Spending time outside has a lot of benefits for both physical and mental wellness.
Research shows being outside encourages physical activity, social interaction and decreases stress.
But making time to get outside isn’t always easy, especially during a cold, dreary Ohio winter.
For Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter Seymour, reading is a way of better understanding her home state and all of its nuances.
As a ninth generation Appalachian, Seymour regularly writes about her home in southeast Ohio. She said reading authors from our region can be a way of building bridges with our neighbors, no matter how distinct their experiences may be.
“Places, places from the top!”
Standing in the middle of a bright yellow room decorated with African art, Deondra Kamau Means called out instructions to a group of energetic children.
“That means you go back to the spot you were with your group,” he explained to one child, as she scampered across the wooden floor of the rehearsal space.
The state department of health released a report earlier this year that shows 80% of kids in Ohio who fail vision screenings don’t receive follow-up eye care.
That number is the worst the state has reported since at least 2017, and it’s even higher in rural counties.
A stroll down the main street in Cambridge looks a lot different in December. The quiet, quaint town gets unusually busy. Its benches are filled with couples carrying presents. Carolers stand on the edge of the sidewalk. Salesmen peddle candles and apples.
The testimony came nine days into the murder trial that would send Deonte Baber to prison for much of his life — testimony that was improperly introduced by the state’s key witness.
Michael Buehner served 12 years of an 18-to-life prison sentence for murder before finding evidence that would support his innocence claim — evidence that Cuyahoga County prosecutors in Ohio withheld from him and his attorneys.
He lost two appeals and was starting to lose hope when, one day, a friend visited him in prison, armed with a stack of police reports.
In the concluding weeks of what’s shaping up to be the hottest year on record, world leaders met at the U.N.’s annual climate conference to discuss ways to curb climate change.
The American Political Items Collectors (APIC) is a group of history buffs and fans of the political process who treasure the items of the past.
Every year in Northeast Ohio APIC gathers for its "Big Collectibles Show," where over 250 tables of antiques and memorabilia are traded, sold, appraised and appreciated by both collectors and the general public.
Starting this month, people inside Ohio’s prisons will get more access to local journalism on criminal justice.
