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Terri Rogers says thanks for supporting the Loveland Initiative’s 24th annual backpack program
by Terri Rogers On August 19th, The Loveland Initiative continued to push our mission forward to provide educational support and assistance to underserved children and their families. We held our 24th annual backpack program for the 2020-2021 school year providing students with new backpacks filled with school supplies. Terri Rogers is the Executive Director of the…
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A Community Right to Know: Will Loveland District report their COVID 19 data to the public?
by David Miller In August when Loveland High School athletes and possibly a band student were tested positive and quarantined after testing positive for COVID 19 rumors quickly spread through the community, however, there was never any official acknowledgment, only a very brief, casual mention of it at a recent Board meeting. Now that fall sports…
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Hamilton County Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman talks about those other vaccinations we all need
by Greg Kesterman, xxx While the world anxiously awaits the day a vaccine becomes available to help prevent COVID-19, I wanted to take a moment for a more general vaccine discussion. xxx As has been evidenced through the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination is perhaps the most valuable public health tool available. Some of us are…
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Educators battle misinformation in run-up to November election
File photo from Wikimedia Commons by Tom Arthur. By Scott DiMauro We are living in the age of fake news. No, not the “deep state is out to get the president” kind. The real “fake news” is all around us, spreading partially by word of mouth and at certain political rallies, and much more so…
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Local counselor Tonya Schaeffer: How you can help prevent suicide
by Tonya Schaeffer According to National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. The effects of suicide go beyond the person who acts to take his or her life – it can have a lasting effect on family, friends and communities.…
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Mocha and Graham Crackers visit hospice and William (Bill) Stroup
Laurie Stroup Smith Loveland, Ohio – William (Bill) Stroup, a resident of Loveland for 45 years, has been a patient at Hospice of Cincinnati Blue Ash since early March. Several weeks ago, he mentioned to his son that he would like to go to Belterra Park, formerly known as River Downs, to watch the horses…
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Symmes and Loveland Library branches are having blood drives
Due to stay-at-home orders and safety concerns, blood supplies across the nation have decreased dramatically. by David Siders, The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on so many of the resources people rely on to survive. One such area that may come as a surprise to some is Cincinnati’s supply of blood donations. Due to stay-at-home…
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Common Cause: Strong campaign finance disclosure rules would have stopped Householder in his tracks
In reaction in Ohio’s Speaker of the House Larry Householder being arrested by the FBI as part of a $60 million pay-to-play scheme, Common Cause Ohio Executive Director Catherine Turcer released the following statement: “This pay-to-play scandal would have been stopped in its tracks if Ohioans were able to see who was behind efforts to…
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The Diversity Style Guide, duplicity, and cancel culture: the good, the bad, and the ugly
By Mihaela Manova I n recent months, as advocacy towards a better future of equality skyrocketed, Instagram feeds exploded with links, pictures, and disgust towards the treatment of Black Americans in 2020, (the year of change in every way possible). While cheering on #BlackLivesMatter ( while of course donating/advocating/signing petitions) and the people involved in…
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Old storm sewer causes sink holes in local neighborhood
by Tom Vargo Dear Loveland Magazine Reader, Let me start by saying my family and I have been residents of Loveland for over 25 years. Our children have gone through and graduated from the Loveland School System. Of all the areas we looked at when we moved here from Columbus, we felt at home in…
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