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As in-person instruction began Monday at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, students were adapting well to the safety measures put in place and were happy to be back at school, Principal Leslie Weckesser said.

EASTON In the plumbing classroom at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, sophomore students were busy at work, measuring and cutting pipes guided by plumbing instructor Eric Hunt.

But in addition to their standard safety goggles, the students incorporated extra measures of protection, including face masks, gloves for some and sign-in sheets at every classroom for contact tracing purposes.

Monday marked the first day back to in-person instruction for Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School students after easing back into the new school year via remote learning for the last two weeks, Principal Leslie Weckesser said. Like other schools throughout the state, Southeastern was forced to shutter its doors in March after Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency and closed all schools and nonessential businesses.

Per school reopening procedures, the student body, consisting of a total of 1,500 students, were split into two cohorts, with one cohort attending in-person instruction for academics and vocational classrooms at a time. Southeastern Vocational Technical High School, with 20 vocational tracks serving nine local communities in the Brockton area, was faced with a more unique challenge of returning students to their studies, given the hands-on nature of the vocational fields theyre pursuing.

If youre marketing and entrepreneurship, you can still do your studies electronically, but you cant always frame a house if youre a carpentry student at home, Weckesser said.

But Southeastern Regional was uniquely ready for the challenge of remote learning,Weckesser said. The school implemented distance learning capabilities about three to four years ago to account for interruptions caused by snow days, she said, and all students have had individual Chromebooks for roughly the last decade.

We were already prepared for it and that helped to ease into the transition, Weckesser said. Even though they were out, they want to learn.

But as they were faced with the inability to learn hands-on techniques in the classroom with school buildings closed, they quickly adapted to shift the focus of student learning. Normally during trade weeks, lesson plans were interspersed with hands-on learning opportunities in the classroom and more written-based learning such as industry and safety codes for their trades and preparing for written certifications, Weckesser said. Instead, they front loaded the spring semesters workload with the written lessons and certifications so when students returned to campus in the fall, they could jump right into the hands-on learning, she said.

And with the return to school Monday, his plumbing students were eager to get right back into lessons, Hunt confirmed.

They want to be here, he said. You can feel that more than anything. They couldnt wait to get started.

Outside of the hands-on vocational shop lessons, students in other classrooms sat at desks spaced apart, with tape markers on the floor to make sure spacing was adequate.

To mitigate students packing hallways as they move between classes, Weckesser explained that theyve disabled the bells, allowing teachers to dismiss students on their own schedules. Students also eat lunches in their classrooms, with prepackaged lunches distributed in bins to each classroom for students.

Teachers also have the option to eat lunch with their students in the classroom, Weckesser said, and many have taken up the option, putting on a TED Talk or the news to discuss as the group took a break from lessons.

The return to school took a lot of coordination with staff and faculty, planning and lots of sleepless nights, Weckesser said. The biggest concerns listed by parents included mask breaks, cleaning procedures, changing classes and lunches, she said. In response, school officials filmed the planned safety procedures, posting it on the districts YouTube channels for parents to see.

We tried our best to really film the procedures so people could get a visual, she said. I think parents were a lot better about it, a lot more comfortable.

All students and teachers wore masks throughout the day, though mask breaks were incorporated into teachers' schedules, and along with the sign-in sheets, faculty and staff were placed throughout the building as hall monitors to keep an eye on students and keep track of student movement. Bathrooms were also limited to two students, with each bathroom being color coded for certain vocational tracks and grade-levels to keep students isolated in their wing of the building, she said.

Not to say there arent challenges to come. With the colder winter months, they will need to address extra clothing like jackets, since they are no longer allowing use of the lockers students would normally have to share with a partner, Weckesser said. They are also still in the process of addressing extracurricular activities such as clubs and sports, she said.

But so far, as of late Monday morning, the day was going rather seamlessly, she said. Throughout the first day, Weckesser said her goal was to make her way around the school to see how things were going and to make herself visible, keeping an eye out for any issues that may need to be addressed, and said shes happy to have the students back.

I am elated, she said. I have a smile ear to ear. Its all about the kids, having them safe in school today.

Staff writer Corlyn Voorhees can be reached at cvoorhees@enterprisenews.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @corlyn_ENT.

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Ahead of yesterdays Emmy awards, two prominent red carpet hosts were revealed to have tested positive for coronavirus. Giuliana Rancic, who has hosted E!s coverage of the Emmys red carpet for twenty years, and Vivica A. Fox both did not present E!s coverage on the night and were replaced for last nights virtual Emmys.

