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African American politicians to be recognized
by: BRsq staff on September 05, 2010
published in Citizenship & Activism >> Dirt Under the Nails
Star County Black Caucus will pay tribute to black politicians in Ohio.
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.
Hungry for something different
by: Allen Hines on September 04, 2010
published in Commentary >> Respectfully Complaining
I am no bleeding-heart liberal, but I imagine I am one of a legion of people who find such dire hunger offensive, especially while the government spends billions of dollars, paying farmers not to grow crops.
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.