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Ohio lawmakers push to require public schools excuse students for religion classes
Ohio public schools would not be able to prevent students from leaving school to attend religious instruction if a bill becomes law. Former Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, and Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, cosponsored House Bill 445 which would require public school districts to excuse students for off-campus religious instruction. Cutrona is now a...
The Spectrum: Biden on the offensive; Ohio’s redistricting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “I was exhausted,” the president said during that interview. “I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing.” Was the interview enough to convince voters and donors that he is fit for office? “I think that the people who are making an important decision like […]
Local organizations revamp approaches to youth homelessness
In 2021, a teen girl living in the Port Clinton area walked nearly 40 miles to Safety Net, the only youth shelter in a 120-mile radius. She had been living on the streets and sleeping in abandoned buildings when she saw a news story about Safety Net, said Linda Nordahl, the chief integration officer at Zepf Center who oversees Safety Net. The girl walked all the way to Toledo to seek safety. This teen’s story is a testament to the critical state of youth homelessness in Ohio. In an effort to improve their responses to youth homelessness, the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board applied for a federal grant and received $2 million in June.
United States projected to follow Ohio in population declines
BOWLING GREEN — While Ohio saw a small 0.22 percent increase in population from 2022 to 2023, long-term projections expect a continuation of a decades-long trend in declining numbers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state is still seeing a loss of 13,300 residents since pre-pandemic levels. The state of Ohio Population Projections Report 2023 points to the aging of the population, declining fertility rates, and stagnant migration patterns. It projects a 5.7 percent decline by 2050, or a drop in the population by 675,000 people. Citizenry in the state already has declined by 10 percent in the decade from 2010 to 2020, according to the report. “Ohio mirrors the rest of the country, traditionally,” said Wendy Diane Manning, a sociologist at Bowling Green State University, noting that the nation's decline in its fertility rate mimics what is happening in Ohio. Nationally, deaths are expected to outpace births sometime from 2038 to 2042, according to census projections. International immigration will be an important factor in maintaining population. Ohio saw a net gain of 60,000 immigrants, domestically and internationally combined, from 2010 to 2020. It was the first decade of net positive gain in immigration to Ohio since the 1950s.
'Public health crisis': Alzheimer's volunteers are needed to reach patients across Ohio
Help is needed reaching hundreds of thousands of Ohioans as young as 35 who will developAlzheimer'sover the coming decades. "We want to let them know what the warning signs are," said Pam Myers of the Alzheimer's Association. "We want to get to them and help them understand how to reduce their risk of getting dementia in the first place."
Woodmore's Azure Travis always a high flyer
Azure Travis climbed her way to the top by climbing her way to the top. The Woodmore graduate, who is among athletes in this year's Michael K. Bosi series, won consecutive state championships in both hurdle events the last two seasons. This after competing for Midwest Cheer Elite through freshman year. "Being a flyer,...
Monday Memories: “Talking turkey’ at the Lucas County Fair
County fairs in most places put the spotlight on farm animals, and it was no different in Lucas County in 2001. Not only could children get close to livestock like cows and pigs, they also could practically get beak-to-beak with feathered creatures. In this Blade Archive photo, Maddie Starr, 8, seems to be having an important discussion with a turkey – perhaps about the best fair food that year. Should she gobble down some fries – or beat the heat with a snow cone? It was hot enough that day to inspire a Blade story about temperatures in the 90s, but exhibitors were able to keep their animals cool using fans, mist-sprayers and baths. Other big draws included animal demonstrations, carnival rides, tractor pulls, music performances, and the antics of the motorcycle stunt team, Team Extreme. This year’s fair starts Monday and runs through Sunday, July 14, at the fairgrounds on Key Street in Maumee.
Prosecutor appeals decision to give new trial to Toledo man convicted of 1992 murder
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office has appealed a decision from last month that gave a Toledo man a new trial for a 1992 murder. In 1993, Eric Misch was convicted, along with Louie Costilla, Joseph Rickard, Larry Vasquez, and Mel Vasquez, of killing Vernon Huggins in Wilson Park on Aug. 4, 1992.
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