NEW!168sharesMore than 190 years ago, Sir Robert Peel and his command staff penned nine guiding principles for London's first modern police force. They've become known as "Peel's principles" and are still widely studied and referenced in police literature today. Though the principles were written in different times, we wondered, do people think they still apply today?Click through the principles in the slideshow and let us know what you think.As for Peel, he went on to found England's Conservative Party and twice serve as Prime Minister, as well.Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerDon't...…NEW!168sharesMore than 190 years ago, Sir Robert Peel and his command staff penned nine guiding principles for London's first modern police force. They've become known as "Peel's principles" and are still widely studied and referenced in police literature today. Though the principles were written in different times, we wondered, do people think they still apply today?Click through the principles in the slideshow and let us know what you think.As for Peel, he went on to found England's Conservative Party and twice serve as Prime Minister, as well.Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerDon't...WW…

NEW!ballot.jpgTaking a photo of your ballot before you cast appears to be illegal in Ohio. Courts have overturned other more explicit bans on so-called ballot selfies.(David I. Andersen, The Plain Dealer, File, 2004)Cleveland, Ohio - Before you post that vote photo or a smiling selfie of you and your ballot, One that carries at least the possibility of time behind bars.However, while sharing your ballot - whether on social media or otherwise -  is technically illegal, authorities say they won't will be scouring Twitter for #ballotselfie posts in order to snag scofflaws.That is, unless...…NEW!ballot.jpgTaking a photo of your ballot before you cast appears to be illegal in Ohio. Courts have overturned other more explicit bans on so-called ballot selfies.(David I. Andersen, The Plain Dealer, File, 2004)Cleveland, Ohio - Before you post that vote photo or a smiling selfie of you and your ballot, One that carries at least the possibility of time behind bars.However, while sharing your ballot - whether on social media or otherwise -  is technically illegal, authorities say they won't will be scouring Twitter for #ballotselfie posts in order to snag scofflaws.That is, unless...WW…

The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This article was published in partnership with , the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Sign up for their for more public service reporting.Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown.At a protest rally in May, just steps away from where he presides over family court, Grendell that public health restrictions to contain the pandemic were unconstitutional and...…The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This article was published in partnership with , the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Sign up for their for more public service reporting.Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown.At a protest rally in May, just steps away from where he presides over family court, Grendell that public health restrictions to contain the pandemic were unconstitutional and...WW…