Features

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  Countering racism in Yellow Springs schools

  
  
  

  In the News’ ongoing “Facing Race” series, we turn this week to the local school district for a look at how the schools are reckoning with race and implementing new efforts, alongside continuing initiatives, to counter racism’s presence and effects.

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  Village Impact Project— Mentoring aims to change lives

  
  
  

  Founded by high school intervention specialist Donna Haller, and initially launched in January 2019 under the auspices of the area Big Brother Big Sister organization, the local group struck out on its own and formed a governing board of trustees that summer.

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  Bookplate Ink— The village’s history in bookplates

  
  
  

  Printed bookplates — also referred to as “ex libris,” after the Latin for “from the library of,” which often precedes the name of a book’s owner on a bookplate — are nearly as old as Gütenberg’s printing press itself.

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  Village Council— Budget to ‘burn through’ reserves

  
  
  

  There’s money to spend, but not for long. That was the message from Village of Yellow Springs officials, who plan to dip into reserves to cover $1 million in deficit spending next year.

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  Election ran smoothly in Yellow Springs

  
  
  

  Emotions ran high, and a pandemic raged on, but a historic election unfolded without incident in Yellow Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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  The Village Mouse— The sinking of the friend ship, pt. II

  
  
  

  Chipping away at Q-falsehoods with calm rhetoric proved tedious. I kept thinking: this stuff is batty. Too many people have to hide too many crimes, not to mention Donald Trump is connected to some of the alleged members of the cabal.

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  Little Thunders— Speaking Indian

  
  
  

  Whenever I hear an Elder speak our traditional Ojibwe language, known as anishinaabemowin, my eyes fill with tears. I become overwhelmed with emotion. I’m told that tears are the ancestors coming to visit and wash my vision to help me heal from historical trauma.

Obituaries

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  Marilyn Greiffenhagen
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  Mary Alice Harris
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  Richard “Dick” George Yalman
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  Evelyn Gray

Featured Photos

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  Still as Glass
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  Totally wired