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Ideas, Actions, People, and Commentary in the City of Worthington

Swimming, public pools, social infrastructure, and public health. And what my mother gave me.

Written by David Robinson on . Posted in City Budget, City Council, City Identity, City Services, Good Governance, Household Impact, Parks/Greenspace, Public Health, Public Safety, public schools

Dear Reader,

You may be aware that our outdoor public pool facilities—the ones adjacent to Thomas Worthington High School, opening in 1954 on school property, and managed since then by a…

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“Everybody can garden,” Mr. Clarke said. “It’s something that’s intrinsic.” Prestigious Rose Breeder Names Its New Bloom for a Black Gardener…

Written by David Robinson on . Posted in City Identity, Ethics, History, Parks/Greenspace, Public Health, public schools, Racial justice, Sustainability, UMCH

I read an uplifting article yesterday about an extraordinary man, Mr. Danny (Dannahue) Clarke, known to his social media followers and BBC viewers in Britain as the Black Gardener.  He is on a…

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