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BY JEFF SKINNER FINDLAY - With an election on the horizon, new blood is seeking to energize change in Findlay which has shocked the establishment system to the point of lashing out in an issued letter filled with ad hominem attacks, as members of Findlay’s elitist circles panic over
Education
BY TOM HACH Part 1 of this series covered the changes to Ohio law which now require school boards to work with third parties offering Religious Release Time Instruction (RTRI) to public school students. While Ohio law is clear, there are still varying opinions regarding RTRI itself. Below are some
BY TOM HACH I didn't want to end my article series on my trip to Japan without providing some observations I made about the country, it's people, my experience there and how it different from the US. So here are some random observations in bullet point
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BY LIZZIE MARGOLIUS STATEWIDE - The year is 1803 and your child gets up at 6:00 A.M. to get ready to do chores such as chopping firewood, heating the stove, making breakfast and feeding the livestock. Then they sit in their favorite chair and read the New England
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News stories hand-selected from TOR writers 1. Ohio's Sherrod Brown, weighing his political future, launches a pro-worker organization – Julie Carr Smyth, MSM 2. Protesters rally for USPS across Northeast Ohio, United States - Noelle Haynes, Cleveland 19 3. Flying soon? You'll need a REAL ID. Here&
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CHESTERLAND - Like a cursed toothfairy, many residents unpleasantly opened their mail this past week to a notice from Geauga county Public Health, informing them of a need for maintenance to their septic system. The program is a ‘state mandated’ testing requirement for owners of a septic drainage system to
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SPRINGFIELD - In a presentation to the Springfield Commissioners on Tuesday, March 11, Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson cited success in bringing down the massively increased number of road side accidents and an increase in primary care visits among the Haitian migrant population, rather than straining the
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STATEWIDE — A controversial $2.5 billion bond issue, set to appear on Ohio's primary ballot this May, has drawn criticism from taxpayers and political watchdogs who question the timing, necessity, and process behind the proposal. The measure, which aims to address the state's infrastructure needs, has
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COLUMBUS — A proposed bill in the Ohio House is raising concerns about digital identification and its potential impact on state elections. House Bill 78, introduced by Republican Rep. Thomas Hall, seeks to allow the use of digital driver’s licenses and state identification cards, including for voting. Opponents of the
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FINDLAY - Emotions were still raw as 4 individuals who were arrested by the FBI took to the stage at the Hancock County J6 Prisoner Town Hall. Moderator Jack Windsor asked the large audience to keep in mind that two things can be true at the same time. Violence could
Education
CHESTERLAND - In an intensely watched meeting of the West Geauga Board of Education, the board voted to approve an emergency resolution to remove the district’s $128,000,000 bond from the May 6 special election. Members of the public voiced their concerns over the vote, stating concerns ranging
Education
CHESTERLAND - The West Geauga Board of Education has added a last minute resolution to their agenda for the Monday, March 10 meeting, seeking to remove the upcoming Bond Issue from the May 6 election ballot. The Bond issue seeks to drain an additional $128 million from the community, in