Rancic revealed she had tested positive following E! And NBCUniversals very strict testing guidelines, as well as her husband and son (but they were all doing well and taking care of each other.)

She said during the red carpet livestream, As I go into my 20th year on the E! red carpet I have to say I do not take missing an award show lightly, but unfortunately this year is just so different.

She added on Instagram that she had been due to fly to Los Angeles for the coverage, but had changed her plans after testing positive.

Now as much as I didn't want to hear [I had tested positive], I'm very thankful I heard it before I travelled and possibly could have exposed other people, she said, urging fans to please protect yourself and protect those around you.

Fox also said in a statement, During these unprecedented times, it's more important than ever that we follow all safety and health rules and guidelines to protect ourselves and each other.

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Rancic and Fox were replaced by hosts Brad Goreski and Nina Parker, as well as Laverne Cox and Nina Parker.

Last nights red carpet looked very different to previous years, as stars video called in for the ceremony. While many like winners Zendaya and Regina King dressed up in Emmys full glam for the show at home, others took a more casual approach including Jameela Jamil, who watched in pyjamas, and Sandra Oh who opted for a Black Lives Matter tracksuit by KORE.

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Global Market Insights, Inc. has recently added a new report on automotive heatshield market which estimates the global market valuation for automotive heatshield will cross US$ 2.5 billion by 2026. The increasing need for lightweight automotive heatshields as a thermal insulation solution and improving fuel efficiency will drive the demand for automotive heatshields.

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Europe automotive heatshield market covered around 25% share in 2019. Countries including Germany, Spain, and Russia have significant automotive production. Development in Europe automotive heatshield industry can be attributed to the increasing automotive production and increased use of advanced technologies in vehicles, such as turbocharger and compact engine, among others, across the region.

Prominent manufacturers are investing and increasing their footprint to cater to the increasing demand. For instance, in 2018, Dana Limited inaugurated new plant in Yancheng, China. The new plant will manufacture thermal management products for conventional & new-energy vehicles. The rising presence of prominent manufacturers will drive the overall industry growth.

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The proliferating safety regulations in vehicles have improved mandatory installation of the product in cars and commercial vehicles.

Market players are focusing on value addition in the product with developing materials, which have high reflectivity & emissivity, thermal conductivity, and specific heat capacity.

Asia Pacific is expected to lead the global automotive heatshield market size owing to its higher automotive production in emerging countries including China, Japan, and India.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has affected the overall global automotive production due to strict social distancing norms and lockdown by various governments across the globe. Furthermore, the average shutdown duration of an automotive manufacturing plant across the world is nearly 30 working days. The shutdown is likely to hinder the overall automotive heatshield demand in 2020.

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Chapter 3. Global Automotive Heatshields Industry Insights

3.1. Industry segmentation

3.2. Industry landscape, 2016 2026

3.2.1. COVID-19 impact on automotive heatshields industry

3.3. Industry ecosystem analysis

3.3.1. Raw material supply

3.3.2. Value addition at each stage

3.3.3. Vendor matrix

3.3.3.1. List of key raw material suppliers

3.3.3.2. List of key automotive heatshields manufactures

3.3.3.3. List of key/potential customers

3.4. Pricing analysis (including COVID-19 impact)

3.4.1. Regional price trends

3.4.2. Cost structure analysis, 2019

3.5. Innovation & sustainability

3.5.1. Technology landscape

3.5.2. Future trends

3.6. Regulatory landscape

3.6.1. U.S.

3.6.2. Europe

3.6.3. Asia Pacific

3.7. Industry impact forces

3.7.1. Growth drivers

3.7.1.1. Increasing focus on light-weighting and fuel efficiency products

3.7.1.2. Growth in passenger vehicle sales

3.7.1.3. Increasing automotive production & presence of auto players

3.7.2. Industry pitfalls & challenges

3.7.2.1. Increasing adoption of the EV likely to curb the market

3.7.2.2. Prohibitive cost

3.8. Automotive industry overview

3.8.1. Automotive production by region 2016-2019

3.8.2. Automotive sales by region 2016-2019

3.8.3. Automotive vehicle in-use by region, 2019

3.9. Growth potential analysis, 2019

3.10. Porters analysis

3.11. Competitive landscape

3.11.1. Top players analysis, 2019

3.11.2. Strategy dashboard

3.12. PESTLE analysis

Chapter 4. Automotive Heatshields Market, By Vehicle Type

4.1. Global automotive heatshields market insights, by vehicle type

4.2. Passenger Cars

4.2.1. Global market estimates and forecasts, 2016 - 2026

4.2.2. Market estimates and forecast, by region, 2016 - 2026

4.3. LCV

4.3.1. Global market estimates and forecasts, 2016 - 2026

4.3.2. Market estimates and forecast, by region, 2016 2026

4.4. HCV

4.4.1. Global market estimates and forecasts, 2016 - 2026

4.4.2. Market estimates and forecast, by region, 2016 2026

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CISA sent an unusual warning late last week. The federal cybersecurity agency instructed government IT departments to drop everything and patch their Windows servers.

