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Community, democracy, Immigration, LGBTQ+, Politics February 8, 2025

BG protest draws more than 250 people looking for hope amidst despair over Trump administration

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Jan Larson McLaughlin on February 8, 2025.

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Newest U.S. citizens accept challenge to get involved in ‘greatest nation on Earth’

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Goal of Issue 1 grassroots effort: Change Ohio’s reputation as one of nation’s most gerrymandered states

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Otsego and BGSU graduate experiences once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at DNC

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BGSU coach Danijela Tomic honored for efforts to promote civic engagement among students

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Republican Betty Montgomery says Ohio Issue 1 on August ballot is ‘anti-democratic’

Woman in foreground with teenage girls n the background.

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Leading Buckeye Girls State is privilege for local woman

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League of their own – BG women stand up for voters’ rights for 70 years

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BGSU professor teaches critical race theory. He has problems with GOP efforts to ban it

Community Opinion, democracy, International Affairs March 10, 2022

To support democracy abroad, we must show it works here

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David Dupont on March 10, 2022.

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Light for Our Democracy Vigil set for Wooster Green
Warrant issued for woman who allegedly escaped from NW Community Corrections Center in BG
BG Police - as gym patrons worked out, their vehicles were reportedly worked over
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Turn lane on southbound South Main Street to be closed for replacement of storm catch basin

Ohio Senate passes bill to overhaul weed law passed by voters, lower THC and limit home grow
Bipartisan Ohio Senate bill aims to pay for public school breakfast and lunch
How dismantling the U.S. Department of Education would affect Ohio school districts

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