Buckeye delegates have front row seats at convention
Ohio’s 208-member delegation arrives in Boston with Kerry Edwards hoping for a political bounce. Dan Trevas says Ohio is a key battleground, and delegates plan to back Kerry. Kerry visited Columbus on Sunday en route to the Democratic National Convention. Bush campaigns in Ohio this week as a counterweight.
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Kerry on front porch swing in Columbus campaign stop
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry visited a northwest Columbus neighborhood on his front porch tour. He pledged tax cuts, more jobs, universal health care for children, and higher school and veteran funding, framing the race as a shift from Bush governance.
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Mason man loves to jump at balloon festival
Mason man David Hart, 39, of Team Fastrax, jumped from 3,500 feet in James Wannemacher’s Wayward Wind balloon basket at the Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival in Smith Park. He says balloon free fall delivers a greater rush than skydiving from a plane. Hart, a Dayton native, is part of eight Ohio based skydivers who stood out during the event.
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Drug abuse rises after decade of fluctuation
Experts warn drug abuse has increased over the past decade reversing earlier declines. The report accompanies sports notes on Pirates sweeping Reds and Cards in mind, plus Central Division implications. Weather outlook calls for afternoon rain with a high near 74 and a low around 62.
US and Iraqi forces kill 15 militants in Buhriz clash
In Buhriz near Baghdad a five hour battle left 15 insurgents dead as U.S. and Iraqi troops backed by artillery and helicopters push to quell violence amid a national conference scramble. A U.S. soldier died Saturday from a roadside bomb near Beiji. In Baghdad insurgents assassinated a former official and shootings hit Kirkuk as delegates began selection for a key interim assembly.
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National conference in turmoil before start on Page A3
National conference opens amid unexpected turmoil as organizers scramble to address disputes and procedural hiccups before sessions begin on Page A3. Key figures unnamed face internal disagreements and scheduling tensions affecting early agenda.
Edgewood seeks levy to avert budget cuts and bus changes
Edgewood Schools push a 6.9 mill levy to raise about 2.5 million annually to avoid cuts including reduced bus service and pay-to-participate extracurriculars. Voters will decide August 3. If rejected, district outlines cuts, with kindergarten to eighth graders living over two miles from school eligible for bus rides, but no bus service to high school.
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