The source of all their fears? The Zerologon vulnerability, disclosed last week. Augusts patch Tuesday fixed the bug, but its feared many organizations will have delayed installing it on their AD domain controllers.

The thing is,Zerologon rates a perfect 10 on the CVSS scale. In todays SBBlogwatch, we run and hide.

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Whats the craic, Zack?Mister Whittaker reportsHomeland Security issues rare emergency alert:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, better known as CISA, [is] requiring all federal departments and agencies to immediately patch any Windows servers vulnerable to the so-called Zerologon attackciting an unacceptable risk to government networks. Rated the maximum 10.0 in severity, [it] could allow an attacker to take control of any or all computers on a vulnerable network, including domain controllers.The bug was appropriately called Zerologon, because an attacker doesnt need to steal or use any network passwords to gain access to the domain controllers. With complete access to a network, an attacker could deploy malware, ransomware, or steal sensitive internal files.Although the CISA alert only applies to federal government networks, the agency said it strongly urges companies and consumers to patch their systems as soon as possible if not already.

AndDan Goodin addsAgencies that dont update must disconnect all domain controllers:

Microsoft published a patch last Tuesday. No later than 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday, agencies are to submit a completion report attesting the update has been applied to all affected servers or provide assurance that newly provisioned or previously disconnected servers will be patched.Its possible for attackers to exploit the vulnerability over the Internet [if] organizations expose their domain controllers. [Or, if they] have exposed Server Message Blockor Remote Procedure Call, [it] may be exploitable. Queries using the Binary Edge search service show that almost 30,000 domain controllers are viewable and another 1.3 million servers have RPC exposed.Zerologon is tracked as CVE-2020-1472. Further raising that stakes was the release by multiple researchers of proof-of-concept exploit code that could provide a roadmap for malicious hackers.Researchers continue to find evidence that people are actively developing attack code. Given the stakes and the amount of publicly available information about the vulnerability, it wouldnt be surprising to see in-the-wild exploits emerge in the coming days.

Feeling smug because you dont use Windows?Stop that, say Sambas Andrew Bartlett and Douglas Bagnall:

Installations running Samba asthe Active Directory DC [or] the classic/NT4-style DC [are] vulnerable. However, since version 4.8the default behaviour of Samba has been to insist on a secure netlogon channelequivalent to having server schannel = yes in the smb.conf.Versions 4.8 and above are not vulnerable unless they have the smb.conf lines server schannel = no or server schannel = auto. Samba versions 4.7 and below are vulnerable unless they have server schannel = yes. Each domain controller needs the correct settings in its smb.conf.Samba 4.10.18, 4.11.13, and 4.12.7 have been issued as security releases to correct the defect. Samba administrators are advised to upgrade to these releases or apply the patch as soon as possible.Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility.

Wait. Pause.?Why havent these IT people already done the job? v1 cant understand whats taking them so long:

The CVE was initially released on August 11. Funny theyre just now in a hurry to patch a severity-10 thats been out now for six weeks.Granted, it took Microsoft until last Tuesday to publish a patch, but any competent admin would have looked at that and said that goes on now and has already closed that barn door. Sure, tell the idiots to get it done immediately, then review the completion reports and fire everyone that waited until they were ordered to patch their servers, and hire competent replacements.

Butacdha reckons it aint that simple:

Youre missing the biggest reason: enterprise IT shops with strict change management processes and, especially in government, years of austerity budgets cutting resources for both sysadmins and rigorous testing.If you have a charge management process which takes a month to approve updates, the problem is not the sysadmin. If years of skimping means that the operators are afraid to patch because theyll be punished if it breaks things and they dont have a robust testing process, the problem is not the sysadmin.This is more expensive than people like to admit. You either need to accept lower security/reliability or spend more on staff, capacity, and licenses. Lots of places try to cut that corner and itll seem to work until, as Warren Buffet likes to say, the tide goes out.This is a really tricky problem in government because the pay scales can be very hard to change. Historically the higher-level positions were senior and relatively limited, so its not like you can just effortlessly bump all of your developer positions up to the highest grade without hitting budget caps. That probably means youre hiring people at lower levels which are more like entry level pay.

