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Some states train jobless for post-pandemic workforce
This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. […]
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‘Mobility hubs’ become community anchors in Minneapolis
This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. In an open field near the major intersection of Penn and Lowry Avenues in North Minneapolis, across the street from a liquor store […]
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The marathon: ICP’s Ohio experience helps in turning Ontario GM site around
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part Two of a two-part series. Part I was published on Dec. 29. ONTARIO ─ Industrial Commercial Properties, the company redeveloping the former GM plant in Ontario, is experienced in revitalizing former automotive sites. The developer is based in Solon and has worked on former Ford and GM plants in Lorain, […]
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The marathon: How Ontario succeeded in former GM plant’s redevelopment this time
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series on the development of the former GM site in Ontario. Part II will be on Dec. 30. ONTARIO ─ The breakthrough in the Ontario Commerce Park’s redevelopment did not come coincidentally. It was built on efforts over several years. Renovation at the former General Motor […]
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EXCLUSIVE: OHSAA commissioner navigates Ohio prep sports amid COVID-19
COLUMBUS — Doug Ute has one of the most interesting jobs in the state, he’s commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association amid a global pandemic. Ute knows every angle of the Ohio high school sports scene, athlete, coach, administrator, and he learned the beginning stages of all of them from his experiences in north […]
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The happy little nursing homes outsmarting COVID-19
This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. Over the summer, housemates Thelma and Dave enjoyed distanced, masked socializing on their patio with family members. Thelma was growing zinnias and marigolds […]
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Two area long-term care facilities use ionization as tool to combat COVID
ASHLAND — Two Ashland care facilities recently implemented a unique, additional approach to fight the spread of COVID-19 within their facilities. In late November, LSS The Good Shepherd and LSS Lutheran Village began installing ionization machines, manufactured by Global Plasma Solutions, at their buildings to clean indoor air. The machines are intended to reduce airborne pathogens […]
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New Generation: Millenials could be key to solving official shortage
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part IV in a continuing Solutions Journalism series looking at a shortage on referees in high school sports. Part I was published on Dec. 7. Part II was published on Dec. 1. Part III was published on Dec. 18. MANSFIELD — If new Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Doug Ute wants to […]
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No live play? No problem; Galion students stage movie production of “A Christmas Carol”
GALION — What can you do when a pandemic has already wiped out your spring play, and puts next year’s stage schedule on the critical list too? If you’re Galion High School teacher and show director Cheri Laughbaum you pivot to a solution that allows the students to participate in drama while adhering to social distancing […]