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    Pastor Jose Salas, front, hugs Viles Dorsainvil, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, during Here We Stand: Faith Leaders for Immigration Justice & Family Unity at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Springfield. Pastors, faith leaders and community members gathered to pray and call for the extension of Temporary Protected Status which is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    Springfield advocates energized with end of TPS blocked; critics await appeal
    FILE - A "For Sale" sign is displayed outside a home, Feb. 1, 2024, in Aceworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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    Homeowners can cancel ‘misleading’ contracts with realty broker, Ohio AG says
    A City of Troy truck clears snow on Meadowpoint Drive on Sunday, Jan. 25. About eight inches had fallen in Troy as of 1 p.m. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    CenterPoint urges assistance options, blames winter storm as high bills go out
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    Lawsuit alleges church leaders ignored warnings of sexual abuse
    Barrel House is one area bar that offers a variety of THC-infused beverages. An executive order signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Oct. 8 will ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products for the next several months. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Petition to kill Ohio intoxicating hemp ban, other marijuana law changes passes Attorney...
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    DHS vows appeal, Springfield mayor responds: What to know about TPS decision for Haitians
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    ‘This is good for us’: Diners at Springfield Haitian restaurant react to judge blocking...
    House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn, D-Cincinnati, addressed reporters on Feb. 3, 2026, regarding a suite of forthcoming Democratic policies pertaining to federal immigration enforcement in Ohio.
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    Ohio House Dems want ICE face covering ban, other federal immigration restrictions
    Crews clean up the lot at Matt Castrucci Auto Mall near the Dayton Mall on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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    MORE SNOW: Winter weather advisory issued for some ahead of snow showers
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    Audience members sing along to praise songs and hold pro-immigration signs during Here We Stand: Faith Leaders for Immigration Justice & Family Unity at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Springfield. Pastors, faith leaders and community members gathered to pray and call for the extension of Temporary Protected Status which is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Large event calls for Haitian Temporary Protected Status Extension
    CARTOONS: Michael Ramirez, Jan. 22, 2026
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    CARTOONS: Politics for the week
    Maureen Dawn holds a "UNITY" sign during the Peace Walk for the National Day of Action hosted by Indivisible Springfield on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Indivisible Springfield hosts Peace Walk for National Day of Action
    Sierra Clay, center, of Global Impact STEM Academy, next to her mother Jennifer Clay-McCockran, left, and stepfather Demetrius McCockran as she shows the Peacekeeper Award she received at Clark State College's annual MLK luncheon and awards ceremony at the Hollenbeck Bayley Center on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Scenes from 2026 MLK luncheon and awards ceremony
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    Wright State’s Center for Civics, Culture and Workforce Development staff members Adam Reiman, deputy director; Jason Anderson, executive director; Diane Vitas; and Mike Jacobs, deputy director. Courtesy of Wright State University.
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    Wright State to teach area teachers how to prepare for civics classes; host student...
    Sinclair Community College resumed in-person classes on Tuesday, about 36 hours after snow stopped Sunday evening. Much of the area received over a foot of snow. Most area universities had resumed in-person classes by Wednesday, though Wright State will continue to be remote by the end of the week. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Wright State, Wittenberg remain remote due to weather, others colleges like Miami open as...
    Ohio schools are now required to meet a minimum number of instructional hours, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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    Most districts not close to using up ‘snow days’ this school year
    A woman is up to her knees in snow clearing her windows at the McDonald’s near Wright State University early Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026. BUCK CREEK PHOTOGRAPHY/CONTRIBUTED
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    Many colleges, universities closed Monday, still assessing for the rest of the week
    Joel Penton, founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy, poses at LifeWise Academy offices Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Hilliard, Ohio. The Ohio-based Christian nonprofit that organizes off-campus Bible classes for public school students has taken off in Indiana since the state passed legislation forcing school districts to comply. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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    Bible-based classes for public school kids expanding: Key takeaways from our reporting
    A view of the Central State University campus in Wilberforce. In 1887, the Ohio General Assembly passed an act that created a Combined Normal and Industrial Department at Wilberforce University which would become Central State University. TY GREENLEES/STAFF
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    Central State officials thought water bill was current before threat of water shutoff
    Rich Hall (top left), a LifeWise Academy teacher, talks to a group of Ruskin Elementary School students on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at a Dayton church. LifeWise, which is headquartered in Hilliard, is an organization that offers Christian education to public school students during school hours at sites near school buildings. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    LifeWise expanding rapidly: Some remain skeptical of Bible-based group in Ohio public...
    Staff members wait for children to be dismissed from Oakview Elementary School in a bus pickup lane on Monday, Nov. 17, in Kettering. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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