Prairie State power plant sparks Midwest rate angst
Midwest towns contend high bills and skepticism over the Prairie State complex seed higher costs than promised. Ohio and Illinois customers allege overcharges and misrepresentation while Batavia suits accuse consultants. AMP defends the plant as a clean long-term asset amid SEC probes.
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Ilinois
Prairie State Energy Campus
Galion
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Washington County
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Peabody Energy
Paducah
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Mscient
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American Municipal Power Cooperative
Michael Childress
Peabody
Indiana Municipal Power Authority
Peabody Coal
Wall Street
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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AMP
Kent Carson
Carson
Bill to extend rape case limitations in Ohio
An Ohio Senate bill would extend the statute of limitations for rape and sexual battery to 20 years after DNA evidence is found, regardless of crime date, as part of a state initiative to test untested rape kits. The move accompanies a 2011 program offering free DNA testing to law enforcement.
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Olumbus
Ohio
Senate
Mike DeWine
Oberlin rescue of runaway slave John Price highlighted
Civil War buff Ron Gorman recounts the 1858 Oberlin Wellington Slave Rescue in which twenty Oberlin Rescuers defied the Fugitive Slave Act to free 18 year old John Price from US marshals. He will speak Wednesday at the South Lorain Library about the Underground Railroad escape and its local heroes.
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Willard Memorial Square
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Canada
50 years of perfect attendance at Mansfield Plumbing
Ron Kline, 70, began as a cleanup worker in January 1965 and has spent five decades with Mansfield Plumbing in Ashland. He earns the nickname Hot Dog after a favorite meal, arrives before dawn for deliveries, and marks his milestone with a warehouse lunch as coworkers celebrate his flawless attendance record. He credits staying active and enjoying his work, noting he would have perfect school attendance if not for a second grade funeral.
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Ashland
Ohio
Ron Kline
Mansfield Plumbing
Mansfield News Journal
Kline
Columbus Sniper Plumbs Steady Aim in 1993 Standoff
In a tense Columbus scene on August 16 1993 SWAT sniper Mike Plumb tracked Doug Conley from 82 yards away as Conley threatened self harm. Plumb fired no shot until Conley lowered the revolver and moved to release the crisis.
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Doug Conley
Conley
Mike Plumb
Plumb
Vietnam
SWAT
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