Cuyahoga Falls Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Meetings

Cuyahoga Falls NEI meetings

Why can a conversation deteriorate to 'name calling' instead of continue a decent discussion?

In a community, what does a bully do with respect to time, money, and the quality of life? And, if the rest of us want to be victims of a bully then what do we do?

Nowhere to Go But Up: One Day in Meigs County

Rescue Me Ohio volunteers clean up rundown Meigs County Dog Shelter with plans to continue. Follow Rescue Me Ohio on Facebook and read more stories at rescuemeohio.wordpress.com!

Have you ever observed a class held in your school district?

If we enable every class room with a camera feed to the Internet then can we increase the security at our schools?

Cuyahoga Falls Flood, 100 years ago

Cuyahoga Falls may seem safe from a disastrous flood. But it can happen. And it did. One hundred years ago.

Can we get the billionaires in Silicon Valley to move to the Cuyahoga River Valley?

Why do we want to add more brick and mortar retail shopping?

The Importance of Marriage Equality

Gay rights activist, Shane May, shares his personal experiences on why full marriage equality is such an important issue within our country.

How reliable (honest, open, & responsible) do we consider our key public officials to be?

How can voters make an informed choice based on analysis and not anger?

Who (had | has) the power to get things done in our community?

Has the center of power at the community level shifted to the people?

Summa Western Reserve Hospital Volunteers Receive United Way Honors for Service

Summa Western Reserve Hospital Volunteers Receive United Way Honors for Service

Western Reserve Hospital Launches e-Records System to Improve Care Delivery

Summa Western Reserve Hospital recently implemented its new electronic medical record (EMR) system called C.A.R.E. One (Connecting – Across – the Reserve – Electronically).

On Feb. 6th, 2013, a request for cost records to be posted on our city's website was made.

How long must we wait for a reply regarding a request for a public record?

Should we (discuss | deny) what might happen if a real bomb went off in our community?

If a real bomb went off in a building where someone that you cared about might be then what would you do?

When our key public officials will not talk to us after their election or appointment then what?

Why does a candidate want to talk with everyone before the election? Why does a public official avoid community conversations after being elected?

Western Reserve Hospital VP of Graduate Medical Education Named to Blue Ribbon Committee

Hospital Vice President of Graduate Medical Education and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, was named as one of seven members on the OU-HCOM Blue Ribbon Committee on Primary Care Education.

Church Pastor Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Pastor Chris McCombs is celebrating 10 years of ministry!

Why do people get fired from jobs, make mistakes, and defer thinking?

How can we build the capacity of our community to improve our quality of life?

How much time and money do we (the people) spend to support our public officials?

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the richest of them all?

How do we (our culture) store & retrieve our knowledge of excellence?

What do our key public information organizations and officials need to do to help us survive and compete successfully?

Can we (our neighborhood) collaborate to use the latest tools to earn more money?

What do our kids, teachers, and parents need to know to survive -- financially?

Why do we have so many questions without answers?

Why ask all of these questions and never get to any answers? Because no one person has all of the answers. And, the people who comment (vote with their comments) help us know the top questions.

Do media platforms like Patch.com, FallsNewsPress.com & Ohio.com investigate & report?

Who are the investigative reporters in Cuyahoga Falls and Silver Lake Village?

Norton Food Truck Round-up

Come support your local food trucks as well as the Akron/Canton Food Bank and The Battered Women's Shelter.

How are traditional & voucher schools similar and different?

Can someone help fill in the blanks in the comparison table? Can we defer judgments of good, bad, right and wrong until after the table is filled in?

Summa Western Reserve Hospital “How to Quit” Sessions for Spring/Summer 2013

The Summa Western Reserve Hospital Lung Health Program has expanded its free, group smoking cessation class schedule to also include several Saturday sessions this Spring and Summer, 2013.

How will we know when the two neighborhood improvement initiatives are successful?

Can we advance the quality of our community conversations?

Does the use of an alias on the Internet help or harm others?

How can the use of my alias possibly harm others? I am just protecting myself from being harmed by others.

Is a Mayor the most powerful position relative to all of the other public officials in a community?

What do all of the mayors do in our community?

Rules for Teachers in 1915

Broad Street School built in 1908-9 and demolished in 1968. 1. You will not marry during the term of your contract. 2. You are not to keep company with men.........

The Day After the First Easter

The day after the First Easter changed History - the Empty Grave, The Risen Lord, and the Hope of the Resurrection - these events still impact History today and always will because Jesus is Alive!

What question prempts all other questions?

What do our mayors do? Do we need more or less mayors?

What happens when real people post and comment on a website like Patch using an alias name?

What happens when real people know other real people in an eyeball to eyeball manner?

How can we use Patch, Falls News Press, and ABJ tools online to help our community members?

Our discussion process will ask questions. We will capture (write) what we say. We will use the latest tools & techniques to support our discussion.

Enter Through the Blue Door

Learn about local food restaurant, The Blue Door Cafe, in my interview with owner Micheal Bruno.

Equal Marriage Opportunities: Are they right or wrong?

Rights for gays is a hot topic now among youth and many adults.Even hotter now that the Supreme Court is getting Involved.This is my view on this situation.

1. How can WE help each other?

How can WE help each other develop a community where people want to live rather than have to live? Can we ask our key public officials to be honest, open, and responsible?

Social Media Poll

With all of the social media venues out there, it can be overwhelming for a business owner to know which ones target the biggest audience. Help me shed some light on which works best for you!

When is the best time to talk about tax increases?

Did our Mayor act to clarify the facts or silence the person who asked for more facts?

Cleveland City Hall to Host "Marriage Equality Rally"

Activists to gather in front of Cleveland City Hall in support of Marriage Equality.

How do we (the people) use the latest media tools to reach out and influence our community in a positive manner?

Meeting: 'eFriends' will meet for the first time on April 29th at the Cuy. Falls Library. Topic: How do we use the latest media tools?