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• Lakeland’s Solution to Roof Repairs…help needed ‘stat’

  By Contributing Writer on October 9, 2019 • ( 10 )

  

  Whew, not to worry, those roof leaks at Lakeland Community College have been solved. Careful where you walk, wet floors can be tricky to navigate.

• Community Activism…disrespecting citizens can be expensive

  By Contributing Writer on October 9, 2019 • ( 12 )

  

  Thanks to a Portage patriot for this article regarding a Bratenahl resident that refused to give up when she knew she was right, and their city officials violated the law.  It is an expensive lesson for the city officials. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/bratenahl-on-hook-supreme-court-ruling/95-47ed3629-152a-4859-bbfc-32e93d20dfce?fbclid=IwAR3CPZlQeL3vyMOd0L5a4gAYUSaJftPNcVJZwEak2P0xXxgRwzsr8f3APAY… Read More ›

• Lakeland Community College…”here they grow”..

  By Contributing Writer on October 9, 2019 • ( 223 )

  

  Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this report regarding Lakeland Community College’s expansions plans to be in-line with their declining enrollment…huh?: A multi million dollar building that will cost the college and taxpayers nothing – is that possible? … Read More ›

• Lakeland Community College…neglecting maintenance?

  By Contributing Writer on October 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  From one of our many Kirtland lobbyists, we see that maintenance of the property seems to be taking a back seat to something, or maybe no one is really “minding the store.” Check out the condition of this railing. How… Read More ›

• Status of Ohio’s Women by County

  By Contributing Writer on October 7, 2019 • ( 305 )

  

  The Center for Community Solutions has some interesting statistics on the “Status of Women” by county.  We thought you might like reading this information. Lorain_SOW2019 Portage_SOW2019 Geuaga_SOW2019 Lake_SOW2019 Knox_SOW2019 Here is the link to obtain the report on the other… Read More ›

• Your Chance to Learn What is Happening…Knowledge is Power

  By Contributing Writer on October 7, 2019 • ( 58 )

  

  Are you confused about what is happening in our country? Are you ready to see the deceptions being played on us.   Do you want to “take the red pill”? If you are truly ready to be informed, energized, angered and… Read More ›

• Let’s End the Deception Shall We?

  By Contributing Writer on October 5, 2019 • ( 8 )

  

  Anonymous One speaks out: It’s a Matter of Life… “ Decapitations are evil, except when it’s an unborn child. Chemical attacks are reprehensible, except when it’s a pre-born baby, dismemberment is crime against humanity, unless its done in the womb-… Read More ›

• FBI Protest in Cleveland…equal justice under the law

  By Contributing Writer on October 5, 2019 • ( 14 )

  

  A big thank you to Tom Zawistowski of Portage County for this recap of their Cleveland protest held on Thursday, October 3rd in front of the F.B.I. building. “The First goal of the event was to make a public display that… Read More ›

• Meet the Concord Candidates

  By Contributing Writer on October 4, 2019 • ( 15 )

  

  Wednesday, October 16th at 3:30 pm in the Auburn Career Center Auditorium: Candidates & Issues Forum, presented by the Lake County League of Women Voters. (LFC Comments: We have attended forums hosted by the Lake County League of Women Voters and they… Read More ›

• Open Meetings Act & Executive Sessions…there is a rule for that

  By Contributing Writer on October 4, 2019 • ( 18 )

  

  Suggestion for the budding community activist:  Read the manual dealing with the Ohio “Sunshine Laws” .  Here is a link you can use: https://ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/site/government/resources/sunshine-laws There are definite rules that a governmental body must follow to comply with the Open Meetings Act in… Read More ›

• Concord Fire Levy…let’s hear from both sides

  By Contributing Writer on October 3, 2019 • ( 11 )

  

  The Concord Township Fire Levy is creating quite a stir in the community.  LFC would like to offer both sides of the issue a forum to present their views.  Those that are for the levy can send their article to… Read More ›

• Climate Change…this will send some people into orbit

  By Contributing Writer on October 3, 2019 • ( 8 )

  

  Thanks to a concerned citizen for this article: We now hear from a sixteen year old as the authority on climate change. We have been told by Congressional “leaders”that we have only 12 years left before the planet cannot be… Read More ›

• Atheism Is the Largest Religion…hmmm

  By Contributing Writer on October 2, 2019 • ( 18 )

  

  Here is an interesting article from the Daily Wire: God Help Us: Atheism Becomes Largest Religion In U.S. By  Michael Knowles For the first time in history, atheists constitute the largest religious group in America. According to the General Social… Read More ›

• Concord Trustees…who will be appointed if Malchesky becomes judge?

