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Unless it gets a bipartisan rewrite, SJR 5 belongs in a Statehouse wastebasket. The proposal would be a finalist were there an Academy Award for cynicism.First, with a chance that a Democrat might be elected governor this fall, it proposes to leave Ohio's governor, whoever she or he is, on the sidelines, eliminating a potential check on out-of-control gerrymanders that favor one party. And as state Sen. Vernon Sykes, a black Akron Democrat, observed, SJR 5 also would give Republicans a lever to try to split Democrats based on race by allowing - at least as the state legislature currently is constituted - a redistricting plan to pass with only the votes of Democrats of color. "It divides the minority party along racial lines -- it's distasteful," Sykes said on cleveland.com.Ohio Republicans propose changes to congressional redistricting; Democrats say it won't end gerrymanderingThird, SJR 5 would make it easier for the GOP to dilute Democratic voting strength. That's because the proposal would permit populous (i.e., typically Democratic) Ohio counties to be more readily split among congressional districts than less populous counties, thus dividing Democrats and making it easier for Republicans to win.The fourth piece of cynicism: GOP lawmakers... (cleveland.com)
Bring that bin over here, please.""Good work.""You're doing a good job."When told that his crew — wearing purple shirts as part of the O'Shaughnessy Academy group of homeroom students at St. Mary's — was working hard, he said: "That's the plan. Make the most of the day."Later, Van Valkenburg, a 2007 graduate of St. Mary's who did service work as a student with the football team, reflected on the effort. "If I do my part, they'll follow," he said. "It's a good group of guys. I'm not surprised they're working hard. At St. Mary's we've had a culture of hard-working students, and not just scholastic. It's in our DNA. That's what it means to be a Dragon."Trey Kirgan manned a long-handled tool that picked up trash. He collected cigarette boxes and butts, broken beer bottles, a syringe and lots of plastic bags and wrappers. "It's nice to get out and help the community," the sophomore said. "Making it look better makes you feel good knowing you've made a difference."The service day began and ended with prayer services. Included was a lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs for the students.St. Mary's president Mike England spoke to the students before they consumed a morning snack and gathered their tools. He then helped coordinate things from outside the school building, keeping an eye on his phone. Soon after the students and teachers fanned out in the neighborhood, England received a voice message from a resident of the Boulevard Heights neighborhood thanking the students for their work and calling it "a sight for sore eyes."The clean-up project is in its third year, and streamlined organization allowed the school this year to expand the territory that is covered. "It's a tremendous thing for St. Mary's and a tremendous thing for our neighborhood," England said.England explained the clean-up is an example of a lesson that "life is not just about you. It's about what you can bring to others. Today's about giving back. Our young men get it. They're out here working so hard because this means something to them."It didn't take Van Valkenburg's crew long to get one side of the street corner looking spotless. "Some of you grab these bags," he said. "We're going to start to mo... (St.Louis Review)
Newark Parks and Recreation at 302-366-7000 or email parksrec@newark.de.us.Harvest Arts Festival:Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Academy Lawn, 105 E. Main St. Twenty local artists will have fine art and crafts for sale. Also includes live music and art projects for kids. Free.Second Saturday Nature Crafts:Saturday, noon to 2 p.m. at Glasgow Park Bank Barn, 2275 Pulaski Highway. Attendees can create decorative items using natural materials like seed pods, grasses, twigs and more. Depending on available time and weather, sessions may include a quick walk in the park where attendees will learn about the many natural materials they can use to make crafts of all types. Minimum age is 10. Free.Harvest Festival:Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Newark Natural Food, 230 E. Main St. Event celebrates fall and the 50th anniversary of the co-op. Includes music, vendors and face painting. Free.Rotary mixer:Monday, 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.,at Deerfield Country Club, 507 Thompson Station Road. The Newark Rotary Club will host an open-invitation mixer to share what the Rotary Club is and how Rotary contributes to the local and global communities.History Quiztory:Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at Glasgow Park Bank Barn, 2275 Pulaski Highway. Keith Jackson and Linda Duffy, of the Pencader Heritage Area Association, will give a presentation about the ghost of Cooch’s Bridge. The session concludes with a quiz. Participants are encouraged to join teams and compete to win prizes. Free. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/history-quiztory-at-glasgow-bank-barn-tickets-30140569254. (Newark Post)
The district has said the school will not reopen until it is mold-free.Faculty members will again report Tuesday to the Hill-Freedman World Academy, 1100 E. Mt. Pleasant St. (PhillyVoice.com)
At left is driver Bruce Blackwell.(Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal)Buy PhotoMatt Georgov spent his summers away from Archmere Academy working for his father, Bruce. The family had a waste business, Independent Disposal Services.But Georgov's mother didn't want him on the trucks, so he spent his time in the shop, learning how to weld and change oil.Now 27, Georgov is running his own shop and operating his own waste business.Georgov is the operations manager, along with a few other titles, of Choice MedWaste, a medical waste business he started with his father in 2015. The company services various medical facilities all over Delaware, along the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in southeastern Pennsylvania.Georgov handles mostly all the day-to-day at Choice. His father, though, after 25 years in the business, hasn't yet retired. He's got his hands in Choice, a few real estate ventures and transfer stations that he runs for the state.“I always tell him," Georgov said, "‘Listen, I’ll retire for you, and you can just keep working. We can switch spots.’”Georgov graduated from the University of Delaware in 2012 with a bachelor of science in finance and operations management and two minors, entrepreneurial studies and international business. From there, he started working at Citigroup because of another one of his father's rules – in addition to starting at the botto... (The News Journal)
