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Facebook report challenges claims that fracking is 'environmentally-friendly'
A new Facebook page monitoring thousands of fracking-related accidents and cleanups happening nearly every day over the last nine years challenges the Ohio gas and oil industry’s claims that it’s environmentally-friendly. Report trends indicate a pattern of lax regulation along with superficial attempts to clean up oil, gas and radioactive fracking wastewater from lands and water across the state, according to FracTracker Alliance, a national nonprofit that studies, maps, and communicates the risks and impacts of oil, gas, and petrochemical development. ...
You can step it up and circle the globe -- right in your own neighborhood
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- An Independence non-profit has helped encourage people to get so active that their total steps would have circled the world nine times. The Health Action Council works with businesses to promote fitness and wellness among their workers through a series of “Step It Up” challenges.
Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon 55 years ago
On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his childhood moving because of his father’s career as an auditor with the state. He lived in 16 different...
See all homes sold in Garfield Heights, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Garfield Heights reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 7 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,186-square-foot home on East 135th Street in Garfield Heights that sold for $128,000.
See all homes sold in Strongsville, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Strongsville reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 7 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,584-square-foot home on Westwind Court in Strongsville that sold for $285,000. 19299 Idlewood...
Names of arrested juveniles should be printed, not shielded
A 14-year-old was arrested Wednesday evening for being involved in a stolen Kia chase in Bratenahl. Minor or not, white or black - publish names and photos of these kids. Let parents, teachers and friends know what these kids are doing. Are rights of juveniles being protected? What about rights of victims?
Buttigieg compares JD Vance to Mike Pence in rebuke of Trump VP pick
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on former President Trump’s decision to elevate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to his 2024 running mate, comparing him to former Vice President Mike Pence. “I guess maybe not as a politician but as a human being what I’ll say is that I hope things work out a little bit…
"Promote and preserve;" Lorain Croatian Festival draws over 600
LORAIN — Visitors from across the country came to enjoy the traditional food, music and community of Lorain’s Croatian community at the city’s annual Croatian Festival on Saturday. The Lorain Croatian Club has hosted the picnic at its Oberlin Road club for the past 26 years, every...
Retired Akron PD detective, K-9 handler named safety director for Akron Public Schools
Akron Public Schools has a new director of safety and security — but he's hardly a new face in Akron. Detective Alan Jones retired last month after a 33-year career with the Akron Police Department, including over a decade as a K-9 officer, the first Black person in that role in the...
John Carroll men’s basketball players team up to provide training
Luke Chicone isn’t sure what his plans are after his playing days are over at John Carroll, but he did not rule out coaching basketball. The sport is in the former Mentor boys basketball standout’s blood. The same can be said about his JCU teammates Chase Toppin and Luke Frazier of Lake Catholic.
B’nai B’rith 36th Health Run July 28
The 36th annual B’nai B’rith Health Run will take place on July 28 at the Walter Stinson Community Park at 2313 Fenwick Road in University Heights. The 5K race will begin at the park’s entrance on Saybrook Road and conclude at the entrance on Fenwick Road. The 1-mile race will begin at Faversham and Fenwick roads and conclude at the park’s Fenwick Road entrance.
Love makes a family – and a must-see interactive exhibition – at the Maltz Museum
Two men, a woman and two little girls smile at each other and the camera while they sit on a cozy backyard patio. The photo of the Watson/Hutchins Family (consisting of Sgt. Kenneth Watson, his partner James Hutchins and Watson’s ex-wife Lisa and their two kids) is just one of over 40 photos in the exhibition “Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBTQ+ People and Their Families” at the Maltz Museum in the Northeast Ohio suburb of Beachwood.
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