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Ohio Republicans’ attempted erasure of a 10-year-old rape victim is incredibly sick and disturbed
Left to right: Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, and Republican U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan. Official photos. A Guest Column by David Dewitt The first and most important thing to recognize right now is that a heinous, violent crime was committed on a 10-year-old Ohio child, and thankfully justice has…
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Women share personal experiences with abortion; pre-roe life, concerns of Roe overturn
EDITORIAL, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around Ohioby Olivia Rohling According to an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, close to 1 in 4 women in the U.S. (23.7%) will have an abortion by age 45. Chances are you know and love someone who has had an abortion — you just don’t know it. On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the…
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10-year-old rape victim apparently not among Ohio Gov. DeWine’s ‘most vulnerable’ needing protection
A Guest Column by David Dewitt Gov. Mike DeWine spends a lot of time jawing about his concern for protecting the “most vulnerable” Ohioans whenever he signs a draconian law attacking the bodily autonomy of others. But as we learned according to reporting from the Indianapolis Star this week, a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim was forced to…
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Today is the 4th of July, and each stripe and every star is there, messy as it is
I smiled and thanked him. “Not sure how long it will last this time,” I said, “but we’ll see.” by Stefanie Badders Laufersweiler “Patriotism” has taken on so many different and sometimes wildly varying meanings and interpretations that even the word itself feels divisive, a point of constant contention. A contest rather than a coming…
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The Heat: But we sometimes forget that our “fur babies” are suffering as well
by Linda Bergholz I think we are all going to remember June of 2022 when we hit temperatures in the upper 90’s. What a miserable time for the power to go out! No air conditioning, no fans, and opening the windows made it even more humid and sticky. But we sometimes forget that our “fur…
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Grailville Land Preservation Group asks you to imagine the hopefull future
by Tom Scovanner – On behalf of the Grailville Land Preservation Group Imagine a place just outside of Loveland Ohio that serves as a foundation for an economy powered by outdoor recreation. Loveland has an opportunity to create a place that will be a beacon of hope and peace, a place where everyone in the…
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Call to action for attending Rally and Planning & Zoning meeting about Grailville rezoning
SHOW OPPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAILVILLE (Reprinted with permission from a social media post of Jamie Smith) by Jamie Smith There will be a planning and zoning meeting at Loveland City Hall Wednesday, May 4th at 7 PM, with a demonstration beforehand at 6 PM to rally against the petition Drees is submitting for…
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Grailville: Know what you’ve got before it’s gone
A statue of a child at Grailville – photo provided by Kevin and Laurie Kiley Introduction by Kevin Kiley What’s going on in Loveland this week? The City of Loveland is currently reviewing an application for a large housing development on the east side of Loveland. This 111 acre parcel of land, a historic property…
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Does the land at Grailville mean more than mere property to be sold to the highest bidder?
by Deborah Jordan When I first heard that over 100 acres of Grailville were going to be a suburban housing development, I felt sick at heart. For a women’s organization committed to a vision of, among other things, spiritual search, social transformation, and ecological sustainability, this seemed like a travesty, a sacrilege. Now that Drees…
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There are important long-term reasons why it is best for our community that the Drees’ Grailville proposal does not go forward.
Dear Fellow Loveland Residents, It is important that you are aware of a process that is now ongoing involving 110 acres of Grailville land between State Rt. 48 and O’ Bannonville Road. Loveland City Council and the Zoning Board will have to make a decision on the Drees Homes’ request for a change in the zoning…
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