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Very bad idea!!! Education before athletics ""ALWAYS.' As a parent of children who have been involved with athletics and as a former student athlete (who has completed Masters Degree)I cannot stress the importance of having an adequate educational background. I do not know what other school districts require as their minimums for GPA while playing sports, but at Waterloo, you... 

Is it just me or does something seem wrong with this picture? Where will we drawl the line in all of these bailouts? There are many small businesses struggling right now and no one is helping them. I do not believe that this is going to help any of the businesses just make them more careless. Does anyone else see... 

This past season has been one of tremendous growth for the Haymaker Farmers' Market in downtown Kent. The market has more than doubled in size in the past 3 years with the addition of a wide array of vendors as well as weekly performances of home grown music talent. We have been blessed in many ways, most importantly by a... 

In the paper today (11/3/08) there was a nice article about Mr. Keiper's request for a county owned vehicle to drive instead of putting 15,000 miles on his personal vehicle. The article stated that some of the reasons he needs a county vehicle is because of his involvment in NOPEC and... 

http://www.co.portag....pdf This is a list of current elected officials. While there are a few good people on the list, it is time for a change. If you truly believe in change, vote against every one of the officials up for re-election this... 

This morning as I was backing my truck out of the garage to go to work, I saw in my rearview mirror the propane delivery truck pulling in my driveway. I stopped my truck and got out and started talking to the driver. I mentioned that I was on my way to... 

I read in the R/C recently that Chief Matt Benner of the Mantua-Shalersville fire district has decided to retire after 29 years of dedicated service to his community. He was one the MSFD's first paramedics and with his leadership and dedication to our community helped lead the department from an all volunteer department to the very professional full time department... 

I was in the Rootstown post office on October 23rd between 10:30 am and noon. I was mailing an absentee ballot for my mother for the upcoming election. The gentleman that waited on me was complaining to the person ahead of me in line that he had waited on a woman the day before who had brought many packages that... 

Recently, Judge Enlow gave a 20 day sentence to Robert Lenhart 52, of Pennsylvania, for aggravated vehicular homicide. In June Melissa Burrell of Akron, a 21 year old, who is pregnant, recieved a 8 year prison sentence for the same charge. Where is the justice? I'm not saying she shouldn't have gotten 8 years, but why did he get two... 

WSTB was shut down and everyone is up in arms over the situation. On one hand the Administrtion of the School and the School Board were justified in what they did. They are excercising their right to insure our students are receiving the best education in the district and to insure that education is based upon moral principles that are... 

Shouldn't every child have the opportunity to reach their full potential? For some children in Portage County it is a struggle because they have developmental disabilities, are autistic, have seizure disorders, brain injuries, Down Syndrome, or other conditions that limit their ability to function effectively. A YES vote on Issue 35, the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities levy will not... 

On Monday 13th(holiday)my husband went to the local bank here in our small town(only 1 bank)and pulled up to the ATM and laying there was 500.00 cash, So he took it and pulled around the front of the bank and waited 20 min and no one returned, We contacted the police department left our name and number, My husband is... 

I was sitting on my couch feeding my two month old son while my two year old son played cars on the floor in front of me. It was early morning and I was watching my local news, when they broke in with a BRAKING news story. One of the twin towers has been hit by a commercial airplane! I... 

In a way this is an opinion of mine for I'm not sure if everyone knew this man like I did. This morning, we lost a person who I have admired for the past 37 years. I lived next to him for around 25... 

I and others would like to know just how many complaints Mr. Thomas Furry has made to the Ravenna Fire Department and his neighbor Trustee Robert Cherry. If Mr. Furry has made more than one call to the fire department and been told that the fire is not illegal to have then it would seem to me that he is... 

shttp://www.auditor.s...0243 Please visit the Auditor of State's (AOS) website above to see the full aduit report issued in the Performance Audit of Waterloo Schools. The community has been questioning many issues of the last year and it has fallen on deaf ears. It is refreshing to see many of our issues confirmed by the AOS... 

To the despicable cowards who dumped tbe bag of adorable kittens on Lake Rockwell Road the evening of October 5. You probably don't care that they weren't run over by a car and won't starve to death, wet and miserable. You don't care that they were found by someone who has already adopted three cats of their own and can't... 

Saturday's game between Akron and Kent State contained everything a rivalry of its magnitude is all about. The intensity, excitement, and emotion of the double-overtime thriller will be remembered for some time to come. Unfortunately, Kent State Head Coach Doug Martin was not able to take the loss admirably and instead left a foul taste in my... 

One year ago today Ben Dillon was killed by small arms fire in Iraq. Following his dream, Ben became a Army Ranger and was proud of his accomplishment. Ben's family loves him and misses him every day but we would like to pause on the anniversary of his death to thank everyone who took the time to visit us, to...