Platinum credit cards and the rare metal myth
A humorous column blends science and finance, noting platinum’s rarity and uses while skewering publicity around platinum credit cards. It traces industrial roles from catalysts to jewelry, then lampoons endless mailings offering platinum cards from Amex, Visa, Discover, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Express
Twe
Discover
Master Card
Visa
North Carolina State University
Aarp Amnesty International
Republican Party
NC State
AARP
Hopkins Airport to Get Major Security Upgrades
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will receive a 3 million dollar package of security upgrades funded by a 2.3 million federal grant. Plan includes bomb sniffing dogs, explosion proof trash containers, rolling gates, new central command center and enhanced CCTV.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
the Plain Dealer
Fred Szabo
Concourse D
Deitel
Elk farming boom in Ohio as sisters grow Bonnie Brae herd
Melinda Huszti and Maribelle Paul expanded their Bonnie Brae Elk Farm in Rochester Township from a dozen elk after their father’s 1991 death to 179 head with 42 calves born last spring and early summer. They sell tender elk meat from the family workshop, noting Ohio hosts about two dozen elk farms amid a nationwide rise to about 135,000 elk. The industry attracts interest for low fat meat and antler velvet used in remedies, while visitors admire the majestic animals driving by.
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Cleveland
Melinda Huszti
Maribelle Paul
California
Ohio
Huszti
Bonnie Brae
Rochester Township
Lorain County
North American
Elk Breeders Association
Ben Paul
Youths disrupt Cincinnati Black Family Reunion festival
Police arrested eight youths for disorderly conduct after fights and overturned furniture at the riverfront festival drawing 50 000 to 70 000 attendees. About 25 000 Reds fans added to bus chaos before thunderstorms cleared the area. organizers called the crowd rowdy yet generally courteous.
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Cincinnati (Ap
Greg Snider
Fountain Square
Cincinnati Reds
Kurt Byrd
Sawyer Point Park
Byrd
Snider
Robinson
Cassandra Robinson
Cincinnati
Mary Wilson
The
Supremes
CassCan Inc
Cuyahoga County offers largest worker buyout program
Cuyahoga County commissioners unveiled the state’s broadest early retirement plan, costing 118 million to buy out 1,140 employees from 29 agencies. The move aims to save 50 million over five years but risks staffing gaps, as the Board of Elections needs 15 hires for the November election. Former administrator Tom Hayes, now Ohio jobs chief, stands to gain 410,800 in pension payments.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
the Plain Dealer
Board of Elections
Ninth
Euclid
Thomas Jelepis
Ohio
Public Employees Retirement System of
Cuyahoga
Tom Hayes
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Hayes
Habitat housing project faces resident opposition in Delaware
In Delaware residents sign a 160 name petition opposing a 15 house Habitat for Humanity subdivision on the east side citing fears of lower property values and more low income families. Habitat notes 18 homes built over 14 years and says revised plans reduce to 15 houses with a park and zero interest mortgages.
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Delaware
Habitat For Humanity
Whhtanene
Jackson
Habitat
Columbus
Mary Jane Santos
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Hgilier
Ctwe
Anon
Hopkins
Congress
Cincy
Patrick
Linda Patrick
Rachel Ortega
Chronicle
Amherst Stone Masons
Sandstone Museum Center
Amherst
86Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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