Ohio House Democrats lay out energy and jobs agenda
Democrats who control the Ohio House outline policy priorities over two years aiming to create jobs via energy efficient public buildings and a new Ohio Energy Resource Center at Ohio University. They seek a Gulf War and veterans bonuses bill funded by bonds, distance learning for high schools, foreclosure protections, and limits on campus credit card marketing while noting a $7 billion deficit and reliance on one time federal funds.
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Afghanistan
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Ohio Energy Resource Center
Ohio University
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Marietta
Ohio Legislates Veterans Bonuses and Film Tax Credit
Proposals call for cash bonuses to veterans of the Persian Gulf Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts and the creation of a tax credit to support film production in Ohio. The measures aim to recognize service members and boost the state’s entertainment industry through targeted incentives.
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Ohio
Extortion charges result in probation
A Westlake area man faced probation after extortion charges were filed. In a separate Elyria incident, Lorain woman Angela Rivera was charged with drunken driving and underage drinking after fleeing police during a disturbance call.
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Angela Rivera
Swan song for Tom Schultz remembered for compassion
North Ridgeville remembers Tom Schultz Jr a humane officer with the police department for 46 years starting in 1974. He cared for injured wildlife rescuing raccoons squirrels birds and ducks and even raised three possums for release. Schultz died last week at age 78 after a brief illness.
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Jim Spaulding
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Gillock
Bruce Bishof
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David Bogner
Black History Month talk by Emmy-winning producer at Oberlin
Oberlin College hosts Callie Crossley, Emmy-winning producer of Eyes on the Prize, as keynote for Black History Month. The 14-hour documentary covers Till's murder, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Voting Rights Act, and 1980s progress. Free lecture at West Lecture Hall, Science Center, 119 Woodland St.
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Science Center
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Woodland St
Emmett Till
Montgomery
Ala
Vermilion Uses 5000-Pound Ball to Break Ice Jam
Vermilion residents faced floodwater from a midwinter thaw as city crews used a 5000 pound ball and barges to smash ice jams on the Vermilion River starting Saturday. Inspections allowed Riverside Drive residents to return home and power was restored after safety checks.
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Dan Squires
Riverside Drive
Squires
Robert Kish
Mill Hollow
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