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BY TOM HACH STATEWIDE - On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law HB 8, known as the Parents' Bill of Rights, which was passed by the Ohio General Assembly during the 2024 Lame Duck session in December. Language in HB 8 strengthened Ohio's
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FINDLAY - Hancock County and City of Findlay Residents packed council chambers on March 4, 2025 in anticipation of the third reading for a Findlay ordinance creating two locations for recreational cannabis dispensaries. The ordinance was debated in a work session where citizens had the opportunity to voice their concerns
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PARMA - The parish hall of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral was packed over the weekend as members of the state’s largest Ukrainian population showed up to show their support and listen to concerns over the recent falling out of U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Oleksandrovych
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The Man Behind Epstein This article was originally published on The Heartland Beat Over the last several years, one thing has become increasingly clear. Our political system does not function the way we have been told. Rulers dictate from the shadows and puppets parade their scripts for the populace to
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SPRINGFIELD - After a highly volatile commissioner meeting at the beginning of the month, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue attempted to hold back the tides of public backlash over the city's participation in the Welcome program, which has brought tens of thousands of immigrant workers that have displaced heritage
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This post was originally published on The Heartland Beat My hometown of Springfield, Ohio has certainly seen its fair share of controversy as of late. Growing up in the small city of 58,000, it was never without its issues. However, the public mention of the city from the mouth
Previously, TOR's Tom Hach chronicled his trip to Japan, providing a day-by-day account of the culture and sights of an American abroad. The previous chapters can be found here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Friday, December 27: Nara via Hiroshima I felt a little ill the evening
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FINDLAY - The city of Findlay is the latest to be struck with a slew of flyers, seemingly strewn through the I-75, that have hit areas from Bowling Green and Perrysburg. The flyers appear to be recruitment literature for a Kentucky branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The flyers began
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BY TIM STECHSCHULTE STATEWIDE - This While the 2024 election may have been a conservative victory, there are still looming concerns over the issue of election integrity, specifically pertaining to electronic voting machines. Some have argued that the federal government's increasing control over state elections through the adoption
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STATEWIDE - Under direct guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update this evening stating that the extension for Temporary Protective Status for Haitian migrants has been ended. Previously, the Biden administration had put an 18 month extension on the TPS,
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STATEWIDE - In a “Dear Colleague” letter submitted last Friday, the executive branch is given Ohio public schools and universities until the end of the month to remove DEI initiatives for items such as school admission or risk losing federal funding. In the letter, Craig Trainor, Acting Assistant Secretary for
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BY NICK ROGERS STATEWIDE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with middle/high school teachers around the country participating in its Science Ambassador Program to create a new curriculum focused on viral outbreaks and disease prevention. The interactive classroom material, dubbed “Operation Outbreak,” is supplemented