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Kent State University on Friday announced it is requiring all students and non-union employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20. The university is also in talks with union faculty and staff members and is hoping to extend the requirement to include them as well. The mandate comes as the Food and Drug Administration this week fully approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech. The vaccine will be marketed as Comirnaty and is approved for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 and older. An approval of the Moderna vaccine is expected next month. The university said in a statement by...

Well it finally happened, we have been approached by a production company that shoots reality shows for Discovery and History Channel! Now for the kicker, I turned them down flat. Despite the fact that this could have really put OSS on the map and likely free’d me from my day job to work full time on bringing you guys, our readers more and better REALITY based survival info, I could not sacrifice my integrity to say yes to these folks. The premise of the show being shot, is heavy on weapons and prepping, mainly the weapons aspect. They wanted to...

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie Thursday revealed a plan to end the bidding wars that have fattened school superintendents’ salaries, saying he will limit their pay based on how many students they serve and offer bonuses tied to student achievement. The proposal would mean salary cuts for 366 superintendents at the end of their current contracts, saving school districts $9.8 million, the Republican governor said. The new rules also would encourage districts to share superintendents and administrative teams, reducing the overlap in those positions and producing more savings, Education Commissioner Bret Schundler said. ... Maximum pay for superintendents would be...

Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) -- State House members have cut the University of Missouri budget out of anger over actions by a Columbia campus television station, a St. Louis campus administrator and a Kansas City campus professor. House members on Wednesday cut the University of Missouri's budget by $500,000 in protest of a policy at the Columbia campus television station prohibiting staffers from wearing patriotic symbols. Representatives decreased the budget an additional $120,000 because some House members accused Betty Van Uum, the St. Louis campus' assistant to the chancellor, of campaigning while on the job. They also removed $100,000 from...