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This Mother's Day weekend, chef Sangeeta Lakhani (owner of The Table) is remembering her grandmother and making the Indian Spiced Okra that her grandmother prepared for her so often. Hear more from Lakhani in the full video by Dispatch videographer Courtney Hergesheimer, learn the recipe and see other recipes from Columbus tastemakers at Dispatch.com/food.

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As he forages the country in his bid to be president, Gov. John Kasich proudly brags about how great things are in Ohio. 

How well is Ohio really doing, economically?

Our annual review of economic indicators and poverty ahead of the governor’s speech before a joint session of the General Assembly reflects a mixed bag.

Image by Dispatch cartoonist Nate Beeler

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This 72-acre patch of countryside has a long list of programs and amenities available for helping animals -- and it's still growing.

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13 gigantic outdoor art pieces seen in central Ohio

Have you seen them all? Take a look!

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This Pembroke Welsh corgi, Keebler, went from a central Ohio animal shelter to winning a blue ribbon at Westminster!

Learn more about him and his owner, Roger O'Sullivan, at Dispatch.com.

Photo by Marla K. Kuhlman of ThisWeek News

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Dispatch cartoonist Nate Beeler adds his take on Facebook's new "reactions." You can check out more of his work at Dispatch.com/Beeler!

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Worthington Libraries is among the first to experiment with the familiar glass display offering unusual contents: books, movies and music.

With the swipe of a library card and push-button selections, items plop down a chute just like snacks, but at no charge.

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A team at NECCO reviews the phrases each year, retiring some and introducing three to five new ones to reflect modern lingo.

This year, “On fleek,” “Sweet Tweet” and “Wicked cool” joined “#Love” and “Text me” among the newer sayings, mixed in with the traditional “My love” and “Be mine.”

Among the retirees this year: “Let’s read,” “Girl power” and “Live N Love.”

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Watkins said the organization removes a big stumbling block for many families by covering the initial cost, which might run $150 or more for a set of 24. "It does cost a lot to get started, and that was intimidating for us," she said. "But we like it a lot. It's not nearly as difficult as everyone thinks."

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Starting today, babies born at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center receive special blankets supporting the Buckeyes in their New Year's Day Fiesta Bowl game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Learn more about this tradition of Ohio State football-themed newborn blankets at Dispatch.com! (Photo by Dispatch photographer @fivefootphotog)

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We spent nine months examining the effects of a public-health crisis spawned in part by a broken mental-health-care system.

Learn more about suicide, the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, at Dispatch.com/suicide.

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Just when operators think they’ve heard every anecdote, Butterball Turkey Talk-Line operator Marge Klindera said, they take a call such as the one from a woman who had stored her turkey in a snowbank, then discovered — after a fresh snowfall — that she couldn’t find it.

“We don’t recommend that — at all,” Klindera said.