Overtime overhaul Monday in Bush admin rule change
Washington reports an unprecedented overhaul of overtime pay rules set to take effect Monday. Labor Department estimates 107000 workers could lose overtime eligibility while 1.3 million may gain it. others disagree on the total impact. Critics call figures uncertain and politically charged.
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Music on Main sparks downtown Middletown celebration
Downtown Middletown enjoyed a street party with blues and swing, plus ample food, as the Music on Main event brought lively entertainment to the area. Coach notes work on special teams as Wayne returns two kickoffs for TDs and adds a 50-yard TD run. Patchy fog lifts to sunny skies with a high near 82 and a low around 59.
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Paving the way for a Middletown tax increase
Middletown City Council proposes a 0.25 percent income tax hike on the November 2 ballot to raise about 2.9 million dollars a year for repairing and resurfacing residential streets. Funds could also bolster main arteries and state federal grant matching. City Engineer David Mick notes decades pass since many residential streets had work done and cites 45 percent last repaved before 1982, rising to 62 percent by 2010 when main roads are excluded.
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Man shot in head at Roosevelt bingo hall
A man was shot in the head at a Roosevelt Boulevard bingo hall late Saturday night. Police secured the scene and medics evacuated the victim to Middletown Regional Hospital as investigators pursued leads. a suspect was reportedly in custody in Trenton.
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Ohio delegates oppose gay marriage at Republican convention survey
In Columbus 65 of 91 GOP convention delegates replied to an Associated Press survey. Fifty-two percent opposed gay marriage, none supported, 48 percent gave another answer. Nationally 2.4 percent favored, 70 percent opposed, 27 percent other. Democratic delegates nationwide 42 percent opposed.
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Reluctant hero Aaron Koeller gains quiet fame
Aaron Koeller a 32 year old Edgewood High School graduate and AK Steel worker who loves baseball and camping is credited with possibly saving Warren County Deputy Sandy Brooks from a choke hold by Estell Wayne Buck in a Middletown dental office parking lot. Koeller declined further interviews saying anyone would have done what he did under the circumstances.
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