EDITORIAL
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AI chatbot designed more for flattery than accuracy
by Mark P. Painter When the new ChatGPT was released to the public a couple weeks ago, I decided to try it out. To test its accuracy, I queried it on facts I knew. At least I thought I knew about my own life. Turns out the Artificial Intelligence bot came from a different universe. It…
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Urgent! Loveland Community Needs School Levy Passed
by Ellen Main Loveland City School District has an operating levy on the May 2 ballot this year. Because Loveland has not passed a school levy in nine years, they are in desperate need of these funds to maintain their current high quality of education. If the levy is not passed, they will move towards…
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We must hold accountable people who enable this violence
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”OPINION” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:right|color:%237c7c7c”][vc_column_text]Loveland… Enough is enough. Enough was enough when gun violence became the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. Enough was enough when just one community was devastated by a shooting. Enough was enough when three children and three adults at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee…
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Up-date on Accessibly Parking editorial
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Last week I published an “Open Letter to City Hall”. Within hours of publishing A proposal for directional signs to accessible parking in Historic Downtown Loveland, I received a very encouraging response. City Manager Dave Kennedy emailed saying, he spoke to Scott Wisby, the Public Works Director early…
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A proposal for directional signs to accessible parking in Historic Downtown Loveland
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Dear City Hall, I ask you to install directional signs in our Historic District that point to accessible parking spaces. To honor National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month I decided to revisit the draft of a proposal I worked on from 2014 until 2016. Most of the proposal was…
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Supporting people with developmental disabilities incredibly increases our value as a society
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is the right time to talk about it Before the 1950s, Ohio residents with developmental disabilities were often sent to institutions or kept at home, isolated and hidden from the public. Thanks to the advocacy efforts of parents who wanted better for their children, change was brought about. In 1952, parents…
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A perspective on the Loveland School District levy
by Tom Allen I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to share my perspective on the school levy that will be on the May ballot. I’m a 60-year-old, 30-year Loveland area resident with a home in the Loveland school district. I’m semi-retired and our children, who attended Loveland schools from K-12, are…
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I want others with disabilities to have opportunities like I had
by Courtney Hineman March is Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month which makes it the perfect time to share how my community created opportunities for me and partly because of that, I’ve been able to flourish. As someone who lives with a developmental disability, I want others with disabilities to have similar opportunities for employment, leadership,…
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City of Loveland Water Increase Raises our Eyebrows
by Cassie Mattia and David Miller When we first heard about the City of Loveland raising water rates only one of our brows raised, but on closer examination, real-life experiences, and asking questions of Loveland’s City Council Members we went full brow. Below you will find the questions we asked all seven council members in…
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School Supply Drive during Murder on the Orient Express
Dear Loveland Magazine Readers, Hello all! As you probably know, teachers aren’t paid enough (how could they be?) and are often responsible for the supplies our community’s children need for a great education! We’re most of the way through the school year, and those supplies are running low. So I’m arranging a supply drive for…
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