AndDeputy Cartmans been there done that bought the T-shirt:

Once organizations reach a certain size, they seem to instill a very very strong sense of Dont rock the boat if you dont have to mindset. You want to be proactive and apply a patch? Well what if it breaks something!? Just sit on your ***, keep looking at Tik-Tok, and counting down the days for your pension.Fix **** after the duct tape breaks, and move on with your life. Im already starting to feel this way at my defense company job due to its size. Fixing all the **** Im seeing thats pants-on-head stupid would go about as well as punching a concrete wall until my fists are hamburger.Just roll your eyes, take your time with that 8th cup of coffee, and just do what you can.

What went wrong, anyway?With a neat precis, heres tialaramex:

This is an amazing bug. What happens is, youre supposed to fill out a bunch of bytes as proof of who you are, and then a bunch of bytes that represent stuff like seconds since the start of the Unix epoch. If you cant do this, NetLogon figures you arent really who you say you are.The exploit is: Fill everything out with all zeroes. This will succeed one time in 256 on average.[It] isnt a bug in the code, its a design mistake: If you implement exactly what Microsofts design document says for NetLogon, one time in 256 all zeroes lets you in. By design. Stupid stupid design.It stands out how terrible Microsoft is at cryptographic design. Microsoft does this over and over.

IT people deserve blame too.Coppercloud dreams up the best simile:

Wait, people have domain controllers present on the public internet? Like, no firewall, port forwarded or no NAT, no VPN? Just out there?This is plugging a hole in a leaky chicken fence and hoping it floats.

Cue:the inevitable conspiracy theory. jiggawatts approaches 88 mph:

I am now convinced that Microsoft is purposefully degrading the quality of the cryptography at the behest of the NSA. Microsoft products have all of the following current cryptographic problems: There is no support for TLS 1.3. HSTS is very hit and miss. Until very recently, youd have to jump through hoops to enable TLS 1.1 and 1.2. Across a forest trust, RC4 is the default cipher. If you try to enforce AES ciphers youll break some forms of single-sign-on from Azure AD. If you use ECC certificates, youre stuck with the handful of now very thoroughly legacy curves. You cant have elliptic curve certificates with: NDES, AD FS, SQL Server, SCCM until very recently, and in fact just about every Microsoft product except for IIS. Which I remind you still cant do TLS 1.3. Azure Key Vault cant issue anything but RSA certificates from third-party CAs. The NSA does exist. They do degrade cryptographic algorithms, either through national security letters or simply bribery. The Dual_EC_DRBG fiasco happened. It really happened. Private United States based organisations do cooperate with these programs, either willingly or because they are forced to.Its one thing to accuse a neighbour randomly of murder. Its entirely another thing if you see them putting a shockingly large and heavy rolled up carpet in the boot of their car.

Meanwhile,kaur thinks a thought experiment:

Every country in the world is [asking] questions: Why do we use a consumer OS built by an US company? Can we trust USA to be our ally and not abuse its power over Microsoft? Can we trust USA to stay our ally in the forseeable future?

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From a young age, Columbus native Shalee Darringer found herself drawn to the Crump Theatre.

Every time she passed it, shed look at the building and longed to go inside.

At five years old, Darringer had a dream: When it was time for her to do her senior project in high school, she wanted to involve the Crump in some way.

Now, in Darringers final year at Columbus East High School, that dream has become a reality.

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For her senior project, Darringer is focusing on helping the Crump Theatre and, as she put it, promoting "healthier lives in our community." As part of these efforts, shes organized a volunteer clean-up day for the Crump this Saturday, with two shifts: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Each shift has a maximum capacity of 80 people.

With the condition that the inside of the Crump is in right now, the only way that were going to be able to open that up or, like, actually begin the entire restoration process is if we go in there and clean everything out," she said.

In addition to the fire and safety hazards that have kept the building from reopening, Darringer said that the Crump has water damage, mold and mildew.

Theres been a crew thats been working on this for almost a year now, and theyve gotten a lot done personally, but I feel like the more people we have come in, the more well get done," she said.

To help get rid of the damage, some of the workers called the "demo crew" on Darringers sign-up page will be tearing out carpet, removing attached materials and getting rid of anything that can hold water. A hauling crew will then carry all "unnecessary items" outside.

Darringer said that both the demo and hauling crews will be provided with N-95 masks and gloves for their own safety. She stated that the building will be aired out before the first shift begins, and workers will be placed near doors on the first floor, away from any of the "extremely harmful spots."

