Briden Cole Schuren

Dan Sohner

Briden Cole Schuren. Once referred to as Britiainy Marie, Briden Cole Schuren of Columbus, Ohio now considers himself a socially accepted male. After gender reassignment surgery, Schuren has seen some of his relationships deteriorate and others grow. While his family did not welcome the initial change very well, they have since come to support him [...]

Glouster, Ohio

Andrew Spear

 A unicorn statue sits on a windowsill just past downtown Glouster.

The late 1800s brought railroads through the mineral rich areas of Southeastern Ohio. Along these railroads, little cities formed as a result of the mineral deposits and the boom to extract them. The next century was spent mining the abundant deposits of coal, iron ore, and clay available in the region. These extractive industries helped [...]

Faith Inside Prison

Dustin Franz

Zeb, center, takes part in a debate with two members of the Outside Brothers program during a visiting session on February 5, 2008 in the visitor area of the prison.

The Marion Correctional Facility is a medium security prison home to 2,283 inmates. Ohio’s crime rate is slightly higher than the national average. In order to keep recidivism rates down, there must be programs in place to help correct wrong behavior. Prison is a place for rehabilitation, not a place for society to throw away [...]

Left Behind

Jerome Pollos

Left Behind

Lying in her bed alone, Ann Sternberg is oblivious that her family has abandoned her. The 91-year-old Alzheimer patient wastes away while her family tries to hold on to the memory of Ann when she used to serve cocktails at 6 o’clock and host extravagant Christmas parties every year.
No more than one mile down the [...]