It starts with a vision, followed by a plan and then by execution. If our reporting revealed anything in August, it’s that those are three key elements that drive a community’s success. Earlier this month, we told you about a local group’s plan to finally — after three decades — do something with a decaying former […]
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Column: Launching Richland Carrousel Park included ‘cleaning up’ downtown crime
MANSFIELD — The Fourth Street massage parlor owner asked the police officer why her business was suddenly being raided. “There’s a new law,” the officer said, “you can’t operate a brothel so close to the mayor’s new carrousel.” It was a joking remark in 1991, but it rang close to the truth. The Richland Carrousel […]
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FAA awards Mansfield $3.5 million for pavement repairs at Lahm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $3,493,818 to the City of Mansfield to perform sealing and crack repair along a terminal apron surface, to reconstruct the existing terminal apron pavement, and to fund the design phase of reconstructing the existing general aviation apron pavement and existing taxilane pavement at Mansfield Lahm […]
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Portman: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act is a win for Ohio
WASHINGTON D.C. — People across Ohio know we need to repair and upgrade our nation’s infrastructure – the roads, bridges, railroads, ports, waterways, airports, broadband networks, and more that we rely on every day. In February, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our nation a ‘C-’ for our infrastructure, with Ohio’s report card reflective […]
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Sherrod Brown & senate colleagues urge Biden to protect Afghan women leaders
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 45 Senate colleagues, of both parties, in urging the Biden administration to take swift, robust action to protect and support Afghan women leaders facing unparalleled danger following the Taliban’s violent sweep across Afghanistan and seizure of Kabul. In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony […]
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Portman: President Biden’s “disastrous policy” may make Afghanistan a launchpad for global terrorism
CINCINNATI, OH – U.S. Senator Rob Portman, senior member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Monday morning regarding the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan: “In 2001, after Al Qaeda launched a series of unprecedented deadly attacks on the United States, our armed forces entered Afghanistan to fight Al Qaeda terrorists who […]
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Here are 4 key takeaways from Ohio’s recent change in School Choice legislation
Ohio helped to pioneer our nation’s School Choice movement with the creation of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program in 1995. Now known as the Cleveland Scholarship, this program of the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) helped students who live in the City of Cleveland to attend a private school of their choice and receive […]
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Sherrod Brown: Creating infrastructure jobs for Ohioans
We’re on the verge of an historic investment in Ohio infrastructure that will create good-paying jobs in communities all over the state. And one of the most critical parts of this effort is our plan to rebuild Ohio bridges, with American materials made by American workers. Right now, there are more than 3,200 bridges across […]
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Column: It’s like NOT licking a pig
A few years ago, we spotted an internet picture of a toddler licking a pig on the snout. It’s funny, and it usually gets the “Ewww” reaction from everyone that sees it. We use the “licking a pig” picture at the Richland County Fair and Bellville Street Fair to remind people that some things just […]
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Ohio AG leads 16-state coalition supporting Georgia’s motion to dismiss federal election-law lawsuit
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 16 states in support of Georgia’s motion to dismiss a baseless federal lawsuit that is seeking to overturn the state’s new election laws. “Georgia actually expanded the time period in which all citizens may cast early ballots,” Attorney General Yost said. “The Biden […]