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Around the Patch: Ruffled Feathers, Rape Conviction & More

We've got a feud over a feather in Stow, a rape conviction in Cleveland Heights and lots more happening in those Patch sites up north

1. Stow Patch

A Stow family is not happy after a student graduated this year and wasn't allowed to wear a feather in her tassel, Stow Patch reported. That's her American Indian birth feather we're talking about, which she said a teacher took from her and damaged. The girl's father addressed the Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education to express his discontent with the situation during the June 13 meeting. Find out what he had to say .

2. Cleveland Heights Patch

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Winston Scott, 27, of Cleveland Heights, had pleaded guilty to raping a woman while she was moving into her Hampshire Road apartment and was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday. You can find the full story .

3. Strongsville Patch

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Strongsville Patch . That means police won't have to travel downtown and back, saving them some time and gas costs. Pretty neat, Strongsville.

4. Lakewood Patch

Lakewood Patch blogger Kelly Flamos returns home from Uganda and reflects on the similarities between her two homes — Mbale and Lakewood. Kelly writes: 

" ... I wanted to take the lifestyle, landscape, music, people and food of Uganda with me. Obviously, that's crazy and greedy, and I needed another plan. I started thinking about the community I was going home to.

Sure, Lakewood has better infrastructure and less mountains than Mbale and other differences abound, but the things that make Mbale feel like a lively, connected community exist in Lakewood too."

Find her full blog post .


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