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A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock

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Dear Editor: I am part of Northeast Ohio’s horse community, and I want people to keep paying attention to the Heather Birkmire animal-cruelty case. Five horses are dead. Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino has said necropsies found evidence of starvation and dehydration. Yet the cruelty charges are misdemeanors. Birkmire, the former operator of Pure Gold Stables and Equestrian Center in Salem Township, has pleaded not guilty to five second-degree misdemeanor cruelty counts and four fourth-degree misdemeanor counts involving the disposal of dead animals. Four dead horses were found at the ...

Hope is local: Columbiana County prepares for Suicide Prevention Month

Local Columns

Every month, a dedicated group meets to tackle a critical mission: preventing suicide. The Columbiana County Suicide Prevention Coalition brings together a diverse group of voices from behavioral health professionals to suicide attempt survivors and family members who have lost loved ones. By combining professional knowledge with personal, lived experience, members work together to reduce stigma, promote hope, and connect local families with real help. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows rural suicide rates are nearly double those in major cities. Living in a ...

Hope is local: Columbiana County prepares for Suicide Prevention Month

Local Columns

Every month, a dedicated group meets to tackle a critical mission: preventing suicide. The Columbiana County Suicide Prevention Coalition brings together a diverse group of voices from behavioral health professionals to suicide attempt survivors and family members who have lost loved ones. By combining professional knowledge with personal, lived experience, members work together to reduce stigma, promote hope, and connect local families with real help. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows rural suicide rates are nearly double those in major cities. Living in a ...

A starving horse does not suffer less because Ohio calls it livestock

Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor: I am part of Northeast Ohio’s horse community, and I want people to keep paying attention to the Heather Birkmire animal-cruelty case. Five horses are dead. Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino has said necropsies found evidence of starvation and dehydration. Yet the cruelty charges are misdemeanors. Birkmire, the former operator of Pure Gold Stables and Equestrian Center in Salem Township, has pleaded not guilty to five second-degree misdemeanor cruelty counts and four fourth-degree misdemeanor counts involving the disposal of dead animals. Four dead horses were found at the ...

Credit Card Competition Act a common-sense bill backed by Moreno

Letters To The Editor

Dear Editor: Ohio’s families and small businesses are that much closer to seeing some financial relief thanks to Senator Bernie Moreno’s recent decision to become a cosponsor of the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). We’re glad to have an elected official putting Main Street’s concerns over Wall Street’s bottom line. For businesses already stretched thin by other operational expenses, the swipe fees charged on each credit card transaction accumulate rapidly and are a major burden on local shops. As a result, many owners pass that burden down to their customers through ...

Saving the rent-a-kittens

Local Columns

“Three little kit-tens, three little kit-tens, one, two, three, one, two, three. They all have the ringworm, we are trying to cure them, so they won’t die, they won’t die.” The kittens were sitting in line on the back of Honey’s recliner, where they had climbed to investigate their ...