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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Commit to Ohio schools with Fair Funding Plan
I am a proud graduate of a public school education: Glenwood High School in Canton; Kent State University (bachelor's and master's degrees in education). These institutions encouraged critical thinking, reasoning, creativeness and problem solving while giving me the tools of knowledge and information. I took these skills into a career as a public school educator, retiring after 32 years of service in K-12 schools and an additional 12 years at the college level. And now our state representatives are choosing to dismantle this system of public schools created in the Ohio constitution by decreasing funding, using 2022 data to determine the cost to educate K-12 students and restricting school cash balances — not following the Fair Funding Plan. Their budget wants buildings with a less than 60% capacity to be sold to outside entities with no regard for its usage — many housing technical programs and special needs classes that require larger spaces. And were paid for by our tax dollars. Why? What possible benefit would our children have by reducing staff, programs and services if these cuts are passed? The only benefits will be to charter schools that are not held accountable for spending, curriculum or outcomes. What happens to bus service, to lunch programs, to extracurricular programs including sports and arts, to advanced placement and International Baccalaureate opportunities? Public schools were created to educate all children regardless of aptitude, ability — both physical and cognitive, or economic standing. It's time to commit to public schools with Fair Funding to give Ohio students the high-quality education they deserve in order to prepare them for success. Joann Smith, Canton This article originally appeared on The Repository: Commit to Ohio schools with Fair Funding Plan | Letter
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Megan Giles Cooney column: Now is the time to remember tragedy of Kent State
I am a kid of the tragedy at Kent State University. I wasn't there, but I had a front-row seat to the awful aftermath of Ohio National Guard troops firing on protesting unarmed students, killing four and wounding nine others. 55 years ago, my father Robert Giles was the managing editor of the Akron Beacon Journal at the time of heightened national conflict over U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War. A child at the time, I still have strong memories of the campus standoff between the armed troops and the anti-war students. The events and fallout impacted dad for the rest of his life. He wrote a book about his professional experiences during those unsettling days in May of 1970, titled 'When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years Later.' It isn't difficult to close my eyes and see how the scene now unfolding in Los Angeles with protesters and deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines is uncannily similar to Kent State. Large crowds protesting what they see as government overreach and the government responding with armed troops to control them. I fear a dreaded crack down inching toward confrontation. Nothing good will come from this. The events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State bear witness to potential tragedy. But will we look back and learn? It wasn't just the chaotic, awful day of the campus shootings; I also remember the phone calls my dad fielded nightly at home from the parents of some of the student victims. The shock, misery, and sorrow of those conversations reverberated around our breakfast nook as dad, phone to ear, listened to the grief, the human toll of the armed response on students who gathered to protest, but not to die. I hope the defiant people who are burning cars and spraying graffiti in protest of ICE arrests in Los Angeles and the armed soldiers who are there to ensure order let cooler heads prevail. Don't take steps that can't be revoked. Protesters stop burning cars, vandalizing buildings and don't spit on troops. and military leaders, don't rattle the situation by threatening to shoot citizens who have a constitutional right to free speech. Can we please prevail with reason so we don't repeat the mistakes that were of such national consequence in the past? We have many records of the event that happened at Kent State, including the lyrics 'Four Dead in Ohio.' The events burned like the words from the Crosby, Stills and Nash song that laid out the mess — civil unrest, armed National Guard troops, confusion and death. Collectively, we can't afford another heartbreak in Los Angeles. No good comes from hot-headed and violent conflict.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Amid Devastation in Gaza, a Deepening Environmental Wound
The ongoing war in the Gaza Strip has obliterated trees, crops, and grasslands, according to a new assessment of the impact. Amid fighting that has killed more than 50,000 people, including more than 16,000 children, the Israeli campaign has also devastated farmland in Gaza, says He Yin, a geographer at Kent State University. For a recent study, Yin tracked the loss of vegetation in Gaza by evaluating satellite images through September 2024. The research showed massive destruction of orchards and croplands. In an update to that study, Yin tabulated the losses through the end of May 2025, sharing his findings with Yale Environment 360. The latest accounting shows damage to 78 to 98 percent of fallow fields and grasslands; 71 to 98 percent of annual crops; and 90 to 94 percent of tree crops. As most farms in Gaza span less than two acres, Yin told Yale E360 earlier this year, 'the loss of a single tree can be devastating.' In Gaza War, the Environmental Devastation Runs Deep
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Kristy Leigh Pinto-Marko, Warren, Ohio
