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A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

Council Spring 2016

Bryan Heraghty February 18, 2016September 14, 2016 0 Comments council, Kent, ohio

Kent Receives Full Time IT Manager, JEDD Agreement with Rootstown at City Council Meeting

The City Council of Kent met in the basement of Kent’s Fire Station Wednesday to discuss a variety of topics.

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Matthew Poe February 4, 2016September 14, 2016 0 Comments campus, Concealed Carry, ohio

Concealed Carry for Ohio Campuses Still Unresolved

Video by Lexi Walters As gun rights become less strict in Ohio, one sensitive area for concealed carry

Blythe Alspaugh February 4, 2016September 14, 2016 0 Comments Blythe Alspaugh, Chiamaka Onwuama-Uwagba, downtown kent, Kent, northeast Ohio, ohio

New Downtown Signage brings personality to Downtown Kent

As citizens of Kent make their way downtown, signs telling them to smile, or high-five a stranger may greet them.

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Taylor Williams December 12, 2015January 25, 2016 0 Comments house bill 262, human trafficking, ohio, UNCHAINED

UNCHAINED aims to promote human trafficking awareness

By Taylor Williams Human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar industry that has approximately 27 million people enslaved today. According

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Alexis Oswald December 9, 2015January 28, 2016 0 Comments #akron public schools, #buses, akron, Board of Education, ohio, Transportation

Akron City Schools not Eligible for Busing

By Ashlyne Wilson and Alexis Oswald In Akron, 10 city schools are not receiving any school busing as Akron Public

Heroin Epidemic Uncategorized

Alexandria Lomicka December 7, 2015August 14, 2017 0 Comments epidemic, Heroin, ohio

Drug Task Forces Tackling Heroin Epidemic In Ohio

By Alex Lomicka and Karen Scott “Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental deaths in our country. That became

Rachel Godin November 11, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments akron, Akron Ohio, Art, Culture, EJ Thomas, Local Culture, Music, ohio, UA, UA Press, university of akron, University of Akron Press

UA budget cuts affect arts community

By Rachel Godin Amidst a 60 million dollar deficit accumulated over the span of a decade, the University of Akron

Richard Mulhall November 3, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments 2015, 2015 elections, Election, issue 2, issue 3, jon husted, marijuana, mike dewine, monopoly, ohio, ResponsibleOhio

RPP Election Guide: Everything you need to know about Issues 2 & 3

By Richie Mulhall & Ian Klein The drive to legalize marijuana and the fight to inhibit legalization has been a

Taylor Williams October 17, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments electronic cigarette, ohio, Portage County, tobacco tax

Electronic cigarette culture can help local businesses

For some, electronic cigarettes can be used to begin the process of quitting cigarettes, as users can choose the amount

Melinda Stephan October 15, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments Abbe Turner, Anderson Turner, cajeta, City of Kent, confection, creamery, farm, food deserts, food waste, Food Waste for Farms, goat, grants, Haymaker Farmer's Market, Kent, Lucky Penny, milk, National Fancy Food Show, ohio, Recycle Pots and Pans, USDA, Value Added Producer Grant

Lucky Penny grants fund more than a farm

By Julie Selby & Melinda Stephan One-woman-band Abbe Turner not only runs a local creamery, but started an initiative that