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Portage Unemployment Up, Lefton Gets Bonus and Kent State Hikes Room Rates: Week in Review

Here's a round up of the big news headlines from Kent this week

Posted by Matt Fredmonsky (Editor), March 15, 2013 at 01:08 pm

More Portage Unemployed

Portage County's unemployment rate rose almost 2 percentage points in January from December 2012 to 8.1 percent, according to state figures released Tuesday.

Kent State Raises Fees, Rates

Students attending Kent State University in the fall are going to have to following a vote by the university's board of trustees Wednesday.

Kent State President Gets $104K Bonus

The trustees at Kent State awarded Lester Lefton, who makes an annual salary of more than $417,000, this week.

History-laden Mansion Foreclosed

The mansion of a prominent Kent family with strong ties to the city and university will go to foreclosure auction this month.

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Sa;;y June 16, 2013 at 04:59 pm

Paula, While I believe there are truly good people out there who have nothing but the best…Read More intentions for others, this story does not shock nor surprise me. I attended meetings with a friend who was court ordered. They couldn't drive and I figured I would sit with them instead of driving back and forth. AA claims not to be a religious sect but all the meetings and steps center around God. Not that I have a problem with God, but some people don't believe. Our courts (Judges) sentence people to attend meetings for DUI. I find this sad and irresponsible. One, it's religion. Two, you are sending alcoholics in to a group of other alcoholics who are not trained to help people with addiction. AA teaches people they are "helpless and powerless". Really? An individual has to find strength from within to fight the addiction. Telling people they are helpless isn't going to help. Alcoholism is usually tied to mental issues or illness. Going into a room and listening to other people's depressing rock bottom stories made me want to leave and go drink. Paradise Club....... hmmmmmmm...... I am not surprised. The only reason these court ordered sessions continue is that it doesn't cost the court any money. DUI's are a money maker for the courts, police and all the attorney's out there. Ah, but that's another story. I hope there is a happy ending for all of those above and others like them who have suffered under the guise of AA.

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Matt Fredmonsky (Editor) June 5, 2013 at 03:25 pm

Does this not qualify? We're also the only news agency to report if he actually had an explosive…Read More device on him or not. Stories similar to what you've asked for almost all appeared last week. http://kent.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/man-arrested-after-threatening-to-set-off-bomb-at-kent-state_593fe0c4

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Dave June 5, 2013 at 03:35 pm

Maybe it is just the start to a slow summer or a sign that there is nothing interesting going on in…Read More Kent. The story you mentioned turned out to be pretty uneventful and more about a guy making false, not real, threats. The two stories that have seen the most face-time have been KRHS's valedictorian and the med helicopter. Maybe highlight achievements and products of local businesses we don't hear about. Run an interesting historical piece. Not trying to be argumentative but rather making a comment that the information provided as of late has been less than interesting.

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