Plan to curb urban sprawl targets Ohio aging cities
EcoCity Cleveland and Ohio leaders released the Smart Growth Agenda urging state reinvestment in older communities and coordinated growth across the state. The plan calls for directing funds to mature areas, forming a planning commission, and a goals document guiding farmland preservation, transportation, and air quality. State lawmakers respond with caution about additional government plans.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Stuart Meek
American Planning Association
EcoCity
National Growth Management Leadership Project
First Suburbs Consortium
Euclid
Lakewood
Bexley
Worthington
Columbus
Beach
William G. Batchelder
R-Medina
Water problems could lead to farm changes nationwide
Ohio farms face potential shifts as nitrogen rich runoff from the Mississippi basin fuels a gulf dead zone. Researchers warn too much fertilizer and sewage discharge deplete oxygen, threatening marine life. Restoring wetlands along rivers could remove nitrogen before it reaches waterways, guiding possible regulatory actions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Gulf
United States
Roger Wolfe
Fairfield County
William Mitsch
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mitsch
Mississippi
Ohioans weigh need for earthquake insurance
In Columbus, experts debate whether Ohio should insure against tremors after a recent quake. Some officials warn Ohio’s geology elevates risk, citing Cincinnati’s terrain and the New Madrid Fault, while others doubt a high probability of damaging quakes in central Ohio. Insurance institute notes most homeowner policies exclude quake damage unless endorsed, with deductibles often 2 to 10 percent of value.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Missouri
New Madrid
Michael Hansen
Ohio
Geauga
Ashtabula
Shelby
Auglaize
Hansen
Anna
Win
Ans
Institute
Outstanding educator blends art with academics at Masson Elementary
Chevyl Wittlinger, Masson Elementary art teacher, uses 26 cross curricular lessons to teach math science and language arts through drawing and painting. Her approach aims to improve proficiency test readiness and deepen student understanding across grades from kindergarten to sixth.
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LORAI
Chevyl Wittlinger
Masson
David Majesky
Wittlinger
Paul Rice
M.C. Escher
Masson Elementary School
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Joseph Ray
Upper Arlington
Arlington City
David Beach
Batchelder
Lynda Ryan
Chronicle
Keystone Middle
Kelly Bowman
Georgia O'Keeffe
Allen Theater
Keystone
Cleveland Museum of Art
Keystone High School
Penfield
West Carlisle
Dows
Ohio Geology Quarterly
Mitch Wilson
Ohio Insurance Institute
Pickerington
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