Coal-state Democrats challenge EPA climate rules
Eight Democratic senators from industrial states question the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources such as power plants and mines. They urge Congress to act on climate legislation and seek a timetable from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, with a delay on coal-fired utilities until Congress acts.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Congress
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U.S
Obama
Lisa Jackson
Mark Begich
Alaska
Robert Byrd
Sherrod Brown
D-Avon
Bob Casey
Pennsylvania
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Carl Levin
Michigan
Max Baucus
Montana
Jackson
Seniors embrace marijuana use as boomers age
Aged 50 plus survey data shows rising marijuana use from 1.9 to 2.9 percent between 2002 and 2008 with 55 to 59 year olds rising from 1.6 to 5.1 percent. Boomers seek relief from pain and aging, while health risks include dizziness falls heart concerns and possible cognitive impact.
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Florence Siegel
New York Times
AARP
Dennis Day
Columbus
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Parks
William Dale
University of Chicago Medical Center
Pete Delany
The
Boomers
Hunter Thompson
Town hall set on all electric rate hike concerns
Kos urged residents affected by the rate hike to attend a 7 pm town hall with Lundy at Ridgefield Recreation Center North Ridgeville. FirstEnergy plans restoring some discounts but not a permanent solution as rates for all electric customers may rise to match others. Contact Melissa Hebert at 329-7129 or mhebert chroniclet.com.
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FirstEnergy
Ted Strickland
Kos
Lundy
Ridgefield Recreation Center
Gatewood Drive
North Ridgeville
Melissa Hebert
Mhebert
Chroniclet.com
Priest Chaplain Bridges War and Faith in Helmand Mass
In Afghanistan's Badula Qulp region, Army chaplain Subler of Versailles Ohio leads Mass for 400 soldiers of the 5th Stryker Brigade amid daily firefights as they push Taliban insurgents. He speaks of faith under danger, family separation, and the burden of war.
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Versailles
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Badula Qulp
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Columbus
Fort Lewis
Washington
Iraq
St. Peter’s
Anne Bryant remembered for public service and resilience
Anne Bryant, U.S. Congresswoman from California's 45th District from 1994 to 1998, died at 62 after a Lake Tahoe skiing accident. Her successor, Bono Mack, praised Bryant as a dedicated public servant and tireless advocate for veterans, Social Security, immigration, and service workers amid a life of civic engagement.
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May
Bridges Receive Simultaneous Work On Lorain County Routes
Lorain County along with Quarry Road north of Route 18 will see concurrent bridge work. Officials feared travel disruption at a Jan 29 meeting prompting ODOT to schedule staggered work. Detour routes include 18 to 58 to 20 to 511 back to 18. Ruhlin Co. of Sharon Center is the contractor for a 1.54 million project part of 34 stimulus projects totaling 55 million in north central Ohio.
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Ken Carney
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Route 18
Stacy
ODOT
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