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a day ago
- Politics
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Offensive demonstrations cause outrage in Summit County
BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — On two weekends since late June, police have responded to a foot bridge over Route 8 where demonstrators have gathered, sharing what have been described as white supremacist and anti-Semitic messages. While the bridge is in Boston Heights, it is a part of a Summit Metro Parks hike-bike trail, so it is Metro Parks property. East Cleveland mayor fires police chief: I-Team During the late June demonstration, Boston Heights police, as well as Metroparks rangers, responded after five or six people were on the bridge attaching an offensive sign to fencing on the bridge. 'We responded on scene and we asked them to remove the signs from the bridge because it is on Metroparks and we don't allow anything to be affixed to any type of structure. They can hold them, but they can also not impede bike traffic or people walking or jogging on our bike paths as well,' Metroparks Chief John Hamblen said. Boston Heights police said the demonstrators were asked for their identification, but they would not comply. They also say that the group was 'peaceful,' so officers did not interfere with their demonstration. 'As long as they are being peaceful and not being disorderly or disruptive to other park users, then they are not committing any type of violation,' Hamblen said. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' star, dies at 54 On Saturday, a smaller number of them returned with an antisemitic message. On social media, news of the demonstrations triggered outrage. People decrying the message and the messengers include Democratic Ohio State Senator Casey Weinstein of Hudson. Weinstein wrote on Facebook after the June demonstration, 'I strongly condemn this vile display of hatred and cowardice by these pathetic masked Nazis who protested in our district. Their presence is a direct threat to our shared values of equality, decency, and unity….' Saturday's demonstration triggered a counter demonstration on Sunday by a group calling itself the 'Burning River Brigade.' 'Many vehicles are honking and waving. We have had a few flip us the bird, which tells you that we are a divided nation, but we will stand up for what we believe,' Becky Morgan said. 4 teens shot, 1 dead at unpermitted block party in Cleveland Weinstein was among those crediting the counter-demonstration. But police said the messages, however offensive, are protected by the First Amendment. 'It's not against the law to write on a board or a sheet or whatever you are carrying as long as you don't block user traffic,' Hamblen said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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2 days ago
- Business
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In-N-Out Burger backs away from Mt. Juliet location. Will they look elsewhere in city?
In-N-Out Burger has "officially stepped away," from a specific Mt. Juliet location where the West Coast based company was moving forward plans to build a new restaurant, according to a city official. In-N-Out is expanding with a number of future restaurants planned for Middle Tennessee to coincide with an eastern territory office in Franklin. Mt. Juliet had approved a design waiver as part of the approval process for a future In-N-Out restaurant to be built on the northeast corner of Golden Bear Gateway and Old Beckwith Road. However, In-N-Out is no longer considering that spot, Mt. Juliet Director of Development Services Jennifer Hamblen said. "While that specific location is no longer moving forward, we remain hopeful that they will identify another location within Mt. Juliet that better aligns with their needs," Hamblen said. ""Our team is fully committed to assisting them in finding a successful path forward here." Efforts to reach property owners or In-N-Out representatives for comment were unsuccessful. In-N-Out Burger owner Lynsi Snyder in 2023 announced her company would open a $125 million corporate hub in Franklin. She recently told podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey she plans to move from California to Tennessee as well. In-N-Out is also building a restaurant in Lebanon on South Hartmann Drive that city Mayor Rick Bell said is nearing completion. Lebanon and Mt. Juliet are neighbors, both in Wilson County. "We don't have a date yet on when they will be open," Lebanon Economic Development Director Sarah Haston said. "We are anxiously awaiting for them to provide us with one. As you can see they are moving right along." The hub in Franklin will include an onsite restaurant. Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, Antioch and Madison are among other locations In-N-Out has moved forward on. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: In-N-Out backs away from pre-approved Mt. Juliet location Solve the daily Crossword
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29-01-2025
- Politics
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NM Legislative recap: Speeding up and slowing down
Haylie Martinez, 11, left, and other students with the NDI New Mexico, perform on the Senate Floor Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The goup also danced on the House Floor earlier in the day. NDI New Mexico teaches dance to kids all across the state. It's not every day a tortoise named Beaver gets invoked at the Roundhouse – but today was that day. In the Senate Conservation Committee, member Sen. Carrie Hamblen (D-Las Cruces) cited the recent rousing of her 45-pound pet reptile out of hibernation with 60-degree temperatures last weekend, as a hallmark of climate change. 'I'm using a tortoise as a gauge for climate chaos, Hamblen said. 'I don't have all the fancy tools that are necessary, but I think we all have the personal impact from this, one way or another.' Hamblen voted with four other Democratic senators to pass Senate Bill 4, the Clear Horizons Act out of committee, which you can read about here. Full days left: 52 This morning, the National Dance Institute of New Mexico shook the House and Senate floors with a dance routine before lawmakers got down to business. Dozens of groups showed up to lobby for paid family medical leave, threading in and out of lawmakers' offices and gathering in the rotunda with sponsors. House Bill 11 was referred to House Commerce and Economic Development, after it passed its first committee Monday morning. It's been one week in session, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a press conference about her priorities in addressing criminal penalties and how courts address competency, which you can read about here. The House Consumer and Public Affairs remained in session as of press time and had only discussed three of the four bills on its agenda, with criminal competency still outstanding. Reps. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park) and John Block (R-Alamogordo) asked dozens of questions on each bill. They received repeated warnings from Chair Rep. Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces) to stop repeating questions and to stay on topic. The committee passed three bills on a party line vote of 4-2. That includes House Bill 12, which proposed changes to the state's red flag laws out of committee, after two hours of debate. Committee lawmakers also gave a pass to House Bill 26 which proposes expanding the state scalping law to expand a ticket scalping law to include state or nonprofit events. House Bill 27 which requires libraries to adopt a policy prohibiting the practice of removing books based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval, or lose out on state funds. The Senate Conservation Committee bumped its water bills and considerations of oil and gas royalty rate increases from the agenda on Tuesday. Now the water bills (read more here) are slated for early Thursday. Wednesday will have a crush of committees, and a flurry of bills and confirmations on the agenda. House Government and Public Affairs has a bill for session length and eliminating the governor's power to pocket veto. Senate Education will consider an anti-hazing bill and state-tribal schools to preserve native languages. Senate Health and Public Affairs has Senate Bill 1 the Behavioral Health Trust Fund on its docket in the afternoon. Source NM ran into Benjamin Baker, the governor's public safety advisor in the hallway. In a quick conversation he said no sponsor has been identified, to carry a bill about median safety, one of the governor's priorities that went nowhere in the special session last summer. Leah Romero contributed to the reporting and writing of this article. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