She added that there will only be a relatively small number of people working inside the building; the majority of volunteers will be outside in order to socially distance.

The exterior maintenance crew will pull vines off the building and clean its front, and the outside cleaning crew will clean materials that are needed for fundraising.

Thats another part of Darringers senior project she plans to auction off items from the Crump to raise funds to buy protective gear for future cleanup efforts. She said this includes gloves and N-95 masks.

Darringer said that she and her project mentor, Jess Schnepp, are setting up an online auction on items from the Crump, including audio tubes and old marquis letters.

Theyre also planning another volunteer event in October to take down the "Love Letters to the Crump" curtains that hang on the buildings exterior wall as part of a 2019 Exhibit Columbus installation. Darringer said that the curtains will be repurposed into reusable shopping bags and sold or auctioned to raise more funds for protective gear.

Shes very passionate about the theatre," said Schnepp. "And she has been working her tail off."

Schnepp is also the community development coordinator for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., an admin on the "Save the Crump Theatre" Facebook group, and project coordinator for the "the Crump Project," separate from Darringers senior project.

We are in phase one, which is prevent and protect, and thats making emergency repairs that might need done to the building, while also accessing the building to see if theres any other repairs that need to be done," Schnepp said. She added that the work also includes working with volunteers to clean up the building and getting quotes from contractors on repairs.

Darringer said Schnepp was the one who told her that helping the Crump as part of her senior project was actually doable.

"Up until last year, that [the Crump] was my only reason I had not wanted to leave Columbus," Darringer said. As a senior, Darringer is looking into different colleges and doesnt necessarily plan to stay close to home.

But before leaving, she wanted to see the Crump get some much-needed love.

"I want to see something actually being done with that, and the way to make me feel better about that is to be part of doing so," she said.

Darringer and Schnepp started making plans for her senior project last November, just after the Crumps 130th "birthday." The celebration was the first time Darringer ever entered the Crump, after years of looking in from the outside and dreaming, from the age of five, about helping the theatre.

For Schnepp, five years old is also a milestone age its when she saw her first movie, "The Dark Crystal," at the Crump. She said the experience left a "lasting impression" on her.

Its that kind of memory that students hope to create by helping revive the Crump, Schnepp said. Darringer isnt the only one whos come to her about the theatre; another senior is planning his project around the theatre as well. In fact, Schnepp said that "students of all ages" have reached out to her about the Crump.

Some of them attribute their interest to the effects of isolation amid the pandemic.

After being quarantined because of COVID and having to do everything virtual, they really want to start having real-life experiences," Schnepp said. "They want to come see a concert. They want to go see a movie. You know, they want to go see a play or a comedian. They want to go do things. And so I think maybe thats part of the draw, is the possibility of a future where they have some place to go and do things.

If you go

To sign up for the Crump clean-up, volunteers can go to the "Clean Up the Crump" event page on Facebook and click on the link under the "Tickets" section, which will take them to a sign-up page for volunteer shifts.

There are two clean-up shifts: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. Each shift has a max capacity of 80 people. Volunteers can sign up for the following jobs:

The majority of volunteers will be working outside, so as to maintain social distancing. Those working inside will be spaced out.

Volunteers should wear close-toed shoes and clothes they dont mind getting dirty. The inside workers will be given N-95 masks and gloves to protect from mold and mildew.

Darringer said that theyre asking for the demo crew to bring carpet knives and other tools to help with their work. The cleaning crew is asked to bring glass cleaner and paper towels. The exterior crew is asked to bring tools to help with either landscaping or work on the marquis.

Where to learn more

More updates on Darringers senior project and Crump clean-up efforts are available at The Crump Theatre page on Facebook and the "Save the Crump Theatre" Facebook group.

Schnepp said that anyone with questions can email her at thecrumptheatre@gmail.com.

Shalee said that they are also partnering with BCSF to raise funds. With a minimum donation of $50 to the school foundation, individuals will receive Columbus Book which contains a "great picture of the Crump." Half of the proceeds will go to the project; the other half will go to the school foundation. More information is available at http://www.bcsfstars.org.

About senior projects

As part of their graduation requirement, all Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. students are required to complete a senor project.

According to Columbus Easts website, "The Senior Capstone Experience/Senior Project is a student-selected exploration of a topic which results in a research paper, a project or a product, and a presentation. The Senior Capstone Experience moves students away from departmentalized learning toward a more interdisciplinary approach. This approach is one which allows students to use a variety of skills in the areas of writing, speaking, research, and documentation. Upon completion of the Senior Capstone Experience, students have learned more about their topics, their community, and, most importantly, about themselves."

