When I lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I never gave a thought to the city’s namesake. While I’d certainly heard of Revolutionary War General “Mad” Anthony Wayne and encountered his victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in fourth-grade Ohio history class, I never pondered his legacy. That’s true for so many of us about many historical figures, for so many centuries. “History is written by the victors,” goes the saying, attributed to Winston Churchill. We lionize these heroes. We erect statues that mark only their triumphs, not their travesties. And so many victims are forgotten. Now, Americans are wrestling with our collective past, including the destruction wrought against Native tribes. I hope we can revise our teaching of history to gain a fuller understanding. Wayne demolished Native American communities and forced them out of Ohio so white settlers could build farms. It makes sense that those tribes want to remove the general’s name from Ohio’s Wayne National Forest. Many historical figures, from Christopher Columbus to Laura Ingalls Wilder, also deserve to be put into context. – Laura |
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From Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Gen. Anthony Wayne is honored as the namesake of dozens of cities, counties, roads, schools, buildings and rivers throughout the Midwest and Southern United States.(Matt Rourke, Associated Press file photo) |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne: Who was Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne? To some, he was a barbarian who committed atrocities against the indigenous peoples of Ohio. To others he was a brave patriot, essential to the creation of our state. Could he possibly have been both? Lucas Daprile explores Wayne's life and legacy. Church and state: The Catholic Church in Ohio is fighting this fall’s abortion rights amendment by giving literature to parishioners, deploying church leaders to high-dollar political fundraisers, making direct campaign contributions totaling in at least the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and having priests preach from the pulpit. It’s all totally legal, reports Andrew Tobias. IRS law says nonprofits, like churches, can speak to ballot issues, but not candidates. Children’s homes: In the last reporting year, 503 Ohio children stayed overnight in a county social services office because they had no place else to go, with the largest portion of those stays in Cuyahoga County. Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne has proposed spending up to $2.4 million for a homelike setting equipped for housing, feeding and treating those kids' complex needs. Kaitlin Durbin visited similar facilities in Trumbull and Lake counties. Today in Ohio: Ohio authorities are looking into whether dozens of people who worked for the state’s unemployment office during the coronavirus pandemic illegally helped approve fraudulent claims. We’re talking about how one case of $6 million in fraud could be the tip of the iceberg on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Civil discourse: Is the disconnect between Ohio’s policy making and popular sentiment because of unfairly drawn legislative districts that the state’s Republicans designed to give their party disproportionate sway? Sabrina Eaton reports in our Civil Discourse series that critics of the partisan process say that mapmakers’ penchant for packing districts with high concentrations of voters who will reliably support one party only encourages political extremism, forcing candidates out of the ideological center and to the fringes of their own parties and driving bigger wedges between policymakers sent to statehouses and Congress. Larry Householder: Incarcerated ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is back in Ohio after federal prison officials briefly sent him to Oklahoma, reports Jeremy Pelzer. Householder, who in June was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for overseeing the largest bribery scandal in state history, is now residing at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton, in Columbiana County. Passports: A post-pandemic international travel boom is putting unprecedented stress on the nation’s passport processing system and causing frustrating delays for travelers. Sabrina Eaton reports that U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a Rocky River Republican whose office has resolved over 200 passport-related cases for constituents since he took office in January, has cosponsored bipartisan legislation called the Passport Modernization Act that would streamline the passport application process. |
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Glenville neighborhood: Glenville is perhaps most well-known among those from outside the city for the success of the high school football team over the years, but it’s also a place of rich history and culture, Megan Sims reports. Century-old homes, decades-long residents and historical sites are part of what characterizes Glenville on Cleveland’s northeast side - next to Collinwood to the east and University Circle to the south - though economic issues persist. Official stopped: Karrie Howard, Cleveland’s public safety director, was stopped by an Orange Village police officer at 12:38 a.m. Wednesday in a city car, according to interviews and court records. Olivia Mitchell reports the city said Howard was working as he “embraces a hands-on approach to public safety.” He was cited with failure to yield while driving on Lander Road and faces a fine of $165. Tornado sirens: Twelve tornadoes hit northern Ohio last week, but some Cleveland suburbs did not sound the alarm about the severe storms, reports Molly Walsh. Sirens are not turned on in some cities unless a tornado is seen. Also, the sirens are only intended to be heard by people outdoors to warn them to seek shelter. Serious crash: A 7-year-old boy is hospitalized and in serious condition after a vehicle struck an apartment Monday morning, according to police and EMS. After the crash, the boy was trapped under the vehicle. Cleveland fire were able to successfully extricate the boy, Kaylee Remington reports. CARE: The Ohio Arts Council has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants for the 2023-24 school year to 17 schools in Northeast Ohio to fund the Compassionate Arts Remaking Education (CARE) program through Cleveland Playhouse, reports Brenda Cain. |
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Mushroom poisoning: Amanita phalloides mushrooms, often mistaken by mushroom hunters for the edible variety, carry the poison amatoxin. Usually cases start the first week of October, ending by Halloween. But Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports mushroom poisonings are happening two months early, perhaps because of the rainy weather. These mushrooms thrive in humidity. Frontier flight: After a brief hiatus this fall, Frontier Airlines’ new nonstop route between Cleveland and San Juan, Puerto Rico, will increase to daily service in January. Susan Glaser reports the new Frontier route started in May with four-times per week service to San Juan. It was the first nonstop flight between Cleveland and San Juan since 2017, when United Airlines flew the route. |
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Fatal shooting: A pregnant woman and a man were shot and killed during a family altercation Saturday afternoon at Stafford Park in Maple Heights. Kaylee Remington reports according to multiple reports the accused shooter, a 29-year-old man, was taken into custody. Elyria shooting: A man was fatally shot in the parking lot of Elyria’s Chronicle-Telegram newspaper office early Saturday morning, Megan Sims reports. The Chronicle-Telegram noted that surveillance footage showed that the shooting happened just before 2:30 a.m., after three vehicles pulled into the parking lot. It is unclear what led to the altercation. |
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Thunderbirds: The F-16s were zooming and booming as low as 260 feet – about 100 feet above Cleveland Browns Stadium -- for the Cleveland National Air Show. Paris Wolfe interviews Thunderbird pilots. House of the Week: Combining rustic charm and contemporary elegance, 31400 Jackson Road in Moreland Hills is the epitome of modern farmhouse living. Boasting luxurious features, high-end finishes, smart-home capabilities and an open floor plan built last year, the home has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, a three-car garage, plus a finished basement, priced at $1.6 million, reports Joey Morona. |
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