WARREN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Kristy Leigh Pinto-Marko, 44, of Warren, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday, June 2, 2025, in the early hours of the morning in her home. Kristy was born on November 2, 1980, in Warren, Ohio, to parents, Joseph and Liane Pinto. Find obituaries from your high school Kristy grew up surrounded by her loving family alongside her older brother, Michael Pinto. As a young girl, she played many years for Burbank Girls Softball, performed numerous dance recitals, and spent countless hours playing with her dolls. Kristy graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1999, where she enjoyed playing trumpet in symphonic, jazz, and marching band. Kristy went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Kent State University in 2005. She met the love of her life, Brian C. Marko, and they joined hands in marriage at First United Methodist Church in Warren, Ohio on October 17, 2010. Kristy held many jobs, at all of which she was well-loved by her coworkers, but most recently, she was employed by Hearing Life as a Sales Specialty Consultant. Kristy loved spending time with her husband, Brian, more than anything. Kristy and Brian loved watching movies, going to concerts, and adventuring into exotic cuisines. Kristy loved all things fashion and beauty, her clothing collection was impressive, and she always reminded everyone that 'everything comes back in style.' She also loved watching and feeding the wildlife, particularly the neighborhood squirrels, from her home office. Most of all, Kristy adored spending time with her family every chance she got, making sure to capture the moment as the designated videographer at every family Christmas. Kristy particularly enjoyed being her nieces, Isabella and Madeline Pinto, number one fan, and couldn't have been prouder to have never missed a single one of their dance recitals. Kristy's family will miss her so deeply and carry her memory close to their hearts forever. Kristy is survived by her husband, Brian C. Marko, her parents, Joseph and Liane Pinto; maternal grandparents, Charles and Shirley Peterson; brother, Michael (Mackenzie) Pinto; nieces, Isabella and Madeline Pinto; best friend, Amber Border; mother-in-law, Ramona Reed; aunt, Gina (Angus) Macaulay; uncle, Jerry Pinto, and several cousins. Kristy is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Joseph and Ila Jean Pinto; father-in-law, Eugene Marko; uncle and aunt, Daniel and Kimberly Peterson; aunt, Judy Aleman; and beloved 'fur babies' Dago and Humphrey. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Carl W. Hall Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carl W. Hall Funeral Home. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Winnipeg Free Press
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
All-Canadian trio of Taylor, Pendrith and Hughes to draw crowds at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON – It's always a busy week for Canada's top male golfers ahead of the RBC Canadian Open, with more media appearances and sponsor events than other PGA Tour events. But on Tuesday, as Nick Taylor, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes were participating in the event's media day, their cellphones came alive. The tee times for the only PGA Tour event in Canada had been announced and the trio would play together in an all-Canadian group for the tournament's first two rounds. 'We were all fired up. I don't think I've played with Mackenzie on the PGA Tour, not that I can remember, so that'll be fun,' said Pendrith. 'And Nick, I mean, legend of the tournament in Canada, so that'll be really fun. 'There will be a lot of people out there.' The group includes three of the four highest-ranked Canadians on tour. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is 16th. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., is 29th, and Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., is 46th. However, Taylor is the face of the Canadian Open — his silhouette is literally the 'I' in the tournament's logo — and one of the marquee attractions after he won the men's national championship in 2023 to end a 69-year drought for Canadians at the event. Taylor said that it will be a comfortable pairing for him since he knows Pendrith and Hughes so well. They also expect some of the largest galleries on Thursday and Friday, with Canadians supporting them but also waiting to see the big-name grouping of Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, Sweden's Ludvig Aberg and Luke Clanton of the United States immediately behind them. 'I play with those guys a lot of weeks in practice rounds so it will be fun,' said Taylor. 'Two Ontario boys, there's going to be a lot of support for the three of us. I'm going to enjoy that. 'All of us — caddies, players — all six of us are Canadian. We just know each other well. (…) Hopefully, we can get some birdies going early, get some energy going our way, and hopefully have a few nice rounds.' Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is the top-ranked Canadian in the world, sitting ninth in the FedEx Cup standings. He said his feelings were barely hurt to not be in the all-Canadian trio. 'I spend enough time playing with those guys,' joked Conners, who will have to settle for playing with 2024 Canadian Open champion Robert MacIntyre of Scotland and Ireland's Shane Lowry. 'I know those three guys will have a lot of fun together. 'Regardless of who I'm playing with, I'll be feeling the love from the Canadian fans, and it's going to be a fun week.' Pendrith, Conners's teammate at Kent State University and later on the International Team of the Presidents Cup, said his friend will be OK. 'Corey has got a good group. He'll be fine,' Pendrith said with a laugh. 'I was expecting to hopefully play with one of my fellow Canadians this week because it's a cool week for us, and to get a full group of them will be a blast. 'But Corey will be all right. He'll have lots of fan support. He's got a good group, as well.' There are 24 Canadians in the field at TPC Toronto in Osprey Valley, a sprawling parkland-style course in Alton, a community within the municipality of Caledon, Ont. That includes Hall of Famer Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., and Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., the top-ranked Canadian on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour, will make his PGA Tour debut on Thursday. A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C., the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas, will play in the Canadian Open for a second time, having missed the cut in 2022. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., Matthew Anderson of Mississauga, Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., Toronto's Richard T. Lee, Vancouver's Brett Webster, Mark Hoffman of Wasaga Beach, Ont., Matthew Scobie of Oshawa, Ont., Calgary's Wes Heffernan, and Cougar Collins from Caledon will also tee it up. Calgary's Hunter Thomson, who just ended his collegiate career at the University of Michigan, will be playing in his first tournament as a professional. Amateurs Ashton McCulloch of Kingston, Ont., Justin Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., and Toronto's Matthew Javier are also in the field. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2025.
