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    A person gets a bottle of water to go with a meal distributed by chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen for federal workers and their families in Canal Park, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Letters to the Editor: Readers react to upcoming election, government shutdown
    Scott Markovich is EVP of Markets & Products at CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit managed care organization. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: It’s time to take a stand and spread the word: it’s OK to not be OK
    Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. shakes hands with city commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss following a panel in the Ohio Chamber's 2025 Dayton Regional Impact Ohio Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Apollo Room in the Student Union at Wright State University. Turner-Sloss is challenging Mims in November's election. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    With the election around the corner, community members discuss their vote and chosen...
    Dayton mayor Jeffrey J. Mims speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 26 held by onMain ahead of construction of the first building on the former Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    VOICES: Jeff Mims – Proven, effective leadership as Dayton’s mayor
    Dayton City Commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss is running for mayor against incumbent Jeffrey Mims Jr. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    VOICES: The woman on the dais
    Berta Velilla is president and chief executive officer of Miami Valley Child Development Centers, the region’s Head Start agency. MVCDC has the largest Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers in Ohio.  Jim Noelker/Staff
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    VOICES: Issue 1 is investment in all our futures
    Ray Marcano is a guest contributor.
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    MARCANO: This isn’t a government shutdown, but a Suffering Shutdown
    Diane Welborn is the Ombudsman for Dayton/Montgomery County. CONTRIBUTED
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    Ombudsman helps father with urgent childcare application reapproval
    A copy of the program from the 1995 performance of Giselle at the Bolshoi in Moscow. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: Giselle at the Victoria matches Giselle at the Bolshoi
    Nina Weierman is a freelance writer and mother living in Centerville, Ohio. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: With heightened political division, mothers are losing our common ground
    Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. You can reach him at tsuddes@gmail.com.
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    SUDDES: DeWine and his appointees have been outstanding managers of Ohio’s checkbook
    Worshipers pray in front of a murti during a Diwali service at Hindu Temple of Dayton on Monday, Oct. 20 in Beavercreek. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    “The world is one family.” Celebrating our Hindu community’s contributions and culture
    Diane Welborn is the Ombudsman for Dayton/Montgomery County. CONTRIBUTED
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    Ombudsman helps father with urgent childcare application reapproval
    A copy of the program from the 1995 performance of Giselle at the Bolshoi in Moscow. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: Giselle at the Victoria matches Giselle at the Bolshoi
    Nina Weierman is a freelance writer and mother living in Centerville, Ohio. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: With heightened political division, mothers are losing our common ground
    Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. You can reach him at tsuddes@gmail.com.
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    SUDDES: DeWine and his appointees have been outstanding managers of Ohio’s checkbook
    Worshipers pray in front of a murti during a Diwali service at Hindu Temple of Dayton on Monday, Oct. 20 in Beavercreek. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    “The world is one family.” Celebrating our Hindu community’s contributions and culture
    Ray Marcano is a guest contributor.
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    MARCANO: Protest leaders need to figure out how to turn No Kings into a movement if they...
    Members of Hindu Temple of Dayton and members of an interfaith group pose for a photo before service celebrating Diwali on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Beavercreek. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    VOICES: Hindu community in Southwest Ohio helping to light the path of connection
    Kettering City Councilmen Bob Scott, left, and Bryan Suddith are running for mayor in the Nov. 4, 2025, general election. CONTRIBUTED
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    Hear from both Kettering mayoral candidates on their vision for the future of the city
    Bryan N. Suddith, candidate for Kettering Mayor in the November 2025 election.
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    VOICES: Leaders in Kettering must be collaborative, work with community partners
    Bob Scott, candidate for Kettering Mayor in the November 2025 election.
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    VOICES: Kettering can’t be business as usual
    Members of a city in Montgomery County contacted the ombudsman to assist with their garbage removal. ISTOCK
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    Montgomery County residents get help after homes on one street ignored during trash...
    Left to right: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Dancer Artists Qarrianne Blayr, Devin Baker and Niara Gooden-Clarke. Blayr, who also serves as DCDC associate artistic director, co-choreographs the world premiere of "Promised Land" which will be featured in DCDC's season opener "Reflections." PHOTO BY BRIANA SNYDER
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