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City of Tiffin announces completion of South River Road Trail Overlook Project

Tiffin, Ohio - The City Engineer's Office has announced the successful completion of the South River Road Trail Overlook project, a significant initiative aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and bolstering Tiffin's trail system. The project, carried out in two phases, culminated in the creation of a picturesque destination that not only showcases the Sandusky Scenic [...]

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Tiffin University prepares for fifth annual Fuel the Fire Giving Day

Tiffin, Ohio - Tiffin University is gearing up to host its fifth annual Fuel the Fire Giving Day on Wednesday, September 13. The charitable event provides an opportunity for alumni, employees, and friends of TU to demonstrate their appreciation for the institution by making a difference in its future.

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Early vote figures continue their tear in Ohio's August special election

Early vote totals, already surpassing expectations, have only accelerated as the August 8 election gets closer. Voters will determine whether it should be harder to approve future constitutional amendments. Through the first seven days, about 16,000 voters showed up to cast their ballots each day.

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Ohio's community colleges, technical schools and career centers will offer Intel-specific courses

Ohio's community colleges, technical centers, local career centers and school districts will offer new programs and career pathways for students who want to work at Intel. Silicon Valley semiconductor maker Intel made an initial $20 billion investment to build two new microchip factories in Licking County that is expected to create 3,000 jobs.

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Former state rep, Hamilton County resident sue to keep abortion rights amendment from November ballot

A lawsuit has been filed with the Ohio Supreme Court in an attempt to block a proposed abortion rights amendment from going to voters in November. Days after the Ohio Secretary of State verified that the campaign to get a reproductive health amendment on the ballot had collected enough valid Ohio voter signatures to be [...]

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Ohio amendment to curb 'out-of-state special interests' gets nearly all its funding from them

Roughly $35 million has flowed to political groups aiming to influence Ohio's August special election. That includes money for campaigns for or against the ballot measure raising the threshold for constitutional amendments, as well as several closely aligned organizations. On both sides - those opposing Issue 1, those supporting it, and those technically fighting November's [...]

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Parents have no right to allow their children's gender transition, Republicans say

U.S. House Republicans on a panel for limited federal government on Thursday argued that parents should not be allowed to let their transgender children have access to gender-affirming care. "A parent has no right to sexually transition a young child," the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, Rep.

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New charges for Trump in classified documents case involve video evidence

A federal grand jury added three felony charges against Donald Trump on Thursday in the case alleging the former president took classified materials from the White House after his term ended. Trump directed employees to destroy video evidence that could aid the prosecution in the criminal case, according to a 60-page superseding indictment filed Thursday afternoon full [...]

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Opinion | From home rule to the initiative itself, Ohio would have never won many reforms under a 60% rule

State Issue 1 is not a conservative proposal. Issue 1 is an authoritarian proposal – the antithesis of popular sovereignty. An attempt to enshrine super-minority rule into our state constitution, perhaps for the rest of time.

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Opinion | Issue 1 supporters target parents without the need for fact-checking

We parents are being exploited for political punch. Have you noticed? We're the go-to rationale for the culture war nonsense floated by right-wing politicians. When Republicans launch repeated attacks on transgender kids they use us, or more precisely our seemingly endangered parental rights, as justification to cruelly pile on the vulnerable few.

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