Leopold’s journey to this milestone is built on a lifetime of travel, service, and resilience. She attended the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1970 World Cup, traveled solo to a remote Taiwanese village in 1977 using only a photograph to find her parents’ home, and has survived a heart attack. Her commitment to humanitarian work includes more than a dozen medical mission trips to Nicaragua and Guatemala, the most recent just weeks ago.

A grassroots initiative to eliminate all property taxes in Ohio has received approval from the Ohio Ballot Board to begin gathering signatures in hopes of placing the constitutional amendment before voters in November. The proposal, spearheaded by Citizens for Property Tax Reform and the Committee to Eliminate Property Taxes in Ohio, would not only abolish existing taxes on real property but also prohibit any future property taxation.

The 2,500-square-foot space features 20 high-performance PCs, console gaming areas, VR stations, and soundproof streaming pods. A dedicated classroom hosts interactive 50-minute sessions on various tech topics, fostering creativity and critical thinking among participants. The lounge also includes a café area where patrons can bring outside food and socialize.

On May 17, Megan Cutright and Layla Carter of Elyria will walk across the same stage, earning degrees from Lorain County Community College in a shared milestone that highlights their unbreakable bond. Megan, 38, will graduate with an associate of applied science in radiologic technology, while her daughter Layla, 17, will receive both her high school diploma from Elyria High School and an associate of arts degree through the college’s Early College High School program.

The Genius Code, an organization focused on coding and tech education for underrepresented communities, is leading this initiative. The event precedes Collier’s scheduled appearance at the Google Blockly Summit in Seattle, where she will discuss how storytelling can bridge creativity, technology, and literacy. “I’ll be sharing how building stories with code can link tech with creativity and literacy, one block at a time,” Collier shared on LinkedIn.

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Ballet Excel Ohio, one of the nation's pioneering youth ballet companies, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer with a new production of Aladdin, choreographed by Erich Yetter. The production will be staged at the Akron Civic Theatre from August 4 to 16.

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