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Kent State remembers 1970 shootings
by: Maranda Shrewsberry on September 05, 2010
published in Citizenship & Activism >> Acting Out
A brief history, as the students at Kent State University, as well as around the nation, remember the events of the May 4, 1970 shootings.
House passes sexting legislation
by: Amadeus Smith on September 05, 2010
published in Local News >> Politics
The Ohio House passed legislation banning minors from “sexting."
Canton's young voters
by: Torean Snell on September 05, 2010
published in Citizenship & Activism >> Acting Out
Young people discuss if they will vote and why.
Community says no to layoffs
by: Amadeus Smith on September 05, 2010
published in Citizenship & Activism >> Acting Out
The avoided police layoffs and remaining firefighter layoffs have garnered strong opposition from the community.
"Well, we'll end up killing somebody either way"
by: Torean Snell on September 05, 2010
published in Commentary >> Figuratively Speaking
Recent town hall meetings on healthcare reform have sparked less than civil debate on the issue.
Basketball team raises money for Haiti
by: Amadeus Smith on September 04, 2010
published in Local News >> The Hodgepodge
Editor's note: The following story details how a Brainerd, Minn. sixth-grade basketball team will raise funds to provide victims of the earthquake in Haiti with clean water. This is a good example of what young people in Canton can do to help without spending the fortune they don't have.
Illegal Thinking
by: Hillary Schneider on September 04, 2010
published in Commentary >> The Soapbox
BRsq staffer Hillary Schneider debates the pros and cons of hate crime legislation.
Bad government not a reflection on Obama
by: Allen Hines on September 04, 2010
published in Commentary >> The Soapbox
It's easy to criticize Obama because the United States has been failing for so long, and he is the latest manifestation of that failure. 

The Democracy of choosing not to vote
by: Hillary Schneider on September 04, 2010
published in Citizenship & Activism >> Dirt Under the Nails
Canton City students show a almost no interest in government despite encouragement from teachers.
Peace Prize premature?
by: Hillary Schneider on September 04, 2010
published in Commentary >> The Soapbox
President Obama's Noble Peace Prize is a bit premature. Here's hoping he grows into it.