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Courtroom battles. Victories and appeals. Allegations of a judicial conspiracy.

Political parties are involved in a flurry of Ohio lawsuits surrounding the 2020 General Election before the first votes here have been cast.

The Ohio Democratic Party and other voter advocacy groups have filed lawsuits against Secretary of State Frank LaRose seeking to change certain aspects of how the election will be conducted.

Republican interests including the Trump reelection campaign have filed to intervene in each case, arguing any changes enacted could lead to a competitive disadvantage.

Here is an explainer of what the cases are about, and how the results may affect Ohio voters this election season:

Drop BoxesThere are two pending lawsuits related to the use of ballot drop boxes.

Background:Ohioans who request an absentee ballot have two available methods of returning it. They can mail it back to their countys board of elections office, or they can drop it off in a secure drop box located at that office.

Secretary LaRose issued a directiveto all 88 counties that they are to make one drop box available for the fall election. Ohio Democrats and voter rights groups want more drop boxes made available in other areas of Ohio, not just one located in each county seat.

The suits: Ohio Democrats sued LaRose in Franklin County Common Pleas Court with the hopes that a judge would deem LaRoses directive invalid thus letting county boards of elections install more drop boxes if they so choose.

In court, LaRoses lawyers argued that Ohio already provides numerous ways for people to vote safely and conveniently, with no further change necessary. The Democratic Partys lawyers argued that no existing state law prohibits the installation of more drop boxes.

The Democrats believe drop boxes are a useful tool for voting this fall, as both a way to avoid casting a ballot in person amid the pandemic and also to avoid any postal delays.

The Trump presidential campaign, the Ohio Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee all jointly filed to intervene as party defendants. In essence, this means they appeared in court to argue against the plaintiffs case.

Collectively, they argued that changing the number of drop boxes in each county could alter the competitive environment for the 2020 election.

There is a second lawsuit related to drop boxes filed in federal court. The League of Women Voters and several other advocacy groups are also suing LaRose over the drop box issue. Republicans have intervened in the case. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23.

Result of lawsuits:In Franklin County, Judge Richard Frye ruled that existing state law does not support LaRoses one-drop box-per-county directive. Frye ruled it would be lawful for counties to install more drop boxes as they see fit.

After some legal back-and-forth, Frye wound up issuing an injunction to prevent enforcement of the drop box directive. LaRose has appealed the ruling, and the injunction is halted until the appeal can be heard.

After the ruling was announced, the Ohio Republican Party issued multiple tweets and statements accusing Frye, a Democrat, of having colluded with the plaintiffs during the case.

Those Republican statements received immediate backlash,including a lengthy condemnationfrom Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen OConnor, a Republican.

Every one of Ohios 722 judges, 800 magistrates, and numerous active-retired judges should be greatly concerned and voice their dismay at the irresponsible Republican Party allegation that politics controlled the judges decision, OConnor wrote. This is a blatant and unfounded attack on the independence of the Ohio judiciary.

The tweets were later deleted. A lawyer for the Ohio Republicans told Frye the legal counsel was not involved with issuing the accusatory statements.

How do these cases affect voters?This legal result may be the difference between having a longer trip to the drop box or a quicker one.

If LaRose prevails, there will still be one drop box available in each county. If not, some county boards of elections may choose to quickly install other boxes before early voting begins Oct. 6.

Online absentee ballot requestsBackground:In Ohio, eligible voters must request an absentee ballot before receiving one.

LaRose issued a directive to the 88 counties that they should only accept absentee request forms that are dropped off or mailed to the board of elections office.

Ohio lawstates an absentee ballot application need not be in any particular form, but must contain specific pieces of voter information such as an address and date of birth.

Voting rights advocates want to see this system modernized to allow for online ballot requests, as it already does for military and overseas voters. (Ohio also currently allows for online voter registration.)

LaRose has said he supports this change, but believes it must come from a new law passed by the state legislature. State Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green,introduced legislationto this effect in 2019 but it has not gained much traction.

The Ohio Democratic Party sued LaRose in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, with the phrase need not be in any particular form at the center of its lawsuit. The suit hoped to have a judge declare that boards of elections could accept absentee ballot requests from all voters by digital means.Once again, Republicans and the Trump campaign intervened and argued such a change could alter the elections competitive environment.

Result of lawsuit:On Sept. 11, Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh ruled in favor of the Democrats. McIntosh issued an injunction to prevent enforcement of LaRoses directive.

