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A Portage County way to think about gratitude

When people talk about “being thankful,” they’re always talking about something you should do individually. Send thank-you cards. Make a list of things you’re grateful for. Each Thanksgiving, studies reappear to remind us thankfulness has health benefits.
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Hey Portagers! Over the last week, I’ve received nervous messages from readers mentioning the abrupt closure of The Devil Strip, a news startup that has done for Akron what we’re creating for Portage County. That won’t happen to us, right? The answer is no.
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Opinion: Too many parking lots, too little imagination

That’s what seems to happen in Ravenna: We tear down the beautiful symbols of the city’s former ambitions and put up cheap, functional boxes, like the county courthouse. Or we replace them with parking lots.
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Opinion: Mantua’s ‘gag order’ keeps constituents in the dark about council members’ views

Council members are “supposed to direct everyone to me. I'm the only one that's supposed to be releasing a press release,” she said. “They should be telling you, ‘No comment, you need to speak with the mayor.’”
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Do not tweet #MayThe4th be with you. (Unless you add this other hashtag.)

Just like the Gym Annex, Star Wars Day is unwittingly demolishing history
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