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In the wake of recent allegations of sexual misconduct in classical music settings near and far, Oberlin Conservatory of Music is taking specific steps to change the culture. The conservatory's actions are part of Oberlin College's school-wide focus on the issue.

Ohio’s Congressional delegation will remain dominated by 12 Republicans with 4 Democrats. One district where Democrats thought they had a chance to turn the district blue remained with the incumbent. In the 14th District covering the northeast corner of the state, Republican incumbent Dave Joyce won by 11 percentage points. He delivered a short victory statement via Twitter, thanking his supporters.

The state agency that oversees gambling addiction services in Ohio is expecting a spike in calls to the state's problem gambling helpline this month. “We have more gambling at certain times of the year,” head of the Bureau of Problem Gambling Services, Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson. “March is one of them.”

The man who painted the whales on the Cleveland Public Power building along I-90 says he’ll be back to restore the work in June. The muralist, known as Wyland brought officials from his Wyland Foundation to Cleveland Wednesday to kick off their national campaign to conserve water.

Baldwin Wallace University is reconsidering its long-standing affiliation with the United Methodist Church, following the church's vote in February reaffirming its ban on same sex marriages and LGBT clergy. The ban puts the church at odds with BW's commitment to supporting its lesbian, gay and transgender faculty, staff and students. The BW Board of Trustees will take up the issue of disaffiliation at its meeting on April 26.

Cleveland’s coalition to prevent lead poisoning says the city should require landlords to protect tenants from lead paint. The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, which the city announced in January, plans to submit its recommendations to City Council on Wednesday.

Grammy Award-winning composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard returns to Cleveland Saturday to perform music that he says he hopes will “heal” a nation torn apart by gun violence. In 2015, Blanchard and his E-Collective Group addressed the growing tension between the African-American community and law enforcement with their recording “Breathless,” but he said in a 2017 interview with ideastream that he felt there was more to say about the subject.

State Board of Education members will vote this week on whether to ask for a delay in the implementation of the final phase of the state’s A-F grading system. The 2017-2018 report cards, expected in September, will be the first time schools receive an overall grade. Those summative grades for schools and school districts are made up of more than a dozen smaller measures including academic progress, graduation rates and K-3rd grade literacy

Behind-the-scenes work isn’t always recognized, but this week Akron Civic Theatre Executive Director Howard Parr receives the Ohio Governor’s Award for arts administration. Never a performer, Parr said a college gig as a volunteer stagehand sparked his interest in entertainment production.

After several years of economic woes, Cleveland’s historic Karamu House got some good news this week. The century-old theater and cultural center landed a $1.5 million gift from the George Gund Foundation. Karamu CEO Tony Sias was shocked when he got word of the Gund gift. “It far exceeded our request,” he said. And it was a vote of confidence for an institution that had to cut half its staff two years ago and had its non-profit status yanked by the I.R.S.