Ohio Colleges Face Troubled Future From Declining Enrollments
A six month study by the Governor's Council for Cost Control warns Ohio colleges and universities face financial strain from falling enrollments and rising costs. The 11 page report What Price Education urges redefining mission, trimming new medical schools, consolidating two year campuses, reviewing degree programs, and limiting medical school expansion while expanding existing schools.
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Ohio
Council For Cost Control
Max Stokes
Associated Press
The
Council
New Law Lets Pharmacists Substitute Generic Drugs
A new state law taking effect Jan 1 may lower prescription costs by allowing pharmacists to substitute generic names for proprietary drugs. Pharmacists can swap brands if the product is quality and savings reach the patient. doctors retain final control and must specify any substitutions on the label.
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Heidi Knapp
Bradley Davis
Medical Center Pharmacy
David Stuart
Ohio Northern University
Davis
Stuart
Seale Cee Nee
Downtown Parking for Handicapped Tops List
The Athens Community Relations Commission approved a prioritized list of handicapped access issues led by downtown parking. It notes two of three spaces are not usable for wheelchairs and urges functional curb design, plus improvements to streets, sidewalks, schools, polling sites, and public facilities.
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Athens Community Relations Commission
Athens
Elaine Seelhorst
Commission
Board to Pay Only Own Bills
The Messenger reports the 648 Board will be billed sewer charges by Le-Ax water use for a group home on Dairy Lane. Mayor Donald Barrett said a tentative state agreement covers private homes and does not fully resolve the issue.
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The
Messenger
648 Board
Dairy Lane
Donald Barrett
Le-Ax
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Board Split on Name Removal at Voting Booths
Athens County Elections Board considers removing Republican Secretary of State Ted W. Brown from voting booth signage. The motion to remove his name split along party lines and ended in a tie. By law Brown holds the tie-breaking vote and will decide.
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Ted W. Brown
Athens County Elections Board
William Lavelle
Brown
Lavelle
Ed Robe
Ray Bobo
William Hoffman
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