I prepped a little too hard for Sound of Ideas reporters roundtable today and saw Superman last night 🫣 So tune in for all of our musings on that, plus more insights on this week's news from Karen Kasler and PHIL TREXLER. Ideastream News

I can’t find this story in one U.S. “news” outlet. This is terrorism that killed a 23-year-old American. If he was Israeli-American there would be outrage from U.S. politicians and wall-to-wall coverage. But he’s Palestinian-American, so it’s not even a headline.

I fear we may be approaching this story with too much suspicion.

NOT ELMO 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Immigrants who arrive in the U.S. illegally will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing, a move that comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to keep immigrants who enter the country legally detained, sources told ABC News News. abcnews.link/WJxJ9bF

New board of elections is opening in Summit County today! Located at 1050 East Tallmadge Ave. in Akron. Summit County Executive Eileen Shapiro says voting habits have changed and that the county needed a more accessible BOE. Ideastream News

Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy wkyc.com/article/news/n…

After a mass shooting at Mason CLC last week that injured more than a dozen young people, 100 Black Men of Akron put the call out for help to tackle youth violence. Ideastream News ideastream.org/community/2025…

Also this week, Summit County unveiled the new board of elections on East Tallmadge Avenue in Akron. It replaces two buildings the BOE used to occupy on Grant Street, which had limited parking and space for early voters. Ideastream News ideastream.org/government-pol…

Cleveland Guardians respond to Trump's post about restoring former team name usatoday.com/story/sports/m… via @usatoday

There were protests outside of the games for decades. A great number of people hated that shit and still do

Horrifying. npr.org/2025/07/27/g-s…

This is so cool. You can adopt a station that is impacted most by the loss of federal funding! adoptastation.org

The new foundation born out of the Summa Health sale was unveiled last night: Trailhead Community Health Foundation of Greater Akron. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost conditionally approved the sale in June. Ideastream News ideastream.org/health/2025-07…

The Positivity Spectrum launched a free legal clinic last week that will help families in the autism community navigate the education system and federal benefits. Ideastream News ideastream.org/law-justice/20…

Summit County did not reinvest in Israel Bonds that matured Aug. 1 for the second time this year. The fiscal office told me the decision was based on credit rating agencies downgrading Israel Bonds. Ideastream News ideastream.org/government-pol…

Akron released crime data for the first half of the year today. Of note, a significant decrease in overdose deaths, a slight increase in shootings and calls for shots fired and a decrease in robberies. Ideastream News ideastream.org/law-justice/20…