LaRoses office quickly appealed the ruling to the 10th District Court of Appeals in Ohio. The injunction is halted so that the appeal can be heard.

LaRose said in a statement that McIntoshs ruling would make Ohio vulnerable to cyberattacks. He takes issue with elections officials having to potentially download emailed attachments of completed ballot applications.

Todays ruling rolls out the red carpet to Russian hackers painting a giant bullseye on the back of our election system and upending the significant progress Ohio has made on elections cyber security, he said.

The appeal is pending.

How does this case affect voters?The ruling would impact the way in which voters would be able to request absentee ballots over the next six weeks.Election Day is Nov. 3; an absentee ballot request must be received by an elections office at noon on Saturday, Oct. 31 in order for it to be processed.

Should the lower courts ruling hold up, voters would be able to send in the request digitally rather than through the mail.

Regardless of form, LaRose has urged Ohioans to not wait until that final available day to submit the ballot request he warned it may be impossible for a ballot to be mailed out to a voter and returned in time to be counted.

An absentee ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 2, the day before the election, in order to count. Or it can be dropped off at a ballot drop box up until polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

Signature matchingBackground:In Ohio, voters have to sign their absentee ballots and ballot request forms. Elections officials compare these signatures to the one on a voters original registration. If its a match, the ballot is deemed valid. If not, it may be rejected.The Associated Press reportedthat thousands of Ohio absentee requests were denied in 2018 because of missing or mismatched signatures.

The signature check is viewed as a way to verify the correct person is filling out an absentee ballot. Voting advocacy groups believe the system is too subjective and leaves otherwise eligible voters vulnerable to disenfranchisement.

In July, the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the A. Philip Randolph Institute filed a lawsuit against LaRose in U.S. District Court.

The lawsuit seeks that the court declare the signature matching process (as currently practiced) to be unconstitutional. The plaintiffs want to see uniform standards put into place, and hope the court will issue an injunction to prevent county boards of elections from carrying out signature matching checks until such standards are enacted by LaRoses office.

Republicans have intervened in the case.

Result of lawsuit:Judge Michael Watson has yet to decide on the matter of issuing an injunction.

How does this case affect voters?This depends on how the court rules, and in what way absentee voter verification may be altered for future elections.

LaRose has said county boards will work to contact voters directly if there are issues with their ballots, with a cure period in place to get valid ballots properly counted.

Tyler Buchanan is an award-winning journalist who has covered Ohio politics and government for the past decade. A Bellevue native and graduate of Bowling Green State University, he most recently spent 6 1/2 years as a reporter and editor of The Athens Messenger and Vinton-Jackson Courier newspapers. He is a member of the BG News Alumni Society Board and was a 2019 fellow in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.

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Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 is among the organizations that say it can benefit from video gaming.

Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 is among the organizations that say it can benefit from video gaming.

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Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 is among the organizations that say it can benefit from video gaming.

Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 is among the organizations that say it can benefit from video gaming.

'It came as a shock': Edwardsville groups react to gaming ban

EDWARDSVILLE When a revised version of an ordinance allowing video gambling was voted on by the Edwardsville City Council on Sept. 25, proponents of the measure felt certain that it would pass.

But they were in for a surprise.

The council voted 3-4 against video gaming, with aldermen Jack Burns, Craig Louer and Art Risavy voting for the amended ordinance, which would have allowed the areas fraternal organizations, the Knights of Columbus, the Loyal Order of the Moose and the American Legion post, along with Class A and Class D liquor license holders to conduct video gaming.

The original video gaming ordinance would have allowed many bars and restaurants and other local businesses to have video gaming.

On Sept. 10, the administrative and community service (ACS) committee unanimously voted to modify the original ordinance.

With a limit on indoor dining and indoor drinking [due to the coronavirus], we have lost a lot of revenue, said Steve Bollman, manager of On the Hill Golf Course and Lounge at Edwardsville American Legion Post 199. Video gaming would be a great source of revenue that historically fraternal organizations have had. We had a couple of people from the city tell us that we had nothing to worry about and we would be getting the machines.

They said that the city cares about the fraternal organizations and the veterans organizations and they wanted to make sure [the video gaming ordinance] goes through to help those organizations, which are struggling at this time. That some of them went back on their word and changed their vote is kind of a sore subject.

Rob Eberhardt, a Post 199 board member and former post commander, is among those who spearheaded the push for video gaming.

Like Bollman, he was surprised not only by the amended ordinance being voted down but by some businesses being excluded.

It came as a shock because we felt we had enough support from the city, Eberhardt said. Running a restaurant is tough enough and running a Legion post is just as tough. Throw the pandemic on top of it and youve got some people who are in critical condition in terms of economics.

