Local cheers and jeers span state sports to community service
The Independent celebrates East Canton boys track for a third straight state title and honors the Louisville Leopards softball team at the Division I state final. It salutes Ridgewood neighborhood for a Market Avenue entrance, Dayton TV viewers, meteorologist Jamie Simpson, and Scripps Bee participant Jordan Schwartz. It critiques Facebook for delaying a doctored Pelosi video, praises Memorial Day observances, condemns Virginia Beach littering, commends Coleman Professional Services housing for youth with mental illness, and honors the Class of 2019 Stark County grads. It notes Midwest rains burdening farmers, warns price rises, praises the American Legion centenaries, and commends Civil War era preservationists. It also calls out the vacant former Doctors Hospital site in Perry Township and Dr. John Johnson’s 2016 purchase, with demolition as recourse.
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reader poll on handy man skills and reading locations
A brief reader poll asks how readers rate their handyman skills on a 1 to 10 scale with 12 percent rating 1 to 3. Another note invites readers to visit IndeOnline.com to submit where they like to read.
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Living eulogy for Ollie the Blind Poodle Ollie Oops
A personal column honors Ollie the Blind Poodle, nicknamed Ollie Oops, on the brink of decline at 17. The writer recalls their shared travels from Camden to Washington and New York, Ollie’s quirks, and how the dog deepened patience, tolerance, and love despite his advanced age and medical limits.
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Meaghan
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It's a Woman's Right to Choose and Self Defense Too
A letter to the editor argues for a woman's right to abortion anchored in privacy and the 14th Amendment, contrasts 1791 gun rights with today, suggests sensible gun laws, and urges readily available contraception, sex education, and funding Planned Parenthood to support underprivileged women and prenatal care. Michael Watkins, Jackson Township.
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Jackson Township
Mindfulness Walk praised by Scouts and organizers
Great job Stark Parks and Petros Park for the Mindfulness Walk with Scouts volunteering. A reader comments on weather cartoons and weighs in on Massillon grass height, urging City Council to act on the issue.
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