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Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau

Author Archives: Frank W. Lewis

Associate Editor and Director of the Editors’ Bureau (he/him)
Important stories are hiding everywhere, and my favorite part of journalism has always been the collaboration, working with colleagues to find the patterns in the information we’re constantly gathering. I don’t care whose name appears in the byline; the work is its own reward. As Batman said to Commissioner Gordon in “The Dark Knight,” “I’m whatever Gotham needs me to be.”

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Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing political district boundaries in ways that
Posted inElections

Ohio Supreme Court orders some changes to Issue 1 ballot language

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis September 17, 2024September 30, 2024
Greater Cleveland Congregations staff and volunteers pose for a photo while canvassing.
Posted inNews

Low-frequency voters aren’t apathetic, they’re depressed

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis September 15, 2024September 14, 2024
The justices of the Ohio Supreme Court
Posted inNews

Issue 1 update: Legal briefs pile up and a justice refuses to step away from the case

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis September 10, 2024September 30, 2024
State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson, a Black woman, speaks at the Aug. 16 meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board.
Posted inNews

‘Absurd’: Two Ohio Ballot Board members distance themselves from Issue 1 ballot language controversy

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis September 4, 2024September 30, 2024
A map of Ohio House districts.
Posted inElections

Ohio Ballot Board denies allegation of bias against Issue 1, the gerrymandering amendment

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 27, 2024September 30, 2024
An orange traffic cone with caution tape in front of fallen trees after the Aug. 6 storm.
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County secures automatic replacement benefits for most SNAP recipients who lost food after storm

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 23, 2024August 23, 2024
The justices of the Ohio Supreme Court
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‘Biased and deceptive’ or ‘fair and factual’? Issue 1 ballot language dispute is headed to court

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 20, 2024September 30, 2024
A photo of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a white man, speaking at a hearing of the Ohio Ballot Board.
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Anti-gerrymandering amendment is Issue 1 2024, but the fight is not over

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 19, 2024September 30, 2024
A small Ohio flag waves in the wind in front of dozens of taller American flags.
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Is Ohio a red state in 2024? It’s complicated.

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 14, 2024November 5, 2024
A photo of a white person holding a smartphone. The first page of the Across America survey is visible on the screen.
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Americans are divided. Can getting to know each other better help?

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis August 7, 2024August 6, 2024

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