Budget adds two Warren County members to Sinclair board
The proposed budget plans to expand Sinclair Community College board of trustees by adding two members from Warren County, increasing regional representation and governance. The move aims to balance oversight with local leadership, reflecting population shifts and stakeholder input.
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Fighting flares at Syrian border
Fighting flares at the Syrian border as U S and Iraqi forces clash with insurgents near Iraq’s western frontier. The battles near Anbar killed at least 50 militants in two offensives while two American soldiers died north of Baghdad during an attack. Intelligence points to Anbar as a main entry point for foreign fighters aided by al Qaida in Iraq. Syria faces pressure to tighten border controls amid calls it is the region’s biggest challenge to stemming raids.
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Iraq
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U.S
Baghdad
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Small fraction at high risk in MasterCard breach
MasterCard said only about 68,000 of 13.9 million cards are at higher risk after a breach traced to CardSystems Solutions in Atlanta. The company stressed that social security numbers and birth dates were not stored on cards and that customers need not fear identity theft.
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Atlanta
MasterCard
MasterCard International Inc
Jessica Antle
Antle
CardSystems Solutions Inc
DiCaprio Receives Stitches After Bottle Hit
Entertainment brief reports Leonardo DiCaprio sustained facial injuries requiring stitches after a bottle was thrown during an event. Police are investigating the incident as a possible assault, with witnesses and security reviewing footage for leads.
Goosen Seizes Control at U.S. Open
South African golfer Retief Goosen leads after a strong Saturday round and stands 18 holes from a third U.S. Open title in five years. He holds a commanding position at Page A6 with key birdies and solid play.
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Honoring Fathers on Father's Day Spotlight
On Father's Day The Journal shines a spotlight on local dads and their children who share a passion for life and accomplishment.
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Children carry on father's business legacy
Yudell Hightower started Hightowers Janitorial Service in 1957 in a Wicklow Drive garage. The firm grew to about 150 employees before he sold it in 1983. His son Stephen and grandchildren now run four Middletown businesses in one building at 3589 Commerce Drive, including Hi-Mark Group Inc and Hightowers Petroleum Company serving major firms and riverboats in Indiana.
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Wicklow Drive
Hightowers
Stephen
Middletown
Commerce Drive
Hightower
Hi-Mark Group, Inc
Music bonds father and son at Sunday church service
Brandon Green 14 and his father Richard Green 58 share a Sunday routine at Refreshing Springs Church in West Chester joining in contemporary gospel tunes by Fred Hammond and Richard Smallwood. Brandon plays tenor saxophone while Richard handles bass, blending hip hop and jazz influences into worship.
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Brandon
Refreshing Springs Church Choir
West Chester
Brandon Green
50 Cent
Kanye West
Richard
Joe Sample
Basia
Fred Hammond
Richard Smallwood
Refreshing Springs Church
Father’s Day origins and milestones from 1909 to 1966
Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane proposed a day to honor fathers after a Mother's Day sermon. The first Father’s Day occurred in 1910 in Dodd’s hometown. Calvin Coolidge backed a national observance in 1924, Lyndon Johnson issued a 1966 proclamation making the third Sunday in June official. Roses symbolize Father’s Day, red for living fathers, white for deceased.
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Sonora Smart Dodd
Spokane
Wash
Henry Jackson Smart
Dodd
Calvin Coolidge
Lyndon Johnson
Monroe seeks casino amid moral and political battles
Drivers on Exit 29 of Interstate 75 in Monroe face a moral crossroad as the town advances a casino plan. The effort aligns with a broader Midwest gambling wave, pairing Monroe with allied communities and a displaced Indian tribe to challenge Ohio’s gambling restrictions. Economic need clashes with moral concerns in a state wary of casinos.
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Solid Rock Church
Jesus
der Arms
Bristol
Larry Flynt
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Ontario
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