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Ohio’s UNESCO World Heritage bid is one step closer
Simply 24 UNESCO World Heritage websites are positioned in the US — assume the Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty and Mammoth Cave — however none are in Ohio. That will change subsequent summer season.
The USA’s bid to have Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage websites is progressing. The bid is within the formal evaluation course of. A reviewer from the Worldwide Council on Monuments and Websites (ICOMOS), visited Ohio lately to tour the eight earthwork websites that comprise the nomination.
“When the evaluator comes, they’re bringing questions from the individuals who have evaluated the nomination simply on paper,” explains Jennifer Aultman, director of historic websites and museums at Ohio Historical past Connection. “A whole lot of what you are doing is actually strolling across the web site, answering questions concerning the integrity and concerning the administration and about how do you cope with issues like bushes and earthworks as a result of bushes rising on earthworks or falling on earthworks can do harm.”
She says the bid committee is now following up by answering questions in writing as they arrive in from the crew of worldwide reviewers. That is anticipated to proceed for a number of months.
“A whole lot of the questions are associated to issues … just like the integrity of the websites,” she says, noting a few of the websites have been disturbed over the many years. Different questions have been about why sure boundary strains have been drawn a specific manner — a variety of specifics and trivia to vet the bid.
“They’re the sorts of questions that will not appear actually enthralling, however they’re simply so vital for them to grasp how the websites are protected and managed. That is actually what they’re getting at.”
Each reply, she says, augments the bid e book that was formally submitted in March. These behind the bid are optimistic that it’s thorough.
“I haven’t got any motive to anticipate any main modifications requested to our nomination, however we have not particularly acquired that suggestions but as a result of, at this level, they’re nonetheless information-gathering. They are not making selections but. They’re nonetheless studying.”
The analysis interval is predicted to run by early 2023. As soon as accomplished, the ICOMOS crew will make its suggestion to the World Heritage Committee. In early to mid spring, the hope is ICOMOS will advocate Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks be inscribed on the World Heritage Listing. The opposite choices are the bid is referred or deferred for extra evaluation, or it isn’t advisable for inscription all collectively.
World Heritage standing is a really detailed and lengthy course of with a doubtlessly big payoff. World Heritage websites draw worldwide consideration — and worldwide tourism {dollars}. It is a resolution that is not made frivolously. The factors for UNESCO World Heritage cultural websites “embody the clear manifestations of ‘excellent common worth’ and ‘human artistic genius.’ “
“A few of us have been concerned on this for 20 years, however … being on this evaluation interval now, I truly actually recognize World Heritage websites much more — understanding that everybody has gone below this scrutiny and that world consultants have actually considered whether or not the locations have integrity, and whether or not they’re well-managed and they are going to be preserved for future generations,” says Aultman.
In regards to the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Eight historic earthworks websites relationship to the Hopewell period comprise the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks — the USA’s first Ohio-centric bid for UNESCO World Heritage Website standing.
The areas are:
Current day Ohio was as soon as house to numerous Indigenous nations. The majority of their descendants had been forcibly eliminated and now there are not any federally acknowledged tribes positioned in Ohio.
The time period Hopewell is utilized to Indigenous cultures that existed throughout the Midwest between 200 BCE to 500 CE, with Ohio at its epicenter. The state is house to “the most important focus of prehistoric monumental panorama structure,” in keeping with World Heritage Ohio.
“These websites assist us take into consideration a approach to be human that is very completely different from trendy life for many of us,” Aultman muses. “The place communities got here collectively, individuals who lived in small household communities, they usually got here collectively to construct these huge, big earthworks after which they went again to their lives. What are the issues we do which can be like that, the place we come collectively and we do one thing vital after which we return to our daily?”
World Heritage websites, she says, are of significance to all folks.
“That’s what World Heritage says to me: it is these locations that all of us ought to care about as a result of they inform us one thing a few particular tradition, however in addition they inform us about what does it imply to be human and all of the completely different ways in which folks try this immediately and previously.”
What about Serpent Mound?
Although the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are almost on the finish of the World Heritage course of, they don’t seem to be the one websites Ohio is working with the the US to place ahead. There are two different proposals on the U.S. Tentative Listing: Serpent Mound and Dayton Aviation Websites.
Serpent Mound is arguably Ohio’s most recognizable and broadly recognized earthen mound, so why is not it a part of this World Heritage nomination? In any case, it’s the “largest documented surviving instance of an historic effigy mound on the planet,” factors out World Heritage Ohio.
The reply is definitely fairly easy: the spectacular serpentine construction is believed to have been constructed a number of hundred years after the Hopewell period. Due to this fact it might be traditionally inappropriate to incorporate it on this grouping. It’s being thought of for its personal nomination.
