Do you vote early, either by mail or at the Board of Elections? Or do you relish the tradition of entering your polling place on Election Day and proudly wearing your “I voted” sticker? So far, 14% of registered Cuyahoga County voters have requested ballots early. The last gubernatorial general election, in 2018, about 36% of voters were early. Me, I like voting at home, on my own schedule. But I do miss those stickers. - Laura |
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Guardians at New York Yankees: Game 2, ALDS, 7:37 p.m. today, Yankee Stadium, New York. TV: TBS. Radio: WTAM AM/1100, WMMS FM/100.7 Northeast Ohio Thursday weather forecast: Some sun, some clouds and rain |
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Election Day is Nov. 8, but Ohio offers nearly one month for voters to cast early ballots in person at their county boards of elections. |
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Early voting: When doors opened at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections office Wednesday morning, there was a line out the door of people waiting to cast their vote early, reports Molly Walsh. The board is projecting 60% of registered voters will participate in the election, compared to 55% in 2018 and 40% in 2014. ODOT: Ohio will get nearly $2 billion in money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for projects to improve Ohio’s bridges, roads, tunnels and other surface infrastructure, reports Sabrina Eaton. The funding will go to the Ohio Department of Transportation, which will have flexibility in determining how to allocate the federal money. Walleye cheating: A grand jury on Wednesday indicted two walleye fishermen who were snagged in a cheating scandal last month after weights were discovered stuffed inside their five winning fish at a Cleveland walleye tournament, reports Cory Shaffer. Jacob Runyan, 42, of Ashtabula, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pa., each face fifth-degree felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools. The pair are also charged with unlawful ownership of wild animals, a first-degree misdemeanor. Cominsky’s boat has been seized by authorities. Today in Ohio: Cuyahoga County needs to build a new jail, but County Council members begrudgingly agreed to wait until the next executive is elected to finalize plans. We’re talking about what changed with plans to buy the toxic site on Transport Road on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily news podcast. |
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Abortion ruling: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has taken a formal step to appeal a Cincinnati judge’s recent order pausing the state’s “heartbeat” abortion law that bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, Andrew Tobias reports. Yost’s office plans to file a document laying out the legal arguments behind their appeal sometime after the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court officially accepts their notice of appeal. LGBTQ protections: The Ohio State Board of Education delayed voting on a resolution Tuesday that would urge local school districts to defy proposed new Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, which could put their federal funds for special education, free and reduced lunch and other programs in jeopardy. Instead of voting on the resolution, the board voted 12 to 7 to send the resolution and other materials to a state board executive committee for further consideration, Laura Hancock reports. 11th Congressional District: Democrat Shontel Brown is pursuing reelection in a reconfigured version of the 11th congressional district she won last year, among the most demographically Democratic districts in the state. Sabrina Eaton reports the former Cuyahoga County Council member and county Democratic party chair is running against former East Cleveland Mayor Eric Brewer. Honda incentives: State officials are proposing to provide more than $156 million in economic incentives to help Honda’s $4.2 billion plan to build a new electric-vehicle battery plant and revamp its three existing Ohio plants to produce electric vehicles. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority will consider approving a 1.871%, 30-year Job Creation Tax Credit for Honda valued at $71.3 million, reports Jeremy Pelzer. |
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Jesse Owens: When Jesse Owens returned from his triumphal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, in which he deflated Adolph Hitler’s claims of Aryan superiority, the Cleveland native brought back four oak saplings, one for each of the gold medals he won in track and field. Three of those trees have been lost to history, but a fourth lived for 85 years beside James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland before finally succumbing to old age this past winter. Peter Krouse reports a genetic replica was planted Wednesday. Cleveland’s Promise: Almira Elementary School hosts a 10-week trauma intervention class that teaches students exposed to stressful and traumatic events how to identify feelings, solve problems, seek social support and practice relaxation, offering them new tools to cope with and recover from their painful experiences. Hannah Drown reports on how the program helps Grace, who has had to see “things no child should ever have to see.” Police comments: Cleveland's Civilian Police Review Board unanimously has ruled an officer who responded to a homicide call should be disciplined for commenting about the active case on a public Instagram