Taft outlines steel industry plan for Ohio economy
Governor Taft promotes a steel initiative detailing 60 million in tax exempt financing for pollution control equipment, 30 million over three years for capital investment, 15 million in training grants to upgrade workers, and 5 million over three years for infrastructure or equipment. Larry Gentile of United Steelworkers Local 1104 welcomes the plan after meetings with Taft. the union covers about 2,000 workers at Republic and related plants.
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Taft pushes domestic steel in Ohio school projects
Governor Taft backs laws requiring domestic steel for all state funded school buildings and strong penalties for foreign steel use. He envisions 10.2 billion state funding over 12 years to rebuild schools, totaling 23 billion with local contributions, while urging a U.S. trade investigation into foreign steel dumping and its impact on domestic producers.
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Council backs narrowing of Elyria High site list
Elyria City Council largely supported the school board plan to limit potential sites for a new Elyria High School. Some members criticized downtown East Broad and East Bridge as an eliminated option, urging broader public discussion before cutting sites. Several councilors affirmed the board’s right to decide, citing safety and impact concerns on nearby properties and downtown business activity.
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E. Kenneth Burkhard
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Taft asks federal government to buy prison
Gov. Bob Taft urged the U S Department of Justice to acquire the North east Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown after CCA announced its August closing. Taft said federal ownership could relieve federal prison crowding and preserve a trained workforce, warning the closure would hit Youngstown and Mahoning Valley economically. The 2016-bed NOCC houses 350 inmates and employs about 11 million annually in payroll with 250 thousand in income tax paid to the city last year.
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Controversy Over Miss Universe Contestant’s Gender Claim
Officials voice confidence the contestant is a woman amid rumors worth about 250000 in prize money. Mary Hilliard McMillan cites birth certificate and swimsuit tests while Paris officials call the claim prejudicial. The Miss Universe organization recently updated rules to require natural born women, a change prompted by past cases such as a pregnant Miss Guam and Alicia Machado’s weight controversy.
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School narrows site list for future school coffees
The school seeks to hold about 100 coffees in May and June to gather public input on six candidate sites. Board members debate elimination decisions, stressing process transparency and the value of viable options. Grace’s plan remains under discussion with public input hoped.
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South Pole Doctor Evacuated in Hazardous Polar Flight
Rescue teams completed a dangerous leg from the South Pole to Rothera base on Adelaide Island and prepared for a six hour Drake Passage hop to Punta Arenas Chile. Dr Ronald Shemenski, 59, from Oak Harbor Ohio, suffered a gall bladder attack and pancreatic inflammation. he was stable and walking. The mission, led by Raytheon Polar Services, followed a prior successful McMurdo evacuation and contrasted with Jerri Nielsen’s 1999 rescue.
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New Zealand
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Peter West
National Science Foundation
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Official accepts 1 year jail term in bribe scandal
CHICAGO AP The top official convicted in the Illinois drivers license bribery scandal pled guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. Dean Bauer 73 former Kankakee police chief and Gov George Ryan inspector general faced a tougher term after prosecutors alleged an unholy alliance between fundraising and licensing. The case linked 170000 in bribe money to the Ryan campaign fund and Bauer admitted urging a state employee to destroy a document under federal subpoena.
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Bauer
Kankakee
George Ryan
Ryan
Citizens For Ryan
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