occurred at the intersection of state Route 261 and Cherry Street early last night. KATIE ROUPE | DAILY KENT STATERCredit: Dan KloockSix children and two adults...

Ward 5 candidate ‘honest’ and ‘calm’

Morgan Day November 5, 2007

Heidi Shaffer, City Council candidate from Ward 5, instructed her seven Kent Yoga Center clients to face their chests forward to "keep an open heart" throughout their poses.Shaffer's goals once on City...

Kent City Council candidates answer voters’ questions in weekend forum

Morgan Day October 29, 2007

Four Kent City Council hopefuls and a Franklin Township trustee took advantage of a candidates forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Kent, Saturday morning in the Kent Free Library.League member...

Portage families see benefits through Habitat

Morgan Day October 25, 2007

Tina Mann had a home. She could provide for her kids. She was getting by.Why would she - a young woman with a husband who earned not a lot, but enough - qualify for a home built by Habitat for Humanity?Partnering...

Kent council member’s possible early move sparks heated debate at meeting

Morgan Day September 20, 2007

City council accepted and closed Law Director James Silver's report concerning Councilman Edward Bargerstock's residency in a 5-4 vote at its meeting last night.Bargerstock announced in February he would...

New Habitat store to fund construction

Morgan Day September 17, 2007

Habitat for Humanity of Portage County is seeing an increase in material donations which they can't use to build Habitat houses.The group can only use new materials for the homes, so they kept the furniture,...

Habitat’s ReStore grand opening tomorrow at noon

Morgan Day September 14, 2007

Habitat for Humanity of Portage County will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its new ReStore at noon tomorrow.The store, located at 3391 state Route 59, Ravenna, will be open from 10 a.m. to...

‘They’re America’s heroes’

Morgan Day September 11, 2007

Kent firefighters keep Sept. 11 in their thoughts todayFirefighter Shawn Baynes and Fire Capt. Dave Manthey remember Sept. 11 outside the fire station in Kent. Photo by Caitlin Prarat | Daily Kent StaterCredit:...

Kent State considers text messaging during crises

Morgan Day May 3, 2007

The Kent State Police Department will be looking into text messaging as another means of communication during emergencies, said John Peach, chief of police and director of public safety.More than 500 colleges...

Looking for proof

Morgan Day May 2, 2007

May 4 victim: guardsmen were ordered to fireAlan Canfora, May 4 victim and director of May 4 Center, unveiled new audio evidence about the shootings at a press conference yesterday. BRIAN MARKS | DAILY...

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