forum. John Tucker reports that Patrol Officer Ta’Lor Payne engaged in a spat with the victim’s family member on Instagram’s direct messaging platform. Food inspections: More than 1,400 Summit County restaurants and retailers outside of Akron were cited for the 10 or more food inspection violations during the 2021-22 inspection year ending Feb. 28, reports Zachary Smith. A total of 1,423 of the nearly 2,844 different restaurants and other food retail businesses in Summit County cited were found to have 10 or fewer violations. Cleveland wedding: Jane Morice has had countless conversations with friends, family, co-workers and potential wedding vendors about how difficult and stressful wedding planning can be. She's decided to let readers in on the planning process, with more than 10 months to go before the big day. Spooky decorations: Calling all Northeast Ohio Halloween lovers: We want to see photos of your spooky holiday displays. See how you can get in on the festive fun. |
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UH cuts: Facing a net a net operating loss of $184.6 million over the first eight months of 2022, University Hospitals announced personnel and other cuts that will lower expenses by more than $100 million, Julie Washington reports. UH is laying off 117 administrative employees, and eliminating 326 unfilled administrative positions. None of these employees provide direct patient care. Psychiatric care: The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County voted Wednesday to provide $4.4 million to keep the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center psychiatric emergency department open in 2023. Without the funding, St. Vincent’s psychiatric emergency department — the only emergency department specifically for patients having mental health crises in Cuyahoga County — would have closed in November, when the hospital ends inpatient, surgical and emergency room care, Julie Washington reports. Kids booster: The bivalent booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine targeted to the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants is now available for use in children as young as 5 years old, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has amended the emergency use authorizations of both the Moderna COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent vaccine for use in the younger age groups. Natural gas: As Cleveland begins its steady march toward the winter months, special deals are available to switch natural gas suppliers to heat your home. Zachary Smith examines which deal is the best and whether you should be looking for hidden fees and cancellation policies. CAK: Spirit Airlines has delayed the resumption of service at the Akron-Canton Airport until May. Susan Glaser reports the carrier was originally expected to restart flying from CAK to Orlando International Airport next month. |
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Online fraud: A jury on Wednesday found a Nigerian man guilty of running an online marketplace that sold stolen bank account and credit card information, among other stolen personal information. Adam Ferrise reports Blessing Adeleke, 31, remained stoic with his right hand clenching his left wrist as U.S. District Judge James Gwin read the jury’s guilty verdicts on 17 charges, including conspiring to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. Police custody death: A man died in police custody after he was arrested Tuesday for a domestic violence incident. Olivia Mitchell reports Ashraf Hasan Nabeel Aljaf, 33, of Cleveland, was arrested about 8:20 p.m. after officers were called for reports of a domestic violence incident. |
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Wizard of Oz: The Ohio Wizard of Oz Expo and The OZ Film Festival is at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center in Aurora this weekend, reports Paris Wolfe. The event, which started in 2017, was on hiatus for the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year it celebrates the 100th birthday of Judy Garland and the 120th birthday of Cleveland native Margaret Hamilton. Air show refunds: Cleveland National Air Show organizers are granting partial refunds for ticketholders who dealt with the rainy Sunday and Monday days of the Labor Day weekend event. Marc Bona reports organizers issued a statement this week saying, despite its no-refund policy, its board of trustees “has made special accommodations to compensate fans for the disruption caused by the weather on Sunday and Monday.” Clambakes: There are more hard-shell clams consumed in Northeast Ohio in the months of September and October than the rest of the country combined. Temperatures drop, trees change colors and clambakes are scheduled. Paris Wolfe tells you where to find them. Curling club: In Warrensville Heights, in a nondescript beige building with narrow windows, a curling club is preparing diligently for its upcoming season. Marc Bona shows how the Mayfield Curling Club prepares for its season, bringing together science, hundreds of volunteer hours, and a specialized, repetitive, engineered process. Hocking Hills: The Lodge at Hocking Hills opened last weekend and immediately became a magnet for visitors and locals alike, reports Susan Glaser. The area has been waiting five decades, since 1972, when the state built the original Hocking Hills lodge, which burned to the ground in 2016. It was initially intended to have overnight rooms, but the state didn’t have the money to finish the project. |
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