Analyst: AK shares tumble as labor costs cited in report
Downgrade spread through AK and steel peers as the stock fell to 15.85 dollars, down 7.85 percent amid ongoing after hours weakness. The report, citing critic Bradford, questions UK labor costs and notes entrenched pension and retiree health costs versus rivals like International Steel Group and U S Steel.
Retiree cost talk as Wainscott urges union talks in Florida
Wainscott urged union leaders to discuss cost cutting without targeting individuals during a Sarasota speech. Arm co Employees Independent Federation president Ed Shelley, representing 3000 Middletown Works workers, cautioned it is union versus company, not personal. He questioned how legacy costs for pensions and retiree health care can be resolved while AK pledges to honor retiree promises.
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James Wainscott
Bradford
Cleveland
International Steel Group
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Shelley
Middletown
Alan McCoy
McCoy
Sarasota
Fla
Wainscott
AEIF
Smith Barney
The
Wall Street Journal
Ed Shelley
Armco Employees Independent Federation
Middletown Works
U.S
Lem
Richard Wardrop
Florida
GOP factions clash over board appointment process
GOP officials dispute Shelton's bypass of the party screening for a deputy director post and accuse her of defying the party. Todd vows a straw vote to gauge the party’s preferred candidate, with nominations from the floor and a 7 p.m. meeting at Butler Tech on Ohio 4.
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Shelton
Elections Board
Mosketti
GOP
Don Birgel
Clarence “Babe” Rogers
Republican Board
Pete Mengel
Todd
Butler County Republican Party
Quentin Nichols
GOP Central Committee
J. Kenneth Blackwell
Board of Elections
Lynn Kinkaid
Kinkaid
Lynn
Joe Statzer
Bob Weber
Butler Tech
Ohio 4
Yellow Springs rejects amendment stance on marriage equality
The Yellow Springs council adopted a resolution calling the proposed amendment anti-family and urging local institutions to respect nontraditional unions and maternity rights. Local figures from Ohio campaigns criticized and defended the action, amid broad state results showing 62 percent approval statewide and about 85 percent of residents voting against the amendment.
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Yellow Springs
Joe Lacey
Dayton
Issue One
Ohioans For
Phil Burress
Ohio Campaign To Protect Marriage
We the People
Mary Alexander
George Pitstick
Pitstick
City Manager Titterington Faces Departure in Trenton
Sandra McDonnell says the city manager has been terrific and deserves support amid talk he may leave. He was hired in 2002 and his severance was extended in 2003 from six to nine months, with one extra month per year worked. He holds degrees from Miami University and the University of Cincinnati and has a wife Kathy and three daughters.
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al Sandra McDonnell
McDonnell
Titterington
Miami University
University of Cincinnati
Trenton
New Lebanon
Kathy
Sarah
Amanda
Maegan
Barton case hinges on witness testimony new trial request
The defense argues Henson knew another participant in the crime and jurors heard conflicting statements. Two men connected to Henson’s jail time testified for Barton. A sheriff’s deputy implicated in theft confirmed Henson planned to tell the truth. Judge Flannery will rule after briefs next week. Barton, Clark, and Hodge remain jailed. Clark faces up to 18 months and $2,500 fine if convicted again.
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Henson
Barton
Gary
James Hodge
Michael Moore
Leslie Meyer
Moore
James Flannery
Clark
Hodge
Court denies delay of execution for brain test evidence
Ohio inmate William H. Smith, 47, was scheduled for a 10 a.m. Tuesday lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility for the 1987 rape, robbery, and murder of Mary Bradford in Cincinnati. The U S Supreme Court declined to hear his brain abnormality appeal, with no further action planned.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio
William H. Smith
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Mary Bradford
John Paul Stevens
Citizens foil two would be burglars in Hamilton
In Ross Township, Susan J. Craft observed a suspect, noted his license plate, and helped arrest Bradley S. Posillico on a burglary charge. In Liberty Township, Anthony Holbrook used a .22 shotgun to hold Christopher Shawn Reed at bay while deputies arrived, with Reed charged with burglary.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Katie McMahon
McMahon
Sheriff's Office
Susan J. Craft
Ross Township
Craft
Bradley S. Posillico
Southern Hills Blvd
Posillico
Liberty Township
Anthony Holbrook
Saraso
Target
Holbrook
Reed
Cincinnati Officer Accidentally Zaps Fellow Officer
In Over-the-Rhine a Taser misfire struck Officer Jody Dillinger during a struggle with Douglas Robinson, who lacked a valid license. Robinson fled, was recaptured after another Taser volley from Robin Williams and a third officer, with no injuries reported. Robinson faces multiple charges including obstructing official business and driving under suspension.
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Cincinnati
Over-the-Rhine
Robin Williams
Douglas Robinson
Bond Hill
15Th Street
Williams
Jody Dillinger
Robinson
Dillinger
David Gregory
Department
Kurt Byrd
Byrd
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