Cuts for seniors would cost Ohio more in long run
Gov. Taft plans budget cuts to PASSPORT and other programs, arguing immediate balance takes priority. Aging department warns 150 seniors monthly could be displaced, increasing nursing home costs up to 17.2 million annually if 1 000 leave and enter care, while federal funds also drop.
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Taft
Cleveland
Bob Taft
Department
Passport
Steve Proctor
Proctor
Orest Holubec
Coffee Corps recruits volunteers to aid coffee farmers abroad
Karen Fazzio, a former Procter & Gamble coffee buyer, joins the Coffee Corps project run with USAID to help impoverished growers in Africa and other regions. With $500,000 initial funding, plans match volunteers to assignments starting in March, tapping about 50 already volunteering.
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Cincinnati
Africa
Asia
South America
Central
Fazzie
Margaret Swallow
The
Coffee Quality Institute
OSU player speech shocks high school officials
Ohio State freshman defensive end Joel Penton spoke at Rutherford B. Hayes High School as a Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative. The assembly focused on faith with Penton’s testimonial lasting over half the 30 minutes, drawing mixed protests and support from parents and staff.
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Delaware
Ohio
Buckeyes
Joel Penton
van Wert
Ohio State
Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Joel
Ohio Wesleyan University
Penton
Kent woman asked to remove parts of anatomically correct snow woman
Crystal Lynn faced police due to an anonymous complaint about her snow figure in Ohio. She reported a officer asked her to remove the breasts but later learned the complaint came from a citizen. Lynn removed a maroon tablecloth covering the chest to avoid arrest.
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Kent
Snow Woman
Crystal Lynn
Ohio
Lynn
Goodlet
Ohio floods threaten southern counties as winter storm moves in
Rain and warmer temperatures trigger rising creeks across Southern Ohio while a new winter storm advances from the Northwest. Flood watches blanket the state with 1 to 2 inches of rain expected, roads closed in Gallia and Scioto Counties, and power restored for about 3,000 Portsmouth customers after a weeklong outage. Officers report widespread debris and ongoing tree removal as crews work to clear routes.
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Ohio
Ohio River
Bob Howard
Gallia County
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Cincinnati
Dayton
Scioto County
American Electric
Portsmouth-area
Jeff Kirkendall
Howard
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OSU
Jim Peterson
Columbus
Wright
Matt Kuchers
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Ohio Wesleyan
Peterson
James Goodlet
Rebecca Gilmore
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