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The closure of a 200-year-old book supplier creates delays, new hurdles for libraries After nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor, a major distributor of shelf-ready library books, will be closing in early January.

After having a short stint managing collections for a library and working closely with Baker & Taylor, I was shocked to learn they are closing their doors. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...

31.10.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a great show! I saw her play the Kent Stage 13 years ago and was eagerly awaiting her return.

24.10.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Second "No Kings Day" protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

⚠️ October "No Kings Day" protests the largest single-day political protest ever in the United States

(Wikipedia has already been updated accordingly.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

19.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1083    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 12

Got a chance to see this last night. It was very good!

16.10.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map of the Richfield Nature Preserve showing a recent edit in OpenStreetMap.

Map of the Richfield Nature Preserve showing a recent edit in OpenStreetMap.

Update made on OSM! Thanks for the info.

06.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did the Gaia GPS map accurately represent the updated Buckeye Trail? Curious Gaia GPS employee here.

06.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

01.10.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8115    πŸ” 2712    πŸ’¬ 251    πŸ“Œ 131
Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert

Still riding high from last night’s Waxahatchee show at the Roxy in Cleveland. Setlist: www.setlist.fm/setlist/waxa...

youtu.be/ps1f7p720FA?...

17.09.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm participating in Bike MS: Pedal to the Point 2025! I’m participating in Bike MS: Pedal to the Point 2025 to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly one million people in the US are living with the challenges and uncertainty of...

This will be my 7th year participating in the Bike MS fundraising ride. The money we raise is vital to discover effective MS treatments. Pitch in if you can! events.nationalmssociety.org/participant/...

#bikems #ms #fundraiser #cycling

30.07.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Honor of Joanna Macy, 1929-2025 I write while staying in one of the great forests of British Columbia, a forest in which the inextricability of life from death is gorgeously evident. Several kinds of fern spring from this soil, some...

Macy once wrote, "It is good to realize that falling apart is not such a bad thing. Indeed, it is as essential to transformation as the cracking of outgrown shells. Anxieties and doubts can be healthy and creative...because they permit new and original approaches to reality."

22.07.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14
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Northeast Ohio public media stations face millions in cuts after federal defunding PBS, NPR and community radio stations in Northeast Ohio are bracing for a future without federal funding β€” and turning to the public for help.

Congress just voted to defund public media -- stripping NPR, PBS & local stations of $1.1B. Northeast Ohio stations like Ideastream and The Summit FM now face deep cuts.

18.07.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

β€œACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows”

β€œThe average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.”

18.07.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 701    πŸ” 519    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 112
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Not an exaggeration.
@newyorker.com

14.07.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1134    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 10
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Planned Parenthood shutters Cleveland clinic amid federal cuts; city health officials step in A Planned Parenthood clinic in Cleveland has closed, citing President Donald Trump’s freezing of federal funds as the reason.

City health officials are attempting to fill the gap after a Planned Parenthood clinic in Cleveland has closed, citing President Donald Trump’s freezing of federal funds as the reason.

02.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Going on hour 26, but we're still fighting.

A big win for Massachusetts: Republicans tried to kill off new clean energy projects, but we just forced them to take out that terrible provision.

There’s a lotta awful still in there. But pressure does matter. Keep it up.

01.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1834    πŸ” 271    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 20

Was this voted on in the overnight vote-a-arama? I was hoping it might get scrapped.

01.07.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was honored to speak at the Cleveland City Club today. I made clear that, as Governor, I would veto any number of provisions from the current state budget. But the truth is, the entire budget is an example of why Ohio is sliding backwards.

25.06.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Traveling around Europe solidified my love πŸ’• of trains for transport.

21.06.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is my district. Lucky to have Sykes speak up for our community.

21.06.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out of the Ashes - Orion Magazine How fungi are survivingβ€”and even thrivingβ€”in a warming world

Can fungi fix everything? Maybe that’s the wrong question, says @meerasub.bsky.social.

β€œAs I read more,” she writes, β€œI was beginning to feel that the right question might be to ask them for a lesson on how to exist in the world in the first place.”

Made in partnership with @thefern.org πŸ„

11.06.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy

A short video about Juneteenth:

19.06.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3468    πŸ” 1449    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 120

Full story on this news:

18.06.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

So disheartening. I just called Husted and Moreno to voice my concerns. The proposed sale includes a trail I hike with my family every year to Packwood Lake in Washington state. πŸ˜”

17.06.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

β€œOver 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

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13.06.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 385    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
Will the L.A. protests help Trump?
YouTube video by Takesβ„’ by Jamelle Bouie Will the L.A. protests help Trump?

new youtube video! will the l.a. protests help or hurt trump politically? i say hurt! youtu.be/mOP_5IigrzE

11.06.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1616    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 18

Signed the petition to repeal SB1 at CLE Pride today!

08.06.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It wasn’t on my radar. Thanks for the recommendation … enjoying! 🎧

16.05.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...

Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last weekβ€”the National Digital Newspaper Programβ€”which builds Chronicling Americaβ€”has been shut down

Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general publicβ€”for genealogy, local historyβ€”it’s such a loss

12.05.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1055    πŸ” 702    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 210

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