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Percent of People Who Consider Themselves Living in the Midwest (slrpnk.net)

Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University (apnews.com)

With all the National Guard surrounding many university campuses nationwide, it came to mind how potentially similar outcomes could be to the infamous day on the Kent State University grounds…and wouldn’t you know it?, the incident happened 54 years ago today!...

Cleveland 'stalled' on police reforms because of city's failure to turn over records, federal judge says (www.news5cleveland.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14643506...

Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death (www.nbcnews.com)

Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14332853...

Discover Ohio’s 2,000-year-old archeological wonder, now a World Heritage site (archive.is)

Some highlights:...

Indicted Former Ohio Utility Chair Sam Randazzo Reported Dead by Suicide (www.citybeat.com)

‘I’m trying to give you a better deal’: Customer pulls gun on Burger King employee for giving him a discount (www.firstalert4.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8318950...

Guest Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers are Giving More Than $1 Billion to Private Schools While Public Schools Suffer (www.citybeat.com)

Ohioans Blockade Boeing Facility Tied to Israeli War Machine (itsgoingdown.org)

Capt. David E. Harris, first Black commercial airline pilot has died at 89 (www.npr.org)

Apologies for the tardiness of this post. Capt. Harris passed away March 8, 2024 at the age of 89. Condolences to the surviving family....

Trump-Backed MAGA Senate Candidate Linked to Gay Hookup Site (newrepublic.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13159701...

Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74 (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/9756802...

Bomb threats, books and bravery: One tale of two very different Ohio Drag Story Hours (thebuckeyeflame.com)

Three Ohio organizers on what it takes to assemble human shields between families and neo-Nazis (thebuckeyeflame.com)

cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/9540953...

Clinics Ask Court to Declare Ohio Six-Week Abortion Ban Unconstitutional After Amendment Passage (www.citybeat.com)

Biden administration picks airports for nearly $1 billion in terminal upgrades - Ohio Capital Journal (ohiocapitaljournal.com)

Painesville, Cleveland, Gallipolis, and Dayton will all see some of the money.

Outside an Ohio drag story hour, LGBTQ+ supporters just outnumbered Proud Boys. By a lot. (thebuckeyeflame.com)

Ohio Begins Executing Random People In Hopes They’re Criminals (www.theonion.com)

Crossposted from lemmy.ca/post/14881239

A new chance to further de-fuck Ohio in November (www.cleveland.com)

If approved by voters on Nov. 5, 2024, the “Citizens Not Politicians Amendment” will bar current and former politicians, party officials and lobbyists from serving on a new redistricting commission composed of five persons identified as Democrats, five identified as Republicans and five identified as independents. - from...

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