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Tallmadge law firm marks a momentous anniversary
When attorney Robert Maguire first started his law office in Tallmadge in 1975, he had no idea how much the profession and his practice would evolve.
At the time, Maguire had a part-time assistant and handled a wide variety of matters.
“My rent was $50 a month and I wrote on a yellow pad,” said Maguire. “My ... (full story)
For some Jewish women, 'passing' as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
(THE CONVERSATION) Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to Warsaw, Poland. No one on board would have suspected that beneath the coat of the young woman were strapped assorted handguns and several cartridge clips.
Schü ... (full story)
There's an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
(THE CONVERSATION) Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato's writings that touch on "race and gender ideology."
The university's local chapter of the American Association of University Professors, an organization of ... (full story)
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Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last
WASHINGTON (AP) — Becky Pepper-Jackson finished third in the discus throw in West Virginia last year though she was in just her first year of high school. Now a 15-year-old sophomore, Pepper-Jackson is aware that her upcoming season could be her last.
West Virginia has banned transgender girls like Pepper-Jackson from comp ... (full story)
Greenland's harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
Greenland's harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of the Arctic island, those challenges won't go ... (full story)
Dog warden and his hero, Avery Russell, 12, honored for strengthening vicious-dog law
Two people at the center of attention during the Licking County Commissioners' first meeting of the year were a burly guy in a green-and-tan uniform and a wisp of a young girl whose name is on a law that will help him do his job better.
That includes saving lives.
The man is Licking County Chief Dog Warden Larry Williams &nd ... (full story)