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• 'The Baby Thief' by Lakewood author Barbara Raymond is on the way to becoming a movie

  09-08-2017 12:00
  
  In May 2016, Barbara Raymond, a nonfiction writer and John Carroll University adjunct professor who lives in Lakewood, received a surprising email from Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer stating that Spencer was interested in making a movie out of Raymond's book, "The Baby Thief." Spencer will join Raymond at a book signing on Sunday, Aug. 13, at The Root Cafe in Lakewood.
  
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• Beatles to Nirvana: Ranking every Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

  26-03-2019 12:29
  
  Find out where Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 acts Def Leppard, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks land on our list.
  
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• Leadership Akron honors Akron Public Schools Superintendent David W. James

  20-03-2019 23:32
  
  David W. James, superintendent of Akron Public Schools, will be honored by Leadership Akron at the Lieberth Community Vision Award Breakfast held at the John S. Knight Center Thursday, Nov. 14.
  
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• Akron Zoo partners with Canton City Schools for early childhood programming

  08-03-2019 12:46
  
  Akron Zoo staff are participating in a reading program with Canton City School students to help develop emotional skills.
  
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• Akron eases employment requirements for seasonal lifeguards; hiring event set for March 8

  05-03-2019 20:49
  
  The city of Akron, in an effort to broaden its pool of lifeguard applicants, has updated its employment requirements for the upcoming summer season.
  
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• Money from Ohio's gas tax pays for roads and bridges. What about mass transit?

  04-03-2019 11:00
  
  As Gov. Mike DeWine asks the state for a gas tax increase, advocates are asking for more money for public transit. Some even think the gas tax should go to transit.
  
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• Trump desecrated Otto Warmbier: Darcy cartoon

  03-03-2019 14:17
  
  Imagine how Trump would react if Kim Jong Un had done to one of his kids what he did to Otto Warmbier?The biggest failure of the summit was Trump's comments on Otto Warmbier
  
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• Channel 5 to air domestic violence story tonight

  01-03-2019 16:09
  
  We turned the car around and talked to the victim. One other witness and someone else had stopped to help," said Walsh. "The suspect looked a little menacing, and we didn't want him to harm anyone else.
  
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• Trump-Kim, Jordan-Cohen wrestling matches: Darcy cartoon

  01-03-2019 13:17
  
  Trump failed to pin down a deal with Kim Jong Un, and Rep Jim Jordan failed to pin Michael Jordan, as Jordan seeks to escape a takedown in the OSU sex assault scandal.
  
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• Precautionary advisory to boil water issued for portions of Fairlawn Heights

  28-02-2019 21:02
  
  The city of Akron Water Division has issued a precautionary advisory for certain Fairlawn Heights customers to boil water.
  
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• Akron Youth Orchestras to perform 'side-by-side' concert

  28-02-2019 19:37
  
  The Akron Youth Orchestras are scheduled to perform a "side-by-side" concert at 3 p.m. on March 10 at the Medina Performing Arts Center.
  
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• 'Fixer' Cohen damages Donald Trump: Darcy cartoon

  28-02-2019 13:05
  
  "I know what Mr. Trump is, Cohen told the Committee in his opening statement."He is a racist. He is a con man. He is a cheat
  
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• Ohio needs Aisha's Law's 11 questions to protect others from domestic abusers - but not its plea bargaining prohibition: editorial

  27-02-2019 12:43
  
  Shorn of its questionable plea-bargaining prohibition, state Rep. Janine Boyd's bill should attract strong bipartisan support with an equally strong chance at passage -- and at helping other intimate partners avoid the same terrible fate that ended Aisha Fraser's life last fall, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Trump-Kim Jong Un summit sequel: Darcy cartoon

  27-02-2019 12:03
  
  After hearing excerpts from Cohen's lengthy opening statement to Congress, Trump will likely be more concerned with denuclearizing Michael Cohen than North Korea.
  
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• Akron Community Foundation's Women's Endowment Fund dinner set for March 5

  26-02-2019 22:54
  
  The Akron Community Foundation's annual Women's Endowment Fund dinner is scheduled for March 5 at Goodyear Hall.
  
