Jewell Cardwell: Twinsburg High School teens help build wells for Third World...
A huge round of applause to a hearty group from Twinsburg High School — students and alumni — who have graduated to that noble place: thinking about the welfare of others and how to make their lives...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Aug. 20
This WeekFridayGrowing Up Akron — 6 p.m., Thirsty Dog Brewery, 529 Grant St., Akron. Fundraiser to support Child Guidance & Family Solutions. Local foods and beer, casual/Akron-themed dress. $50....
View ArticleTED Talks come to Akron: Changing the world in an 18-minute speech
Ned Parks always has something special with his coffee in the morning. “I have my coffee over a TED video,” said Parks, 54, of Bath Township. He has been watching TED Talks videos for years and is one...
View ArticleGolden Rule a universal teaching of most religions, dating to early Judaism
Most major religions share a common principle that dates back more than 34 centuries to early Jewish teachings. ■ Judaism (about 14th century B.C.) A certain unbeliever came to Rabbi Shammai and said:...
View ArticleHow to sniff out nastiness
Civility standard John Green, director of the University of Akron’s Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, is working with a steering committee, polling and focus groups to develop civility standards...
View ArticleInvitation to discuss health care
Health care is the issue most likely to spark heated discussion, according to the results of a Bliss Institute/Beacon Journal poll published Sunday.In an effort to show the many different perspectives...
View ArticleLincoln was more fortunate than us: He didn’t have instant messaging
President Abraham Lincoln was mad as hell. The Union Army, led by Gen. George Meade, had cornered the forces led by Robert E. Lee after the battle at Gettysburg, but let him get away. There was no...
View ArticleLeBron returns to Akron to encourage kids to stay in school
LeBron James touted education, not sports, as he made his first local appearance since the Olympics at the Akron Aeros minor league baseball game on Sunday. Only a couple of fans yelled “traitor” as...
View ArticleOpening statements begin in Denny Ross retrial
Prosecutors told a Summit County jury Monday they have forensic evidence to answer a question that has been lingering for more than a decade: Who killed Hannah Hill?Anna Faraglia, an assistant...
View ArticleMetro RTA developing 20-year master plan
Metro RTA is thinking about changing your ride to work. Imagine leaving your suburban home, driving a mile or two to a newly developed area with coffee shops and other retail, an apartment complex and...
View ArticleMetro RTA facts
The average Metro RTA bus is 5.8 years old, but that figure will drop when 10 more arrive this year. Compressed natural gas powers 28 percent of the current fleet and all of the new ones that will...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINACarey, James F., 73, of Wadsworth. Died Friday. Hilliard-Rospert.Gerspacher, Melvin A., 95, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.Switter, Arthur George, 99, of Medina. Died Saturday....
View ArticleOhioans won’t see school report cards for now
COLUMBUS: Amid an attendance-tampering investigation, Ohio has delayed next week’s release of annual school report cards, which determine innumerable decisions by schools and families about funding,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Now you see the principal, now you don’t
A new principal hired by Copley High School, Marisa Bavaro of Brunswick, lasted all of five hours before turning in her resignation.And how did she resign?By sending a text message.And what did the...
View ArticleGOP elections board members question wording of Akron issue
The Republican members of the Summit County elections board question the wording of a proposed Akron charter change and whether the entire amendment should be placed on the November ballot instead.Ray...
View Article‘Fracking’ watchdog group to expand into Ohio
A Pennsylvania-based watchdog/tracking agency for hydraulic fracturing is coming to Ohio.FracTracker Alliance has received a two-year $130,000 grant from the Cleveland-based George Gund Foundation and...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Aug. 20
AKRONArrests in robberyAKRON: Akron police have arrested two men accused of robbing three people early Sunday in the Kenmore area.Damion Davis, 23, and Demitrius Richardson, 20, both of Akron, are...
View ArticleHudson enters into settlement with sewer district
HUDSON: City Council voted last week to enter into a settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.Under the agreement, residents will pay about $5.05 a month, starting in January, for the...
View ArticleWitness: Denny Ross threw something from window on night of police search
A prosecution witness testified Thursday that she saw Denny Ross toss something out of a picture window at his apartment on the night in 1999 when police say they found a bag of murder victim Hannah...
View ArticleTraining center commander Rivers answers UA complaint
The GOP candidate for Summit County sheriff said he has “nothing to hide” in the current review of a complaint lodged by a fellow employee at the University of Akron. Randy Rivers said Thursday he has...
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