Sales for license plates featuring Dolly Parton’s face began Monday for $25. All proceeds will go to fund her Imagination Library
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Fans of country music legend Dolly Parton can show off their pride for the singer with a new Ohio license plate.
Ohio drivers can now purchase license plates featuring Parton for $25. The money from each plate will go to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, a charity that gives children ages 5 and younger a free book each month. The state began selling the plates Monday.
Specifically, the funds will go to the purchaser’s local county program of the library, which it says will pay for mailing a child 12 books, enough for an entire year. Ohio is the second state to offer a license plate supporting the library after Parton’s home state of Tennessee.
First lady Fran DeWine has focused on expanding the Imagination Library in Ohio since her husband Gov. Mike DeWine took office in 2019. She was inspired when she saw her grandchildren receive books through the program and by 2020, it had expanded to all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
“I’m excited to see Ohio as the second state to offer a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to support her program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in Ohio,” Fran DeWine said in a press release. “With each purchase, $25 will go back to supporting the local program, helping to ensure the program remains available to all families in Ohio.”
The plates are available to purchase online at OPlates.com or in-person at a local deputy registrar license agency.
Gov. DeWine signed House Bill 315 which included the Parton Plates on Jan. 2. The original bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, received unanimous yes votes in both chambers before the license plate language was put into the larger HB 315.
Donovan Hunt is a fellow in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s Statehouse News Bureau.
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Jeremiah Smith has taken his first season at Ohio State by storm, putting the star freshman on pace to be one of the Buckeyes’ top wide receivers of all time — and potentially the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL draft by the time he is done in Columbus.
In order to ensure that, Smith’s family has taken out permanent total disability insurance (PTD) ahead of the College Football Playoff, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
Smith is not eligible to declare for the draft until after his junior year at Ohio State, which would make the 2027 NFL draft the earliest he could leave. His insurance lasts until Aug. 1, 2027 or when he signs an NFL contract — whichever comes first — per Dodd.
Per Dodd, Smith’s insurance policy protects him from a career-ending injury both on and off the field, and is with Leverage Disability and Life Insurance, a Southern California-based athlete insurance firm. He does not have loss of draft value (LOV) coverage as part of his policy, per Dodd.
“If this kid steps off the curb and gets hit by a car, he’s covered,” Greenspoon Marder law firm’s head of insurance recovery Richard Giller told CBS Sports.
Dodd, citing sources, reported it is rare for freshmen to receive permanent total disability insurance. In addition, Dodd reported Smith’s premiums cost is $7,500-$8,000 per million of coverage, citing additional sources.
A player receiving insurance has become more common for players over the years, especially in bowl games. A most recent example is Colorado taking out full insurance for its players, including Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28.
Outside of a quiet CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal against Texas, against whom he finished with just one catch for 3 yards on three targets, Smith has impressed during the Buckeyes’ CFP championship run.
In the Buckeyes’ first two CFP games against Tennessee and Oregon, Smith combined for 290 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 13 catches. Smith enters Monday’s CFP championship vs. No. 7 Notre Dame with 1,227 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns on 71 catches on the season.
Shortly after Ohio State’s win over Oregon, ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky said if Smith were eligible for April’s NFL draft, he would be the No. 1 pick and “it wouldn’t even be close.”
“He would easily be the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft,” Orlovsky said on Jan. 2. “You will have teams in two years, for that ’27 draft, tanking for him.”
No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the CFP championship on Jan. 20. The Buckeyes opened up as a -9.5 point early favorite on BetMGM.
The Big Ten Conference grind is never easy, as the Wisconsin women are finding out right now.
Coming off a tough loss to Maryland, the Badgers (10-7, 1-5) return to the court Thursday night vs. Ohio State. Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central time with the game streaming live on Peacock.
This makes the second straight league opponent that Wisconsin has hosted, as they played even with the Terps over the weekend for 30 minutes. A difficult fourth by the Badgers allowed Maryland to secure the win.
Serah Williams continued her strong season, scoring 24 points to lead the way. She averages 18.5 points and 11 rebounds per game.
Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) is coming off a nine-point win over Oregon and also holds league victories over Illinois and Michigan. They are paced by Cotie McMahon, who is one of five players averaging double figures.
The ESPN BPI gives Ohio State a 96 percent chance to win the game.
Here are details on how to watch Wisconsin vs. Ohio State on Thursday, Jan. 16:
Who: Wisconsin vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Conference women’s basketball action
When: 8 p.m CT | Thursday, January 16
Where: Kohl Center | Madison, Wisconsin
Live Stream: Stream Wisconsin vs. Ohio State live on fuboTV (Start your free trial)
TV Channel: Peacock
Our Prediction: Ohio State 88, Wisconsin 65
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