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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
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
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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
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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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