Dave O'Brien

It is with great sadness we share the news that our longtime public address announcer, Bob Tayek, has passed away today. For nearly three decades, Bob was the voice of Progressive Field, welcoming generations of fans to Cleveland baseball with warmth, professionalism and a presence that became part of the ballpark experience. Please keep Bob’s family, friends and all who worked alongside him in your thoughts during this difficult time.

"Officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account" politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

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"One Nation Under God" wasn't a motto of the Founders, it was added to the Pledge in 1954. Many of the Founders were Deists who didn't particularly align to any particular Christian faith and Jefferson himself, who wrote the Declaration, didn't believe in the divinity of Jesus.

A real life community note is crazy LMFAOO

looking good Kroger 😵‍💫

Susie Wiles’ Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press mediaite.com/media/news/sus…

Justin Rechichar to replace retiring Lorain County Health Commissioner Mark Adams chroniclet.com/news/465772/ju… by @DaveOBrienCT

Commissioners, striking JFS workers trade blame, words over 3-month work stoppage chroniclet.com/news/465780/co… by @DaveOBrienCT

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy filmed a road trip reality show over 7 months, sponsored by companies his agency regulates nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The claims Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made about voter turnout in Louisiana in the Voting Rights Act case were based on a misleading data analysis, according to The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

Wow.

The big loser in Ohio's primaries? Public schools. Only 24 of 66 (36%) of school levies -- income and property tax, new revenue streams and old ones -- were approved by voters Tuesday. “Something is gonna have to give at some point in the future." signalohio.org/ohio-voters-re…

Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer, largely because of a national vaccination program to prevent the disease. bit.ly/4wdz43d

Turnout just over 25 percent in 2026 Lorain County primary election chroniclet.com/news/465575/tu… by @daveobrienct

New felony sex, pandering charges against suspect in drowning death of teenager chroniclet.com/news/465539/ne… by @daveobrienct

@swd2 @IAmLilRico Yep. She got out on parole: 11alive.com/article/news/l…

@IAmLilRico This is from 2017. She's out now. Served less than 3 years. Not sure about him.

A Georgia couple who terrorized a Black family at a child’s birthday party with Confederate flags, racial slurs, guns, and death threats were sentenced for a hate crime. Joe Torres got 20 years; Kyla Norton got 15..😳🚨

As this story points out, Candace Owens has been a huge proponent of getting parents to refuse Vitamin K shots, an idea that is now killing babies. x.com/propublica/sta…

Voters pass Issue 11, save Murray Ridge School from closing with new funding chroniclet.com/news/465483/vo… by @daveobrienct

Carolyn White wins Democratic primary for Lorain County commissioner chroniclet.com/news/465477/ca… by @daveobrienct