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• Strongsville teachers to receive 1.5-percent salary increases under one-year contract extension

  26-02-2019 22:05
  
  Teachers in Strongsville will receive 1.5-percent salary increases this summer, even as the district cuts $1.1 million from its operating budget and asks voters to approve a tax increase in May.
  
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• Spending cuts would reach $9.5 million if voters don't approve May levy, Strongsville school officials say

  26-02-2019 20:15
  
  The Strongsville schools would cut another $3.3 million from the district's annual operating budget - in addition to the $1.1 million in reductions already planned - if voters don't approve a new 5.9-mill tax May 7. And, if voters fail to pass a new tax levy by May 2020, the district would slash an additional $5.1 million from the budget, for a total of $9.5 million in operating cost reductions.
  
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• Strongsville voters to decide in November whether to renew tax for Southwest General Health Center

  25-02-2019 22:25
  
  Strongsville voters will decide in November whether to renew a five-year, 1-mill tax that supports Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights.
  
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• Strongsville voters in November may decide future of land behind former Metrick's Motel

  25-02-2019 20:22
  
  Strongsville voters may decide in November whether to convert two small residential lots on South Drive - off the west side of Pearl Road, just north of the Ohio Turnpike - into commercial land.
  
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• Amateur 'ham' radio enthusiasts coming together March 3 at Spitzer Conference Center

  25-02-2019 15:29
  
  The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society (NOARS), one of the oldest "ham" radio clubs in the Great Lakes area, will be holding their annual winter ham fest on March 3.
  
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• Jussie Smollett drama deplorable: Darcy cartoon

  24-02-2019 12:38
  
  Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that didn't involve staged hate crimes.It's personified by the achievements of actors and directors like Sidney Poitier, Donald Glover...and Chicago PoliceSuperintendent Eddie Johnson.
  
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• Reaching out with dance: Local troupes gather for performances, mingling

  23-02-2019 03:18
  
  Bobby Wesner had an inspiration to bring an event to Akron that would help young artists to blossom as choreographers and dancers. A learning environment where they can come and mingle with professionals. A place that's not unnerving.
  
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• Green-owned Raintree Golf and Event Center names operations team, plans March 1 opening

  22-02-2019 18:39
  
  The city-owned Raintree Golf and Event Center, under the management of Billy Casper Golf, has announced its operations team for the upcoming season, which is to begin March 1.
  
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• Two men beaten in Wedo Park; house burglarized on Zaremba Drive: Brook Park police blotter

  22-02-2019 18:11
  
  In Brook Park, two men said they were attacked by about 15 younger males in Wedo Park. Also, several credit cards were stolen from a house on Zaremba.
  
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• Changes coming in Highland Heights after Coleman's resignation

  22-02-2019 15:47
  
  Former Highland Heights City Council president Chuck Brunello, Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as the city's mayor, replacing former mayor Scott Coleman, who resigned Tuesday after allegations against him of embezzlement.
  
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• Trump mum on real 'Enemy of the People': Darcy cartoon

  22-02-2019 12:30
  
  If Trump can't handle an SNL skit or reporters armed with nothing more than notebooks,laptops and facts, he fits the political definition of a "Snowflake."
  
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• Automated food-stamp benefits system in Ohio needs a rethink - and immediate fixes: editorial

  22-02-2019 11:55
  
  Ohioans are going hungry through no fault of their own, and right now it's impossible to figure out if or to what extent the state's new Benefits System is the cause. That is something Gov. Mike DeWine's administration needs to fix - now, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Geronimo still needs a forever home; 'Say Yes' in Cleveland still needs mentors: Cheers & Jeers

  22-02-2019 11:36
  
  Cheers to those helping shelter dog Geronimo find a family and double cheers to those who've stepped up to mentor "Say Yes" college-bound Cleveland seniors - many more are needed! Jeers to the crazily misguided "Shoot the President" nerf-ball game in Berea, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Driver needs no convincing he's drunk; burglary reported in apartment building: Berea police blotter

  21-02-2019 20:48
  
  Police arrested a drunk Berea man after seeing him driving without headlights. Also, someone broke into a ground-floor apartment at Tabor Ridge.
  
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• Bernie Sanders joins 2020 race: Darcy cartoon

  21-02-2019 12:03
  
  Sanders raised $6,000,000 after announcing he's joining the presidential race.That's also the number of Democrats currently competing with him for the party nomination.
  
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