Taking precautions around stairs can help prevent injury

Taking precautions around stairs can help prevent injury

Staying safe may not be at the forefront of someone’s mind when walking down a flight of stairs. For some age groups, however, taking precautions in order to safely navigate around stairs can be an important way to prevent serious bodily injury. According to the most recent data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a report of annual recorded proximate causes of injury compiled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, stairs, ramps and floors serve as the leading…

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Covid-19’s Effect on Farmers

Covid-19’s Effect on Farmers

During the pandemic, many people faced setbacks. Ohio farmers faced challenges that many others didn’t. The year 2019 was the year the United States Department of Agriculture completed The Census of Agriculture- a national comprehensive survey of agricultural activity for all U.S. farm and ranch operations every five years. What was found was that the farming industry was at a low point compared to previous years. In the first year of the pandemic, farmers struggled with the food supply system and…

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Athletes are Skipping Games to Extended Careers

Athletes are Skipping Games to Extended Careers

Jaelen Crider was a heavily recruited football prospect coming out of high school. He was a four star recruit with offers from Michigan State, Iowa and LSU. During Crider’s freshman season, things took a turn for the worst. Before the ninth game of the season Crider has told his training staff his ankle felt off. He got very sore fast and he could only describe it as ankle fatigue. He ended up picking Toledo to play college football. He did…

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The Shifting Landscape of Police Reform

The Shifting Landscape of Police Reform

Police reform efforts have slowed down since the death of George Floyd almost two years ago, but activists continue to call for big changes in policing. On November 2, 2021, voters in Cleveland passed Issue 24, which proposed the creation of the Community Police Commission. The passage of Issue 24, now known as Charter Section 115, also addresses the existing Civilian Police Review Board, which was called “disempowered,” by critics. “There’s been an issue over a period of many decades…

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Why are so many U.S. adults untrusting of the Metaverse and virtual reality?

Why are so many U.S. adults untrusting of the Metaverse and virtual reality?

Mark Zuckerberg released many statements in the past somewhat similar to, “the metaverse is the future of the internet,” and, “A future with just a pair of glasses.”  Despite this, data from surveys through Ispos in January 2022 shows that out of 1,000 respondents who were 18 or older, a large percentage of U.S. citizens feel uninterested, concerned, or confused about the metaverse and virtual reality. This survey was conducted representatively across the country over a 12 hour time period….

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Pandemic Highlights a 20-Year Downward Trend in Ohio School Enrollment

Pandemic Highlights a 20-Year Downward Trend in Ohio School Enrollment

When parents take their children to school, something that may not be on their mind is how many students their children are attending school with. But, school enrollment is a topic that can make or break the funding that public schools receive. If a school has low enrollment, funding can get taken away or lowered to reflect the amount of students a school district has. Not only can this affect a graduating class, but if enrollment is dwindling, staff can…

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Gun violence and control is an ever-changing argument that appears to only be rising.

Gun violence and control is an ever-changing argument that appears to only be rising.

“More Ohioans died from firearms in 2021 than almost any year on record, according to preliminary data from the Ohio Department of Health.” Firearm homicides in the U.S occur nearly 25 times higher than in other countries. Furthermore, suicide by gun occurs nearly 10 times more than in other countries. At the current rate, it’s estimated that 1 out of 100 Ohio children will die by a gun. A staggering and frightening number. The United States averages nearly 110 deaths…

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Professional Baseball Attendance in Ohio for 2017 and 2019

Professional Baseball Attendance in Ohio for 2017 and 2019

Attendance is the name of the game and in the last few seasons of the MLB the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Red have both placed in the bottom half of the league for attendance. In the 2017 and 2019 seasons both Ohio teams have not placed higher than 19th in overall attendance out of 30 team in Major League Baseball. In 2017 a year after the Cleveland Baseball Team made it all the way to the World Series, they…

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How Changes In Our Society Have Changed the American Diet

How Changes In Our Society Have Changed the American Diet

The American diet is constantly changing and it is pretty common to hear about new dietary restrictions. There is constantly new information and new research that is published to change peoples’ perceptions of their own diet. Although it is something that is constantly being talked about, a recent survey shows that 59% of Americans don’t follow any nutritional rules at all. According to the survey, 19% of Americans follow a low or no carb diet, while 10% of people are…

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People protest reopening of Weathersfield injection well

People protest reopening of Weathersfield injection well

A group in Warren took to East Market Street, Saturday, protesting the reopening of a Valley injection well that state regulators linked to seismic activity. Connor Steffen was there, speaking with protesters as well as the company CEO at the center of the controversy.