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We'll talk to a national advocate and a leader from Cleveland's Joseph & Mary's Home about the challenges people experiencing homelessness face, and the organizations serving them.
            
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                        Halloween and Day of the Dead are upon us, and there’s plenty of ghoulish – and non-ghoulish – fun in Northeast Ohio this week.
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                        While she completed medical school, she never finished residency, and is likely to face tough questions. But her hearing has been canceled because she is pregnant and has gone into labor.
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                        The Ohio Redistricting Commission has until the end of the day Friday to come up with such an agreement.
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                        1.4 million Ohioans currently rely on SNAP or food stamps.
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                        The Rails to Trails Conservancy picked Cleveland to host its first Trail Nation Summit in six years, connecting its network of 400 collaborators across the country.
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                        Tallmadge Church at the center of Tallmadge Circle was founded in 1825. Plans for the church predate the city's settlement in 1807.
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                        In 2023, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said it would allow Columbia Gas to increase its fixed rate charges from about $36 to $58 by 2027.
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                        Fans of witchery and dress-up fun gather every year in Sandusky for a parade and dance party. This year they attempted to set two new world records.
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                        Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
