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Later this month, Sierra Day and Deonte Lewis will be sentenced after a jury convicted them last week on aggravated murder and other charges in the death of four-year-old Aniya Day-Garrett. She died one year ago this week, after what prosecutors say was years of abuse at the hands of her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. A state investigation into Aniya’s death concluded the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services failed to properly follow procedures in the case.

There’s movement at the Statehouse to re-think Ohio's process of taking over failing schools. House Bill 70 was pushed through in one day in 2015, and local school officials have been pushing back ever since, saying state-run Academic Distress Commissions and the CEOs they hire are undemocratic, circumventing elected school boards. Now, there are signs at the state level that politicians and education leaders are hearing, and acting upon, these concerns. Ideastream’s Darrielle Snipes joins me.

Usually the Plain Dealer amplifies the work of Northeast Ohio musicians, but in a twist of roles, area musicians are banding together to raise attention for the Plain Dealer's union - Local 1 of the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild. Plain Dealer union members want the public to know they face upcoming contract negotiations as the newspaper industry continues to see cuts in staff, including here in Cleveland. So Plain Dealer music critic Chuck Yarborough reached out to the local musicians he's covered over the years.

Images of the larger-than-life Art Deco statues above Cleveland’s Lorain-Carnegie Bridge are popping up all around the city. One of the latest spots is as a replacement for LeBron’s image on the banner that hangs on the Sherwin Williams building outside Quicken Loans Arena. As the season starts this month, the Cleveland Cavaliers will hang a new banner featuring a mosaic of fan photos in the shape of one of the Guardians of Traffic.

The No Kings Day of Defiance is meant to protest President Donald Trump and a military parade scheduled Saturday in Washington, D.C.

"The Dragon and the Wolf." Sittin' in a tree. Attending lots of M-E-E-T-I-N-Gs. The Game of Thrones season 7 finale was filled with head-fakes and family business and feelings-meetings.

Over the decades, they've tracked down looted paintings and manuscripts, and rescued artwork after natural disasters. These days, they're salvaging centuries-old works in Italy's Amatrice quake zone.

The number of English language learners in public schools is nearing 5 million. Many are struggling academically, despite well-intentioned efforts to help them learn English.

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Fin-ish Accent; Cupertino Candle; Self-Improvement.

Two things help explain Billy Paul's unique vocal style: his early dreams of playing saxophone, and his emulation of female jazz singers such as Billie Holiday.