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Flagging a memory: Veterans not forgotten in Rocky River
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- Memorial Day in the United States means family get-togethers, picnics, photos and many ceremonies featuring speakers, high school bands and children carrying little American flags. It is all to remember the soldiers who gave everything, right up to the end of their lives -- soldiers who...
Hudson pays tribute to fallen armed forces members with parade, ceremony
Despite the threatening skies, hundreds came out to see Hudson's annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning. The parade, which started at Milford Drive and traveled along state Route 91, included the Hudson High School marching band, local officials and area organizations. A ceremony at Markillie Cemetery took place following...
Solon Mayor Ed Kraus: Memorial Day is ‘a day to remember’
SOLON, Ohio -- Memorial Day is about memories, Mayor Ed Kraus told a crowd of more than 200 people who gathered Monday (May 27) at Roselawn Cemetery. “In my (Jewish) faith, there’s a word we use: zachor,” Kraus said, referring to the Hebrew word for “remember.”. If...
White supremacist propaganda surges nationally, in Ohio
The distribution of white supremacist propaganda in the U.S. reached a record high for the second consecutive year in 2023. Why it matters: Ohio ranked second (behind Texas) among all states for such incidents, which included the distribution of racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ materials, according to the Anti-Defamation League's annual report.
Pride Month might not be for you. But America makes room for all celebrations: Leslie Kouba
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Americans love holidays. We’ve appropriated St. Patrick’s Day, All Hallows’ Eve and Cinco de Mayo. American heritage holidays like Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day have become long weekends full of flags, beer, picnics and sparklers. Obviously, our American melting-pot culture believes in celebrating.
Summit County Councilwoman hosts office hours at Goodyear Heights library
Summit County District 6 Council Member Christine Wiedie Higham will host public office hours on Tuesday, June 11, between 5 and 6 p.m. at the Goodyear Heights Branch Library, 60 Goodyear Blvd. in Akron. All are welcome to attend. District 6 includes Tallmadge and areas of Akron, including Ellet, Goodyear Heights and Firestone Park. For details, call 330-643-2725. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Summit County Councilwoman hosts office hours at Goodyear Heights library
Property owners involved in failed Berea annexation now suing Olmsted Township over zoning
BEREA, Ohio -- Mayor Cyril Kleem informed City Council at its May 20 meeting that Olmsted Township property owners Joseph and Suzanne Hollo, along with Builders and Developers Co. Inc., filed suit against Olmsted Township officials May 13 for what the lawsuit claims is “an unconstitutional application of zoning ordinances.”
Polaris Career Expo wows fifth-, sixth-graders with future possibilities
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The midway at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds May 15 looked almost like a festival was in progress, with hundreds of kids excitedly roaming the grounds to visit a variety of exhibits. Polaris Career Center held its first-ever career expo, hosting more than 3,000 fifth- and sixth-graders...
Cannabis entrepreneur says dispensary could bring over $800,000 annually to Brook Park
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- A cannabis attorney and entrepreneur is eyeing a vacant building on Snow Road for a new dispensary that she claims would bring in over $800,000 in annual revenue for the city. Cannabis compliance attorney Paula Givens was awarded extra time to speak during the May 21...
Duty, honor, country. For Johnny O’Connor and all who sacrificed, and all who fell: Patrick McLaughlin
CLEVELAND -- Just days ago, I received a message that John “OC” O’Connor, a member of First Squad, Lima Platoon of Dogface Charlie, will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on Sept. 19. In a rubber plantation near the Cambodian border, on Oct. 29, 1967, Johnny O’Connor saved my life, so I’ll be there to offer a final salute to an “old soldier.”
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