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BY NICK ROGERS Smart Meters are slowly taking hold of homes throughout the state. But as the digital trend trickles ever upwards, so too are customers’ energy bills, sometimes seemingly without cause. Local technology expert Vince Welage has been investigating the root causes for these anomalies sweeping the state and
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By Jeff Skinner Across the nation, a growing sentiment is taking hold of most voters. The idea of the established, clean-cut politician is becoming a thing of the past. Since the early days of the 2016 presidential election, voters have become more aware of the hyper-controlled adherence of media, politicians
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By Sandie Zimmerman While many who encounter Poll Observers often see them as a stifling necessary part of the election process, what many don’t know is that these true civil servants are driven by duty and are ready to help people at a moments notice. At an Ohio Election
By Sandie Zimmerman Closed Primaries are defined by Findlaw as, “Permitting only Registered Members of a Political Party to vote in the Parties Primary Election. This requires a voter to declare a party affiliation before voting/before election day.” Ones allegiance to a political party plays a major role in
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By Jeff Skinner It has been almost one year since Norfolk Southern ran off the rails and caused one of the greatest catastrophes in Ohio. Since that time, federal and local regulatory agencies and officials have seemingly made it their mission to cover up and obfuscate the truth. After months
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On Friday Governor Dewine vetoed HB 68, a bill that would have barred medical practitioners from dealing hormone altering drugs or performing irreversible surgeries to minors in Ohio. According to the Governor, his decision followed extensive meetings with advocates who transitioned and claimed they would not be alive were it
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FINDLAY, OH – Findlay City Council ended the year by passing legislation largely opposed by vocal residents. The agenda included Mayor Muryn’s request for $1.5 million to begin design on a city park that could cost up to $40 million. Muryn continued disputing the $40 million cost, suggesting they
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BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON, OH – HR 3557 – aka the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 – is the most prominent of dozens of pending congressional bills aimed at fast-tracking wireless electromagnetic frequency (EMF) telecommunications infrastructure nationwide while, at the same time, preempting what little local zoning board control remains. Traditionally, municipalities
BY THE HEARTLAND BEAT In February, Norfolk Southern, or NS, may have been running behind. A train carrying incredibly hazardous chemicals was caught on several surveillance cameras potentially speeding its way through a brake malfunction that caused its wheels and axles to light up in a fiery blaze. Rather than
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December 15, 2023 By Brian Massie, A Watchman on the Wall In light of the recent teacher layoffs at Lakeland Community College, we have been asked to provide financial information about Lakeland Community College. We sent a records request, and got the following information for our readers. 1. Morris Beverage’
The year was 1964 and my father was a salesman for the Anchor Fence Company. I was attending elementary school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio eagerly anticipating Christmas; but people don’t buy many fences during the winter months and unbeknownst to my first-grade self was the knowledge or significance of
By Nick Rogers CHARDON, OH – Dozens of wireless telecommunications deregulation bills are making their way through Congress; most notably HR 3557. As non-elected regulatory agencies such as the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continue beating the drum of how safe and secure
