Uncertainty and belief shape extreme actions and policy
Paul Facinelli discusses how strong belief in the afterlife aids mind control in terror plots and highlights related societal debates. He critiques death penalty politics, urges restraint on smoking policy controversy, and notes Ohio Republicans plan to challenge State Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer after a pivotal school funding ruling.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Paul Pfeifer
Pfeifer
GOP
Study finds Ohio county roads unsafe and underfunded
A county engineers association study says 69 percent of Ohio’s nearly 80,000 miles of county roads fall below the 20 foot width standard and more than 40 percent of 26,848 bridges are posted for reduced weight. It warns 11,262 bridges are over 50 years old and total needs exceed 194 million dollars annually, proposing a 3.5 cent gasoline tax hike or $20 annual vehicle license increase to fund maintenance.
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Columbus
County Engineers Association of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio county roads and bridges face safety and aging strain
A study by the County Engineers Association of Ohio finds 31 percent of county roads fail the 20 foot width standard and over 40 percent of 26,848 county bridges are posted or deficient. 11,292 bridges are over 60 years old with projections to exceed 16,000 by 2006. Numerous safety upgrades are needed amid rising injuries and fatalities on county roads.
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County Engineers Association of Ohio
Ohio tops list for penalizing doctors
Ohio led 11 large states in sanctioned doctors in 1996 with 4.75 licenses revoked or restricted per 1,000. Public Citizen and the Federation report 2,731 nationwide sanctions averaging 3.96 per 1,000, while Ohio had about 34,000 licensed physicians and argues its system protects patients.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Federation of State Medical Boards
Tom Dilling
Ohio State Medical Board
Public Citizen
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Five fires reported in one hour prompt mutual aid
In Westlake firefighters battled five fires within 50 minutes on Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported and all blazes were said to be unrelated. One barn blaze at 2260 Bassett Road caused about 200000 dollars in damage and is under investigation.
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Westlake
Pat Hannerman
Bay Village
North Olmsted
Rocky River
Lakewood
Hannermann
Hannerman
Bassett Road
Poll finds Taft Celeste as likely governor ticket
Cincinnati AP poll shows Secretary of State Bob Taft and former Governor Celeste as the clear preferred ticket if the 1999 Ohio governor election were moved up. Celeste leads Democrats in a U.S. Senate race while George Voinovich contemplates the Senate bid.
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Cincinnati
Bob Taft
Richard Celeste
Taft
Celeste
U.S. Senate
George Voinovich
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