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Mark Katrick faith column: Dreams can be God's way of sending us a message. Pay attention
On occasion, when I’m giving spiritual direction, the travelers — another name for the directees — inquire about the meaning and significance of their dreams. As always, my role as a guide is to listen in as they listen to their hearts and make connections with the Holy One. If you’re a frequent...
Ohio has most spooky attractions in the country, according to haunt review site
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is the state with the most haunted attractions in the country, according to a website that reviews horror entertainment. The Scare Factor, an online platform dedicated to spooky attractions, compiles a list of haunted entertainment across the country, including houses, corn mazes, hayrides and amusement park events. The website found […]
Ohio mother and daughter honored with award for buckling up, avoiding serious crash
STEUBENVILLE — In a special ceremony Wednesday morning, the Steubenville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol presented Cierra and Lakin Cologie, a mother and daughter from Jefferson County, with the prestigious #SavedByTheBelt awards. The awards were given in recognition... The post Ohio mother and daughter honored with award for buckling up, avoiding serious crash first appeared on Ohio Statewide.
2 Ohio colleges named Top 10 best party schools in U.S.: WSJ report
OXFORD, Ohio -- If you’re a college student in search of a party, Ohio is the place to be, one new report says. That’s because two of the top 10 best party schools in the U.S. are located here in the Buckeye State, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal in collaboration with College Pulse. The annual rankings survey thousands of students and recent alums on topics including student life, how likely they are to find parties, whether they view their school as a party school and more.
Most Ohioans continue to back new gun-control rules, even as state lawmakers loosen them: Capitol Letter
Continued crossfire: Significant majorities of Ohio voters continue to support new gun-control rules, including expanded background checks for gun purchases and a red-flag law allowing authorities to confiscate guns from people deemed to be a threat to themselves or others. That’s according to a new poll from Baldwin Wallace University, which also found a majority of gun owners themselves back such measures, reports Lucas Duprile. While other surveys in recent years have also shown public support for stricter firearms regulations in Ohio, Republican state lawmakers have repeatedly moved to loosen the state’s existing gun-control rules.
More nuclear power in Ohio? Not so fast: Letter to the Editor
The Plain Dealer needs to provide more perspectives on a possible expansion of nuclear power in Ohio, including environmental viewpoints and the unresolved question of how to dispose of nuclear waste, writes Randy Cunningham, of Cleveland, in a letter to the editor. Cunningham is author of the book, “Where We Live: Environmental Activists’ Fight to Save Their Communities,” published by Pilgrim Press.
Salvation Army, Red Cross have Ohio presence in hurricane areas
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — All eyes have been on Florida as Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night. Organizations from central Ohio have people with boots on the ground in Florida and other areas of the southeast where Hurricane Helene hit just more than a week ago. The Red Cross Central and Southern Ohio Region […]
Laws like Ohio’s trans healthcare ban linked to rise in youth suicide attempts, study says
The Trevor Project, a nonprofit suicide prevention organization, surveyed more than 60,000 trans and nonbinary young people ages 13 to 24 from 2018 to 2022, a period in which 19 state governments enacted 48 laws targeting the trans community. The research is the first to establish that anti-trans laws, like restrictions on healthcare and measures barring trans girls from taking part in women's sports, can directly cause an increase in suicide attempts.
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