MANSFIELD — In the eight minutes and 46 seconds George Floyd lay on the pavement, suffocating under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, he managed to gasp America’s most haunting phrase: “I can’t breathe.” Then, he called for his mother. It produced a visceral reaction for six women discussing race, femininity and motherhood in […]
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How Ashland SWCD uses art to teach stormwater management
ASHLAND — A majestic sea turtle peeks through crystal blue ocean water. Lions and giraffes stand silhouetted against a brilliant African sunset. A blue and yellow parrot sits perched on a tree branch, a rushing jungle waterfall behind him. As different as they are, each painting shares a common theme — water and its importance […]
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Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 Pennsylvania inmates?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was provided to Richland Source by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Join the free mailing list as this helps provide more public service reporting. For the first two months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., Ohio’s response set an example. The state’s per-capita deaths from […]
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What can we learn by examining racism as a public health crisis?
MANSFIELD — “When someone comes up with a medication that cures racism, I’ll admit it’s a health crisis.” That comment was left on the Richland Source Facebook page, under a report stating Mansfield City Council had just voted 5-4 against declaring racism a public health crisis. “If you’re racist, you don’t need a pill.” In some […]
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Introducing Shop Talk, a series of conversations about race and reconciliation in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Change and growth is never easy. Perhaps one of the most challenging human experiences is self-reflection. It’s hard work to grow your understanding of who you are, what your values are, and why you think and act the way you do. Especially when it comes to race in America. The killing of George […]
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How can students, parents combat anxiety if there is a loss of extra-curricular activities?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a 2-part series of Solutions Journalism stories examining how officials go about organizing high school sports amid COVID-19, and the impact without extra-curricular activities on those involved. Part I was on Aug. 7. I was sitting in my dentist’s chair last month, a mouth full of tools as the […]
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Can Ohio learn from Iowa’s completion of a high school sports season?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a 2-part series of Solutions Journalism stories examining how officials go about organizing high school sports amid COVID-19, and the impact without extra-curricular activities on those involved. Part II will be published on Aug. 15. MANSFIELD — Is it possible to complete a high school sports season amid […]
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Shop Talk: Panel addresses how to continue uncomfortable conversations
MANSFIELD — When a friend of Micah Derry recently made a racist comment, the Mansfield man was taken aback. “It broke my heart when the words came out of his mouth because I think more highly of him than this,” Derry said. He paused, contemplating how to respond to the uncomfortable situation. It’d have been […]
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Discussion groups foster leadership, empathy among youth trying to find their way
MANSFIELD — Bruce Bond is no stranger to turmoil. He experienced racism as a boy in 1960s Tennessee. He’s seen the suffering of others as a longtime employee in the juvenile justice system. But even amid the problems our nation is facing, Bond sees something else — the hope and potential of the next generation. […]
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Healing Hearts takes mobile care unit to underserved community in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Healing Hearts Counseling Center has unveiled a new mobile care unit to promote public health and bring health services to underserved communities. Healing Hearts is a counseling center located on Park Avenue in Mansfield that offers counseling and treatment for mental health, trauma and addiction. The center recently began developing a mobile care […]