The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the first week of October, 2023 as Banned Books Week. According to Bannedbooksweek.org, the purpose of this official week is to “draw national attention to the harms of censorship.” Although launched in 1982, the ALA claims that this past year marked the
COLUMBUS – The Columbus city police department is facing major backlash after a viral video showed them failing to uphold their duty to protect and serve. While alternative outlets have already established that law enforcement holds no constitutional mandate to intervene to save someone’s life, Columbus police are taking this
BY Tim Stechschulte BOWLING GREEN, OH – Bowling Green residents are being asked to vote for a new high school levy once again. This time to the tune of $73 million for its initial phase. Earlier levy requests have failed four times since 2017. This vote needs to follow the same
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Trump supporters were outraged by the way the election was conducted and with the results. Afterall, how could Trump go from having such a large lead on election night to seeing that lead evaporate this next morning after two key swing states
BY JEFF SKINNER While most around the country are moving to sweep the aftermath of the last few years under the rug, Katherine Huwig, of podcasts such as ‘Beyond the Data’, is pushing to bring potential wrongdoing to light in a case that is shaking the Ohio Department of Health
Sparring continued at the Tuesday, September 19 Findlay City Council meeting over legal bills and the expansion of the city’s water system. Discussion of a $17,000 legal bill continued, this time, because of a request on the agenda to transfer funds from the Service-Safety Director’s budget into
The Mentor Public schools district board of education meeting took a turn for the worse as concerned parents flocked to the podium during the public comment portion to voice their concerns over the district’s alleged sexualization of students and concerns over the safety of female students within the district.
The Line Between Community Self-Governance and Outside Influence is Blurring This article was originally published on The Heartland Beat With Election season right around the corner, taking stock of our community is vitally important. Across the country rural communities are currently being inundated with an influx of discourse surrounding child
BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE- The race for the Governor’s chair in Ohio is already heating up as potential candidates from the state administration are making their moves early. Sources close to the potential candidates have confirmed that Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted and State Treasurer Robert Sprague are both preparing
Findlay Auditor Jim Staschiak is seeking more information about a bill for legal services received from City of Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn. Muryn has been interested in expanding water services to two nearby villages and has sought legal advice on the idea without council approval. Staschiak requested that a bill
CHESTERLAND – The Chester Township trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting on August 24 with a special agenda item. During the meeting, the trustees invited leadership from the Geauga County board of developmental disabilities and the Emerald Rose mental health organization to address the public on a leasing agreement that
Radio host and political presidential hopeful Larry Elder is threatening legal action after being prohibited from attending the first GOP presidential debate on Wednesday. Elder announced on Monday, that he believed he had the prerequisite signatures and polling to permit him onto the debate stage for the first republican presidential
