🎨 Scott Short's paintings reveal new meanings as they age. The artist's exhibition "Confundere" at No Place Gallery showcases work that has evolved throughout his lifetime. His large-scale pieces began as experiments with photocopying images repeatedly, creating visual "landfills" of historical fragments piled upon each other. What started as artistic exploration now reflects deeper personal concerns about his parents' dementia and his own potential genetic future. The exhibition juxtaposes newer expressive works with older, meticulously created pieces that captured the mechanical "self-portraits" of photocopiers transforming colored paper.
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🦠 Ohio reports first measles case of 2025 in unvaccinated individual. Health officials confirmed the case in Ashtabula County, where the person had contact with someone who traveled internationally. The Ohio Department of Health is working with local authorities to track potential exposures and promote vaccination opportunities. This single case follows 90 cases in 2022, one in 2023, and seven in 2024, coinciding with outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff emphasized that measles is "very serious, but preventable" with the 97% effective MMR vaccine.
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🏥 Healthcare workers at OSU Wexner Medical Center protest dangerous understaffing. Patient care associates and psychiatric technicians demonstrated during their lunch breaks, demanding safer staffing levels from hospital executives. Staff members report being forced to care for up to 15 patients when 4-6 would be appropriate, leading to concerns about patient safety and high turnover rates. Union members criticized the stark contrast between frontline workers' struggles and the multimillion-dollar salaries of executives like CEO John Warner, who earns nearly $3 million annually. The protesters vowed to continue fighting for both patient safety and workplace dignity.
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Midcentury gem on double lot: Priced at $385,000, this updated midcentury home sits on a double lot in Westerville with a remodeled kitchen, cozy living room, multiple bedrooms, and an outdoor space featuring a greenhouse and planting beds.
Spacious retro ranch needs updates: This retro ranch home in Delaware County, Ohio, is listed at $279,000 and offers 1,456 square feet on a private .87-acre lot with 2012 upgrades, though it needs bathroom updates and city water connection.
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