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    VOICES: Local governments need to open books to voters
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    VOICES: Mass deportation is damaging families, communities, businesses
    CARTOONS: Drew Sheneman, Oct. 13, 2025
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    WEEK IN CARTOONS: Government shutdown, Portland and more
    The city of Dayton seal on the door to the offices of the Dayton City Commission. Two commission seats will be up for grabs later this year. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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    VOICES: Dayton needs proven leadership, collaboration and teamwork
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    VOICES: I am asking Dayton to imagine a future where everyone has a seat at the table
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    VOICES: Mayor Mims has been the right leader at the right time for Dayton
    Destiny Brown is a resident of the Wolf Creek neighborhood in Dayton. Joel R. Pruce is a resident of the Historic South Park neighborhood in Dayton.
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    VOICES: Dayton’s future is on the ballot
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    Letters to the Editor: Readers respond to Clark County jail replacement, federal shutdown
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    Shenise Turner-Sloss is a Dayton City Commissioner and is running for mayor. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: I am asking Dayton to imagine a future where everyone has a seat at the table
    Marsha Bonhart is a veteran of radio and television news, stemming from her days working in Toledo, Ohio, Dayton, and Los Angeles. Now retired, she handles PR and media for local clients, and volunteers for local non profits. CONTRIBUTED
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    VOICES: Mayor Mims has been the right leader at the right time for Dayton
    Destiny Brown is a resident of the Wolf Creek neighborhood in Dayton. Joel R. Pruce is a resident of the Historic South Park neighborhood in Dayton.
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    VOICES: Dayton’s future is on the ballot
    A rendering of the new Clark County public safety building and jail by DLZ. They performed a feasibility study in 2018 and updated it in 2023, creating a report analyzing the attainability of building a new jail and public safety building. Brooke Spurlock/Staff
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    Letters to the Editor: Readers respond to Clark County jail replacement, federal shutdown
    The Ombudsman Office.
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    Ombudsman helps resolve citation issue regarding neighbor’s shrubs
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