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Before making a decision, remember that strong schools…
Rick Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio School Boards Association in Columbus which is a trade organization and lobbying arm of the Loveland School District by Rick Lewis An important issue appears on the March 17 ballot for voters in the Loveland City School District. The 6.95-mill continuing operating levy would pay…
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Sign up for Loveland/Symmes “Senior Med Program”
by David Miller, Editor and Publisher I visited the Loveland Safety Center yesterday to discuss some ideas I had about preparations the community might make to alleviate the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 if the virus comes to Ohio. We also discussed ways to ensure that the public would have faith that public officials have…
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Mindy Voss on why Loveland District needs a “Direction Correction”
Mindy Voss resides in the Woods at Miami Trails in Miami Township
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Upcoming Loveland City Schools Levy and Ohio School Funding
by Dr. Gregg Tracy The current system and laws in regard to funding schools in Ohio are flawed. The funding system overemphasizes real estate taxes and creates inequality in educational funding across the state. The system has been declared unconstitutional multiple times by the Ohio Supreme Court, most recently in 2002. However, due to inaction by…
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Gypsy tickets going fast
by Ann Barfels Loveland, Ohio – Tickets are going fast for Loveland Stage Company’s next production in their 2019-2020 season! “Gypsy” opens March 6 and continues through March 22 at the theatre located at 111 So. 2ndStreet (Rt. 49) in Loveland. The well known musical tells the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, the epitome of…
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Loveland School Budget Cuts – Responsible Management?
by Kim and Rick Donaldson At its February 18th business meeting, the Loveland City School District Board of Education reviewed the administration’s updated five-year financial forecast, which includes annual operating expenditure cuts averaging $2.5 million and fee increases averaging $0.2 million.* The updated forecast still requires passage of a 6.95 mill operating levy, which will…
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Our youngest Loveland Tigers know these three words well
by Kathryn Lorenz Our youngest Loveland Tigers know these three words well. Here in Loveland schools, we care for each other. We respect each other. And we take responsibility for our words and actions. The Loveland Board of Education strives to do our best to live up to the expectations our teachers and staff have for…
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Juliet Tissot: “Loveland City School District operating levy shouldn’t even be on the ballot yet.”
by Juliet Tissot Juliet Tissot is a District resident and lives in Miami Trails The Loveland City School District (LCSD) operating levy shouldn’t even be on the ballot yet. It’s too early and taxpayers are being fleeced yet again. I say “it’s too early” but not for the reasons you’ve heard before. Some people think it’s…
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Al Osgood, Jr.: Please think twice before voting no
by Al Osgood, Jr. The November 2019 election is over and the community obviously didn’t support the Loveland City School District’s long term master plan of new buildings, new property, etc. That’s history now. Al Osgood, Jr. is a resident of the Loveland School District and lives in Miami Township Based on the community feedback,…
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Conservatives are concerned about the death penalty
by Jon Crane Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is pleased to announce that more than three dozen politically prominent Ohio conservatives have signed a Statement of Support to End the Death Penalty. The statement says, in part, “We have come to the conclusion that the death penalty does not work and can’t be made…
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