  By Contributing Writer on October 2, 2019 • ( 21 )

  

  We wondered  about the legal issues dealing with Mr. Paul Malchesky running for Municipal judge while holding his position as Concord Township trustee. We were told by the Lake County Election Board that there is no problem with Mr. Malchesky… Read More ›

• War in the Classroom…important to know what it taught

  By Contributing Writer on October 2, 2019 • ( 30 )

  

  War in the Classrom By Tabitha Korol January 4, 2018 The year was 2011, and a freshman in Newton South High School, in Newton, Massachusetts, asked her father if it was true that the “Israeli occupation forces” had “imprisoned, tortured and… Read More ›

• New Election Board Space…first class

  By Contributing Writer on October 1, 2019 • ( 223 )

  

  The Lake County Elections Board has relocated from the old County Administration Building to the new Administration Building. The Lake County Election Board Executive Director, Ross McDonald,  is inviting the public to stop by on Monday, October 7th from 4:00… Read More ›

• New County Admin Bldg…$30 million

  By Contributing Writer on October 1, 2019 • ( 10 )

  

  We had a few minutes to take an official tour of the new Lake County Administration Building.  We thought you might like to see a few pictures: First class looking exterior, and transition area from the old to the new… Read More ›

• Interfaith Dialogue…oh, what a tangled web they weave

  By Contributing Writer on October 1, 2019 • ( 45 )

  

  Tea and Treachery by Tabitha Korol Teas take on different significance in different cultures, but a TeaTime hosted by the Muslim Brotherhood members resembles no other. It is a time to be wary of the dualism of Islam and the gathering’s true… Read More ›

• Geauga Tax Levies…not what their taxpayers need

  By Contributing Writer on September 30, 2019 • ( 43 )

  

  HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT WHEN YOUR WALLET IS EMPTY: THREE GEAUGA COUNTY TAX LEVIES ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 Published Saturday, September 6, 2019 Updated Thursday, September 12, 2019 Remember that sinking feeling as real-estate tax collection day zeroed in on… Read More ›

• Geauga County Tax Issues…Just Say No!

  By Contributing Writer on September 30, 2019 • ( 21 )

  

  ATTENTION, GEAUGA COUNTY VOTERS. . .JUST SAY NO TO CONTINUOUS TAX LEVIES! Published Thursday, September 12, 2019 There are 29, COUNT THEM, 29 issues to be decided on Tuesday, November 5, a grand total of EIGHT WEEKS from now. So… Read More ›

• Looking Into Our Crystal Ball…housing affordability

  By Contributing Writer on September 30, 2019 • ( 363 )

  

  As a follow-up to our last article on the Housing Affordability Threshold, we wanted to see what the future holds for Lake County seniors regarding the possibilities of being priced out of their homes due to increasing property taxes.  Here… Read More ›

• Poverty, Population, & Health Care

  By Contributing Writer on September 30, 2019 • ( 332 )

  

  The Center for Community Solutions has some interesting statistics this week. Here is a link to their article on poverty in Ohio.   There are some real problems in Cleveland. https://www.communitysolutions.com/cleveland-ranks-1-2-3-poverty/?utm_source=The+Center+for+Community+Solutions&utm_campaign=9e02a30c52-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_16_03_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_88ef015d1a-9e02a30c52-41186625&mc_cid=9e02a30c52&mc_eid=8d430e97ba Also, we have heard for quite some time that we… Read More ›

• Housing Affordability Threshold…the “take-aways”

  By Contributing Writer on September 29, 2019 • ( 42 )

  

  We have been asked once again to discuss the Housing Affordability Threshold %; how it is calculated, and why is it important to the taxpayers? We started on this journey after discovering the ~40% increase in this writer’s property taxes… Read More ›

• W-E School August Levy Results

  By Contributing Writer on September 28, 2019 • ( 35 )

  

  Concord Bob reminded us to the Willoughby-Eastlake results of the special August election.  Local politicians have told me that this is a “real beating”, and will be tough to overcome at the polls in November, where the same levy is… Read More ›

• Follow-up with the State Auditor’s Office

  By Contributing Writer on September 28, 2019 • ( 35 )

  

  We followed-up with the State of Ohio Auditor’s office. We wanted to be sure that the received our first message regarding the current problems in the Lake County Auditor’s office.  Here is the email we sent to them: This is… Read More ›

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