Paying for College in Ohio Faces Higher Tuition Hikes
A state wide wave of college price increases spreads as Ohio State Cleveland State Miami and Ohio University raise tuition and fees. The piece blames budget cuts by the legislature for shifting costs to students and warns this creates greater barriers to public education while arguing for stronger student lobbying in Columbus.
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Ohio
Ohio State
Cleveland State
Miami
Ohio University
General Assembly
County Prosecutor Challenges Local Felony Case Study
Athens County prosecutor Frey condemns an Ohio University student study of felony cases from 1975 and 1976 as misinformed and sensational. He argues the front page treatment misstates procedures and unfairly harms county reputations while noting current officials are updating felony arrest practices.
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Athens County
Ohio
Seth Fisher
Frey
Ohio University
Seth Fischer
Real estate priced beyond belief fuels a cautionary tale
Tolkin sold a $20,000 house for $90,000 then sought a pricier dream, only to find replacement homes now cost far more. He laments a market where a rebuilt property may demand $125,000, while his former brick home remains a allegedly mispriced steal in hindsight.
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Washington
Tolkin
Joneses
Jones
Backward Art and a House Bid in a Shifting Market
A buyer and Tolkin debate purchasing a house offered at 125000 with a 120000 bid pending. They weigh yard size basement paneled condition and future value projecting a 150000 sale and 100000 profit, while noting the furnace may not work.
International Free Enterprise Day celebrates economic liberty
Anthony Harrigan reports that Friday marks International Free Enterprise Day in several English speaking countries as a counter to May Day protests. The article notes Britain’s Aims For Freedom and Enterprise spearheading the observance, a push gaining momentum in the United States amid criticisms of government overreach and EPA influence on corporate capital spending.
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Anthony Harrigan
Great Britain
Aims For Freedom and Enterprise Organizations
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Britain
Letters to the Editor urges crime focus over trivia
A reader from southeastern Ohio urges the county sheriff to prioritize serious crimes over minor issues. The letter cites bank robberies and assaults, questions patrols at a drive-in and swimming hole, and promotes the Athens County Revolutionary War Memorial Park as a civic achievement.
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Athens County
Athens City Recreation Center
East State Street
Memorial Park Committee
Fred Weber II
Ohio University on the Crest of Its Greatest Years
Fred H. Johnson retires after 30 years on the Ohio University Board of Trustees and speaks on the university’s bright future at the precipice of its most successful era.
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Ohio University
Fred H. Johnson
Budget Week Strain Hits Legislature
In Columbus Ohio lawmakers faced cap week as budget talks drew to a close. A House Senate conference panel uncovered an extra 13.3 million in available funds and ended up spending about 9 million more than planned. The final package for the general revenue budget totaled just over 8.8 billion, with 6.3 billion in nonstate tax revenues. The plan avoids new taxes but relies on inflation boosted revenue from sales and income taxes. Budget director Wilkins warned revenue estimates could move, while an emergency rainy day fund of 20 million remained. Conferees also eyed 13.3 million in federal utility relief funds tied to a 1.3 million state cost share. The drive aimed to ready the budget for the new year starting Friday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate House
Senate
House
GOP
James A. Rhodes
William W. Wilkins
Wilkins
Self Government and Abortions Court Debate
Editorial argues self government allows states to decide public funding for abortion. It notes Connecticut Pennsylvania and St Louis control spending with the Supreme Court confirming this, while abortion opponents press their case amid controversy.
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New York Times
Supreme Court of the United States
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Abortion Rhetoric and the Supreme Court Legacy
The piece argues the 1973 abortion ruling was transformed by lobbyists into a mandate to fund abortion. It critiques the logic and history, portrays abortion as a grave moral wrong for some, and cites New York Times language about restricting access as a form of social oppression. It notes price estimates for abortions and compares costs to everyday items.
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Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Abortion
Seeilg Senna Cet Deere
New York Times
Will Rogers comments on death claims in Hollywood
Will Rogers jokes about men who say they were dead and returned to life. He cites a Hollywood figure who allegedly was dead for 22 minutes and happy to be alive, quipping that the person may have arrived in the wrong place. February 10 1935.
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Hollywood
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