Press Release Jan 03, 2022 www.cms.gov/newsroom Health and Human Services Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections championed by the Biden-Harris Administration will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills—unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider. The protections, implemented under the No Surprises Act, ban surprise billing in private insurance for most […]
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on a Quarter
By United States Mint Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, performer, and social activist. She rose to international prominence as an author after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Angelou’s published works of verse, non-fiction, and fiction include more than 30 best-selling titles. Angelou’s remarkable career encompassed dance, […]
Posted inCLEVELAND, Development
Drive the $331.3 million Opportunity Corridor
Ohio Department of Transportation OPPORTUNITY CORRIDOR: The purpose of the Opportunity Corridor Project is to improve the transportation system and support planned economic development in the areas between I-490/I-77 and University Circle in Cleveland. The area between I-490 and University Circle includes a part of Cleveland known as the “Forgotten Triangle” due to the lack […]
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What is Artificial Intelligence and why used it to look at public records?
By Lucia Walinchus This project was funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join the free mailing list for Eye on Ohio as this helps provide more public-service reporting. Meredith Broussard notes in her book, “Artificial Unintelligence,” that “AI” is a bit of […]
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Domestic violence is more than just physical abuse – Help is available
By Tonya Sams Many people think the label “domestic violence” applies only to violent acts against a lover, but it is much more than that. Domestic violence describes consistent acts of physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse. It not only occurs in spousal and intimate partner relationships, but in relationships with other family members, including […]
Posted inLaw/Legislation
Plaintiff, Defendant, and Judge: How some Ohio counties entrust the same officials to collect taxes and wipe liens
By Emily Crebs and Lucia Walinchus This project was funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join the free mailing lists for Eye on Ohio as this helps provide more public service reporting. Shortly after Athens County started a land bank in […]
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How do public officials make Land Bank decisions? Artificial Intelligence may seek patterns
By Emily Crebs and Lucia Walinchus This project was funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join the free mailing lists for Eye on Ohio as this helps provide more public service reporting. Al Jenkins has what neighbors called “the nicest house on the block.” […]
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Celebrating Kwanzaa
By Trish Johnson This holiday season many in the black community are preparing for the annual celebration of Kwanzaa. The holiday was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies at California State University. He created the holiday in response to the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles as a way […]
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Shop small in MidTown and AsiaTown this holiday season!
By MidTown Cleveland, Inc. Shop small in MidTown and AsiaTown this holiday season! The MidTown neighborhood is home to over 60 restaurants, grocery stores, retail shops, and more. You can find hats that have been cut, sewn, and assembled right here in MidTown, local food products including kimchi, sauerkraut, and hot sauce made in […]
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You Mean My Child Has Stress Too?!
By Denise Holcomb Removing The Stigma We could never have imagined that our children would have to deal with the levels of stress that they encounter today, but they do. The pandemic has caused higher stress levels in our children. Many older adults have expressed that they would not want to raise children during this […]