Ohio sets three day sales tax holiday for back to school
Gov. Kasich signed a law creating a August 5 to 7 tax free period on clothing 75 or less and classroom supplies 20 or less. The move aims to ease costs for shoppers and follows last year’s popular holiday.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Kasich
Ohio woman gets 6 years in toddler death
A southwest Ohio woman Crystal Laurel was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2013 death of her 19 month old son Takota Hasty. Her boyfriend Dustin Rybak received 18 years in prison in March for involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and tampering with evidence.
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Ohio
Crystal Laurel
Takota Hasty
Laurel
Dustin Rybak
Takota
Laurel and Rybak
Walk Two Moons book praise and journey to Lewiston
A reader praises the novel about Sal whose mother vanished and her trip with grandparents to Lewiston Idaho to locate her. The story parallels Phoebe Winterbottom’s missing mother and Sal's reflections on her past. The reviewer recommends it for grades five to nine and beyond.
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Sal
Lewiston
Idaho
Phoebe Winterbottom
Oberlin to honor Hugh Thornton with graduation speech
Oberlin High School will graduate about 80 seniors at Finney Chapel on June 3. Hugh Thornton, a 2009 Oberlin graduate and former NFL draft pick, will deliver the commencement address reflecting on life lessons from his journey including tragedy and perseverance. Thornton moved from Boise and played at Illinois before being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in 2013.
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Michele Nord Thornton
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Lorain County
William Baylis
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Bill Roniger
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Leadership Lorain County trains youth in job skills
Formed in 1984, Leadership Lorain County is a nonprofit group that develops community leaders. Whitfield is noted as a 2015 class member. The program uses food service for job training for ages 16 to 24, drawing on models such as Edwin's Restaurant in Cleveland that trains ex convicts.
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Leadership Lorain County
Whitfield
Edwin
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