announced that it would be closing its U.S. air freight hub in Wilmington, and since then, this small Ohio community has been facing an economic crisis of unprecedented proportions. Last year, when applying for this same grant, we only had estimates of the challenges that would arise from this crisis. Today, we are feeling it in full force. In just the past two months, the unemployment rate in Clinton County has nearly doubled from 10% to over 19%. Unemployment and severance benefits have run out for
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents, Marcus Aurelius Bierce and Laura Sherwood Bierce, had thirteen children, and Ambrose was the tenth of the thirteen. Ambrose’s idiosyncratic father decided to start the names of all thirteen of his children with the letter A. His family was poor, so his parents decided to move to Ohio, like many other families, in hopes that the westward expansion might help them financially. When they realized the riches they
Cleveland, Ohio has been in existence for 203 years. There are more than 500,000 people living in Cleveland, yet few know about its past. In this paper, I am going to take you along as I tell you the history of Cleveland. On July 4th 1796 the Connecticut Land Company sent out a search party to find new land. General Moses Cleaveland headed this search party, and on July 22nd of 1796 they found their new land, naming it Cleaveland after the leader of the search party. The beginning of the population
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of St. Johns Map Physical and Location Description Clinton County is located in the geographic center of Michigan just 10 miles north of Lansing, the state capital. The County is named after a former Governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, and DeWitt is another city in Clinton County. Clinton County has a total area of 575 square miles, of which 572 square miles is land and 3 square miles is water. The southern portion of the county includes the cities
Western states. Less than 500 elected county delegates met in Casper, Wyoming early Saturday morning to elect the last 14 up for grabs delegates. Cruz was the only candidate to address the convention in person, urging the assembled crowd to back Cruz supporters for the delegate slate in order to stop both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. "If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you dont want to hand the general election to Hillary Clinton, in which is what a Trump nomination will
Government and Politics: A Case Study of Campbell County, Kentucky Campbell County, Kentucky offers a very interesting case study of politics at work. The many different variables that can possibly affect how counties as a whole vote are present in Campbell County, and the interplay between all these variables is the topic of this paper. In order to accurately predict the outcome of the election, it is important to be familiar with all the different socio-economic factors that influence the
Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, Karen McDougal, a former playmate, and Rachel Crooks, a secretary at Trump Tower, all accused President Trump of various sexual misconduct charges. Daniels and Mcdougal both came forward to talk about the use of hush money in their affairs with Trump, while Crooks, alleges the president forcibly kissed her outside of Trump Tower in 2005. These scandals have sparked conversation across the USD community. Three students at the university shared their opinions on
Margaret Garner, an enslaved African American woman in pre-Civil War America, was born on June 4, 1834, at Maplewood plantation in Boone County, Ky. Her parents were slaves belonging to the owner of Maplewood, so this made her a slave from the moment she was born. When she was old enough, she became a household domestic, waiting on the family and performing cleaning chores. Her married master A. K. (Edward) Gaines forced her into a relationship with him. People said he was more than likely the father
The affair between the two began prior to President Grant winning his election, but it comes to a crumble when their relationship is exposed to the nation. This is a reference to the Lewinsky sex scandal back in 1998, between former President Bill Clinton and White House employee Monica Lewinsky. This event soon led to his impeachment called on by the House of Representatives, but was never found guilty of any impeachable actions. In regards to Grant’s and Pope’s affair with each other, Pope handles
Clinton Massie High School (CMHS) is a public Ohio high school situated in a rural setting in Clinton County. The average daily membership is 573 students. Of the 573 students, 97 percent are white, 2 percent are Hispanic and 1 percent is multi-racial (Ohio Department of Education, 2013). 25 percent of students are classified as economically disadvantaged (2013). A reason for the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students was due to the recent closing of DHL package Delivery Company.
near Philadelphia, in Neshoba County, Mississippi and held for several hours then later on released in the darkness of Mississippi. They had been on their way working in Mississippi during Freedom Summer and had gone to investigate the burning of a black church. Freedom Summer was an organization that got African American in the south registered to vote, both white and black was apart of this organization. Sam Bowers sent the Klansmen of Lauderdale and Neshoba counties on plan 4. Plan 4 “the elimination”
attack. The Native Americans then began to be pushed out of their land. In 1856, the Mesquaki tribe was authorized by the Iowa legislature, to purchase over 3,000 acres of land. Today, the Mesquaki tribe still remains on their settlement in Tama County, Iowa. By 1851 all Iowa land was in the hand of the federal government. Iowa underwent many political changes before becoming independent. From 1821 to 1834, the land was considered lawless, because they were not under any government jurisdiction
Reflections on the First Amendment On December 15th, 1971, the first X amendments to the Constitution went into affect. The first X amendments to the constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment was written by James Madison because the American people were demanding a guarantee of their freedom. The First Amendment was put into place to protect American’s freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly and freedom of petition. The First Amendment was written as
Land of the Unfree: Mass Incarceration and Its Unjust Effects on Those Subjected To It and American Taxpayers As a child, I learned from my parents and teachers that if I did something wrong I would have to be punished. Back then, punishment to me was sitting in a corner until I “learned my lesson.” When I asked what would happen if adults were naughty, my teachers told me there was a place for them to go where they could kept so they couldn’t hurt anyone. Prison. I believed this was the best solution
disagreed with many dress codes and policies. Because most evidence about school uniforms is anecdotal, schools should only adopt uniforms in co-operation with other programs. During the 1996 presidential elections, incumbent William Jefferson Clinton introduced an intriguing scenario to the public’s eye. His plan was to offer school uniforms as a tool for the principals and parents to use to help stop crime in their schools. He offered his plan in a way to get an immediate and emotional response
The death penalty also known as the capital punishment is used to punish the criminal involving in serious criminal cases. This happens after he or she has been found guilty of a crime by the legal system. This form of punishment is to ensure that the person cannot commit future crimes, and/or as a deterrent to potential criminals. The inmates could choose from the following way of death they are lethal injection, electric chair, gas chamber, firing squad, and hanging. Each of these punishments is
John D. Rockefeller and the Oil Industry When Americans think of oil today, they think of it a substance that the United States relies heavily upon, that it is necessary in everyday life. Of course, that cannot be denied considering people use oil in an assortment of ways, from producing gasoline to fuel cars to heating homes and even as an ingredient in cosmetic products. However, during the 1800s, oil was considered a nuisance by farmers. When the use of oil was discovered in the 1850s, it soon
Now there are more and more parents being dubbed “deadbeats” for failure to take care of their children financially. Since the women’s movement there has been a social shift in the United States. Mathew Beach, a child support caseworker for Hamilton County, says “single parenting is skyrocketing, and with that so are the number of non-paying parents.” Mr. Beach also stated “the taxpayers are footing the bill for children who have irresponsible parents. Most of the children who do not receive support
other countries to surpass us on international achievement comparisons (Wallender). Also, the goal to increase rigor in education was in the forefront of both Bush Sr. and Jr. and Clinton administrations. Furthermore, G. H. W. Bush proposed “America 2000” promoted national standards, but it was never enacted. Also, Clinton reauthorized the ESEA as “Improving America’s School Act” focused on standards called “Frameworks” to align curriculum and assessments (Wallender). Over several years since his