Women in Ohio politics defy minority label and bias
In Columbus a Rutgers study notes women are 53 percent of voters yet hold only 4 to 7 percent of U S public offices. Ohio candidates differ, with average age around 42, most have college degrees, and many support families while pursuing legislative work. The piece cites Irene Smart Carol Sweeney Virginia Aveni Joan Douglass and others detailing discrimination and balance between family and public service.
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Columbus
United States
Eagleton School of Politics
Rutgers University
Carol Sweeney
Cincinnati
Virginia Aveni
D-Lyndhurst
Special election tomorrow for Columbia levy to fund schools
Columbia Local School District voters face an 8 mill operating levy described as vital and critical. If approved, about 144000 dollars annually would fund a 2 percent teacher raise from January, though deficits remain. Voters in Columbia and Eaton townships cast ballots tomorrow 6 30 am to 7 30 pm at designated precincts with costs estimated at 150 per precinct.
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Columbia Twp
Columbia
Donald Hagen
Faise
Iolday
Hagen
Columbia Township
Eaton Township
Town
Rt .2
West River Road
Bronson
Root Road
Copopa School
Rt. 82
Brokaw-Henwell
Eaton Elementary
Lorain County Auditor's Office
Rhodes
Ohio Supreme Court
Dust Storm Rages Across Clayton NM in 1937 Storm
A dust storm rolls into Clayton New Mexico on May 29 1937 as John Steinbeck notes in The Grapes of Wrath. The wind drives dust across fields lifting debris and darkening the sky while corn suffers and night falls with a red sun dimly visible. Photographer unknown.
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John Steinbeck
Clayton, N. M
Rescue squad in North Ridgeville battles a busy night
North Ridgeville rescue squad logs a tense Friday with two deaths and two serious injuries. A woman suffers an electrical burn on Nicoll Drive and is taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A drowning victim is found in a backyard pool. Firemen Johnn y and Ray respond rapidly, with Lt Gilder freeing victims from a sedan after a Sugar Ridge Road crash. The night ends with a fatality and a serious injury, as investigators probe the gun incident and the pool death.
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Nicoll Drive
North Ridgeville
Louis Simonyi
Ray Diederich
Johnny
Ray
Judy Workman
Simonyi
Diederich
Sumonyi
Robert Gilder
Sugar Ridge Road
Theodore
Gretchen Orzech
Elycia
Gilder
Richard Foor
Orzech
Elyria Memorial Hospital
The $2 bill fades from common use in the public
The Federal Reserve aims to boost $2 bills as merchants report little usage and few on hand. Bankers say recalls and refusals persist, while some doubt the note will become common currency. Officials plan further public education to revive usage.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Bob Glorius
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Glorius
Elyria
Tom Haywood
Brandan Jewelers
James Baker
First National Bank of Elytia
Baker
Gloring
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Marie Tansey
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Joan Douglass
Mansfield
110Th General Assembly
Hélen Fix
R-Cincinnai
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Toledo
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Indian Ridge Museum
West Ridge Rd
Mt. Vernon
Spencer
Jeromesville
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Vietzen
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