Blog of the Day goes to Karen Malone Wright this week for pointing out the importance of recognizing Banned Books Week. Read her post (the list of books that have been banned or challenged will surprise you!) here.

With 72 comments, we tip our hats to Patrick Guisto for Blog of the Day. He tackled a contentious issue, sparking debate on Beachwood Patch: Was the strike over money? Or is there something deeper there? Click here to read Guisto's blog. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

This week we heard from a new blogger - from Canine Lifeline, Mary Michitsch talks about Zoey, a year-and-a-half-year-old Sheltie and shepherd mix. Read Zoey...you can't get much better. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

This week we got a special story of a local breast cancer survivor who will participate in the Race for the Cure. Ellie Davis said she always got to her yearly mammograms, and it may have saved her life. Read her story here. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook

We love two-way news.  Patch doesn't want to tell you what to think — we want to hear what YOU think, and take your opinions into account. That's why we love engaging debates on our sites. This week, we'll tip our cyber-hat to Chris Mallin for stirring up debate with his blog about taxes. Read what he has to say and peruse the comments — if you have a while!

Angie Orlando brought on waves of support from readers this week when she told her story of packing up her son and leaving an abusive marriage. Her dramatic story not only brings light to the kind of situations many women find themselves in, but offers perspective on just how different life can be for a person who is deaf-blind — and how easy it is for others to isolate them. Read her brave story here.  Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

It takes a brave woman to face cancer before college graduation. And it takes an even braver one to share it. This week we tip our cyber-hat to Amy Chmielewski for telling her story on Beachwood Patch. Read Cancer Survivor to Sole Thriver here. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

We asked you last week to tell us what songs lyrics you had completely wrong, and you gave us a great list.  One of bloggers seemed to draw inspiration from the post and asked his readers to tell him about lyrics that are just really, REALLY bad. And you answered!  Click for the hilarious list, and add your own to Tom Stephan's Lyrics Rant.

We've all been there: someone at Gram's birthday party brings up a divisive issue — healthcare, taxes, London, etc. — and everyone in the room listens nervously as two people get a little too passionate, speaking a little too loudly. Sometimes it fades. Sometimes it puts a damper on the whole party. So how do we avoid the kinds of discussions that ruin a party? Etiquette blogger Catherine Holloway weighs in on when to bring up politics and when to keep it to yourself. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email …

This week, we tip our cyber-hats to Mark and Alexandria Scott, who documented their trips to some Cleveland landmarks in their new Patch blog. Check out their photos from a free concert at Public Square and don't miss these shots of the Old Arcade, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and more local gems you may have overlooked. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

We have bloggers who post photos, cartoons and podcasts, and our newest blogger brings another genre to the table: recipes. Sarah Andrasik posted a delicious-sounding recipe Monday. Try out her twist on oatmeal cookies. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.

Blogging is really picking up on Beachwood Patch, and we don't want you to miss one. But we are all busy, and we don't have time to look at everything that comes through the top spot on Beachwood Patch. So, to make it easier for you, we feature a blog every Saturday that you may have missed, that has garnered a lot of discussion, or that just makes for some great weekend reading. This week, let's all take a note from Jay Mellon, who tells us exactly what the whole DNS change is all about, and how to keep it from giving you a major headache come Monday. Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - …

We have a new blogger this week: Pratik Patel is a movie buff who's collected nearly 200 ticket stubs from the Cedar-Lee Theater alone!  He reviewed Wes Anderson's latest, Moonrise Kingdom, in his first blog this week. Take a look here, and don't forget to tell us what you thought about the flick in the comments! Of course, anyone can blog on Patch - get more details here. If you see a blog we should feature, let me know! You can email nominations to Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.