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Green Discusses Diversity
In the third of three pre-election meetings in the suburban city of Green, residents took a deep …
How to Cover Elections
News media is no longer the sole source of information for voters. But in a world dominated by mass …
Next community meeting: Green residents say they want to embrace diversity
Green needs to talk about socioeconomic and cultural diversity if the community is to improve, …
What’s Your Future, Green? Residents discuss strengthening relationships, accepting differences, and community solutions
Relationships, acceptance of differences, and acknowledgment of problems were among the things Green …
What do people of Green think needs to be done to assure good lives?
What’s your future, Green? Communities across Ohio are asking a similar question in a state …
Your Voice Ohio: From Engagement to Partnerships
As journalists across the state help design and participate in Your Voice Ohio community meetings …
How the Media Can Better Serve Akron
Sunday’s Akron Beacon Journal front-page presentation on what citizens told reporters and editors …
What’s your future, Akron?
By Doug Livingston, Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com. View the original article here. The Akron …
The Role of News Media & Racial Perceptions of Crime
Your Voice Ohio has listened to over a thousand Ohioans as they talked about the challenges facing …
Top things we learned in 2018 to guide YVO reporting in 2019
1. Newsrooms can help bring people together Thanks to the support and efforts of our media …
The Future of Green Jobs in Ohio
We have looked at different job growth strategies in past blogs, from making policies that support …
A tale of two economies: Mercer, Monroe counties’ success and struggle offer lessons for Ohio
By John Caniglia, The Plain Dealer, and David Knox, Your Voice Ohio Originally published at …
Exploring the Minimum Wage
Based on our recent statewide conversations on community vibrancy, we have been diving deeper into …
Across Ohio, community assets are also community needs
Ohio’s gubernatorial candidates – Mike DeWine and Richard Cordray -- have plans for improving life …
Is any job a good job?
By: M.L. Schultze Your Voice Ohio This story was written by freelance writer M.L. Schultze, …
Glimmers of hope in a community of crumbling buildings
By M.L. Schultze Your Voice Ohio This story was written by freelance writer M.L. Schultze, …
Promoting Wage Growth
Our team recently wrapped up a series of community conversations across Ohio, in an attempt to …
Conversation, education, meaningful jobs, and personal action: how to create a more vibrant Ohio
Over the last week, we’ve continued our journey across the state with meetings in Warren, Akron, …
Lacking vision and a sense of reality: Is that Ohio?
As a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio now working with news media all over the state, the …