KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
1 day ago
The news that UK President Lee Todd is only taking part of his bonus is comforting, especially since he's asked all staff and faculty to forgo any raises at all.
Some of the employees getting hit the hardest are those UK says they need here for emergencies: food handlers, maintenance workers, lab workers, plumbers, electricians and grounds workers.
KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
1 day ago by Taylor Shelton
Much has been written and much has been said about the so-called 'development' planned for downtown Lexington. While the CentrePointe tower surely is something, I would hesitate to call it "development." Usually, at least in economics, development implies a qualitative improvement over existing conditions.
KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
1 day ago by Taylor Shelton
Just in case you missed it, UK President Lee Todd will be receiving a $145,500 bonus this year. Yes, that number is nearly half of his annual base salary of $304,010 - the man just increased his 2007-08 income by 50 percent. Is this a bit outrageous? Simply put, yes.
The Parthenon, Marshall University, WV
2 days ago
I am overwhelmingly disappointed by the lack of services provided by the West Virginia State Tax Department. I called the Tax Department at 3:30 p.m. on Friday June 20, 2008. I was greeted with an automated response that stated, "Thank you for calling the State Tax Department.
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, OH
2 days ago by DKS Editors
After an entire semester assembling and getting to know each other, the newly formed Commission on Inclusion finally hosted its first public forum in mid-June.
The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA
2 days ago
Every year, millions of federal dollars are allocated to fund abstinence-only education programs across the United States. But during the last two years, skepticism toward these programs has prompted several states to decline the grants.
Emily Hajek, policy adviser to Iowa Gov.
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, OH
2 days ago by Maria Nann
It's funny how life can throw things at you when you least expect it. It's even funnier what you can learn from these experiences and how they change you.
Yes, life is funny like that, but oftentimes, it leaves us crying rather than laughing.
The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA
2 days ago by Molly Green
The city of Pittsburgh is punishing us. The humidity, the wind and the five-minute thunderstorms that continuously interrupt otherwise beautiful weather: punishment.
I came to this realization while I was transporting a pile of clothing, which was at the time marinating in a disturbingly gray soup of dirty rainwater.
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, OH
2 days ago by DKS Editors
Kent State may be typically thought of as a campus of 23,000 students in Northeast Ohio, but in reality, it encompasses a network of alumni and friends crisscrossing the United States.
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