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As data centers demand electricity, people demand answers | Letters
23+ min ago (611+ words) I am writing regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent actions to gut pollution controls for artificial intelligence data centers. Modern AI data centers can use enormous amounts of electricity, as much as a city in one location. Local grids struggle…...
Sept. 10 meeting to focus on job openings and beautification efforts
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (115+ words) Akron Beacon Journal Sept. 10 meeting to focus on job openings and beautification efforts Yours and Mine Akron United Communities Civics organization will meet at Robinson Community Learning Center, 1156 Fourth Ave., from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 to discuss job openings with the city…...
Amy Acton assists during medical emergency at Cleveland Labor Day parade
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (272+ words) Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton again put her medical skills to work Monday morning on her way to a campaign appearance at a Labor Day parade in Cleveland. Acton exited her vehicle at the corner of East 145th Street…...
Sherrod Brown can't complain about Washington???he IS Washington | Letters
1+ week, 21+ min ago (768+ words) We are all on the edge of paying significantly higher property tax bills. I am more concerned about this since I have retired. After 10 days with no response, I decided to write to Jeff Wilhite, my Summit County Council representative....
Cutting taxes is tempting, but it comes with a cost | Opinion
1+ week, 1+ day ago (487+ words) As Congress’s summer recess wraps up and November elections approach, lawmakers will continue to hit town halls to tout their achievements this year. When it comes to taxes in 2026, it was a contest over who could craft the narrowest policy…...
Community activist Dominque Mingo announces run for mayor of Akron
1+ week, 1+ day ago (699+ words) Dominque Mingo – "Chief" to her friends and loved ones – says she wants to become mayor of Akron to speak for the voiceless. At City Council meetings, Mingo – a self-described "watchdog" and civil rights activist – said she's seen people make impassioned…...
Kemp Boyd announces run as independent candidate for Akron mayor
1+ week, 5+ day ago (680+ words) A new challenger to Akron Mayor Shammas Malik's reelection bid has appeared. Running as an independent, Kemp Boyd is adding his name to the growing list of mayoral candidates. The key plank in his platform is addressing Akronites' worsening mental…...
Akron unveils down payment assistance program for 1st-time homebuyers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (329+ words) With housing and affordability top of mind for most Americans, Akron is launching a program that tackles both issues at once. Using $300,000 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding, the Akron Dreams down payment assistance program will help residents…...
David Crowley attends unity breakfast after primary upset win
3+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) Akron Beacon Journal...
International Institute was there for my family 70 years ago | Letter
4+ week, 2+ day ago (195+ words) In 1957, my family came to Akron with little more than two shopping bags of clothing the Red Cross had given us at a refugee camp in Austria. My family made the difficult decision to leave Hungary in search of a…...