When Mayor [Hal] Patton came up with the proposal [for video gaming], it made great sense and he told me he hoped it would help the businesses that were struggling, as well as the service clubs in the area. He did extensive research on the impact that video gaming would have in the area and the new revenue that would be produced is significant.

The rejection of video gaming left some members of fraternal organizations feeling like they had been misled by the city. They feel that the alderman that voted against the ordinance are not representing the views of most residents.

Its not so much what you think its what the people of Edwardsville think, said Jim Acra, governor of Edwardsville Moose Lodge 1561. There was not one person that came to these meetings to oppose this. It was very disappointing because people didnt stand up and vote the way the way they need to vote.

I feel bad about the businesspeople of Edwardsville who are going to miss out on this. Then they turned around and voted so that nobody will be able to have it.

For organizations such as the Moose Lodge, video gaming could have a huge financial impact at a time when it is needed most.

Our gaming people have done games at the Moose Lodge for 30 years and they told us conservatively that if we bring in these machines, it could bring in $10,000 a month, Acra said. The big portion of our money was from renting our hall for parties and fundraisers and we havent had anything like that since March.

We did get a loan, but we also had money in the bank, so were blessed in two ways. But its still a huge challenge for us. If we get this money [from video gaming], we could do things like put down new carpeting in our social quarters, which is the bar area, and we could do some other improvements.

Bollman, likewise, cited a growing need for additional revenue at the American Legion.

We have much-needed maintenance on our building and we need money for scholarships, Eberhardt said. A lot of that money [from video gaming] can go to good things up here, including the citys Fourth of July fireworks display. They had to move it this year, but hopefully, we will get it back.

Were a not-for-profit, so there are no owners that benefit from the money we make here. It all goes back into the place or around the community. It helps us keep the prices low for hall rentals, weddings and fundraisers on the golf course. Events like that are what keep this place open.

For owners of bars and restaurants, the loss of potential revenue from video gaming is equally disappointing.

I didnt go to the first city council meeting [on Sept. 1], but Steve Seibert [co-owner of Big Daddys with Tim Bauer] told me about the second one, said Jason Armbruster, co-owner and operator of the Foundry Public House in Edwardsville. We didnt know a lot about it, but once we got into it, we found that could help so many people out.

Theres a lot of talk about addiction, but we as bar owners deal with that every day. If we have a bad drunk, we kick them out, and if we had bad gamblers, we would get them out too. Thats our responsibility to the public.

Armbruster was especially upset that bars and restaurants were excluded from the video gaming ordinance before it even came to a vote.

It was a weird situation and they tried to give it just to the fraternal organizations and gas stations, which is totally unfair, and even a lot of people in the fraternal organizations said you cant do that, said Armbruster, whose business partner at the Foundry is Rodney Lanham. In a day and a half, we got 370 signatures [supporting video gambling], but no one from the council ever came to my bar and got my opinion about it.

For a lot of people on the council, everything was I this and I that, and it doesnt seem like they are representing the people. It seems like they have their own agenda.

Armbruster said that if video gaming eventually is approved by the city, the Foundry does not intend to have any machines installed. But he supports the rights of other businesses and organizations to have video gaming.

Were fortunate enough that we have a huge patio, so were doing way better than most, even if were down 60 percent on the year, Armbruster said. But places like the Corner Tavern can totally use that revenue stream and the city could use it. Youre talking hundreds of thousands of dollars if everybody gets on board with it.

The earliest that the issue could be put before the voters is the April 6, 2021, consolidated election.

Proponents of video gaming feel they would have the voters support.

Were looking to have this put on the ballot in April, but its unfortunate that it has to do that long, Acra said. At the Moose Lodge, were going to move on and do what we need to do to survive. I know several of our members are going to be adamant about not getting some people reelected to the City Council, and that also comes up in April.

The citys share of the tax revenue would have been directed to water system improvements, business development programs, including faade improvement grants and historic renovation grants that directly benefit businesses.

For now, though, neither the city, nor local businesses and organizations, will be able to generate revenue from video gaming. Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and Maryville all banned video gaming. It is allowed in Madison County.

There are a lot of businesses that wont reopen unless they get something like this, Armbruster said. Its legitimate help and its not a handout. The businesses and the city can gain revenue and the state will get their cut.

Theyre constantly making it sound like were going to have degenerates coming in here and were going to put big neon signs in front of our building saying Slots. Its unfortunate that every other county around us has gaming and Edwardsville doesnt.

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