Christmas in Japan A secular Kurisumasu observed
Harvey Gittler notes Christmas in Japan is a largely retail driven holiday with only 1 percent Christian population. He describes Kurisumasu as a Western influenced season celebrated in cities with decorations cakes and music while many Japanese view it as a non religious event and New Year remains the major national holiday.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S
Jesus
Santa Claus
Jesus Santa Claus
Kurisumasu
Santa
Colonel Sanders
KFC
Ohio to spark 33 million public info blitz on power deregulation
Gov Taft signs bill restructuring Ohios eleven billion electric market and regulators launch a two year 33 million campaign with pamphlets billboards radio TV and web info to help customers choose among new suppliers. Aggregate buying groups form in Lorain County as deregulation takes hold.
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Columbus
Bob Taft
Ohno
Ohio
Citizens Action
Lorain County
Aggregate
FirstEnergy
Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council
Sheffield Lake
Ohio Consumers’ Counsel
Robert Tongren
PUC
PUCO
New Power Co
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Gael Doar
California
Drunken driver fatally shot after carjacking attempt on Ohio Turnpike
Two State Highway Patrol troopers were injured and gunfire fatally wounded Wayne Wright 33 of Ypsilanti after he fought troopers and attempted to carjack vehicles on the turnpike in Shalersville. Troopers Rudy Zupane and Christopher Barnes were treated and released.
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Shalersville
Ohio Turnpike
Wayne Wright
Ypsilanti
Mid
Wright
Rudy Zupane
Christopher Barnes
Zupane
Turnpike
Robert Safos
Warren
Barnes
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
Gary Lewis
Summit County Coroners Office
Wright Shalersvile
Dieseland
Prayer a fixture in state politics
Ohio lawmakers open sessions with prayers from Christian Jewish and Muslim leaders a tradition upheld despite First Amendment concerns. Senator Jim Jordan notes spending billions prompts seeking guidance as Rev Ball Wysong leads Senate and Luther an minister Bob Gibson leads House in the 124th General Assembly. The Supreme Court ruled government sponsored prayer constitutional in 1983 Marsh v. Chambers, and the ACLU has not challenged Ohio practice though prayers must remain nondenominational.
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Ohio
Ohio House
Senate
Jim Jordan
Urbana
House
124Th General Assembly
Ball Wysong
St Ritas School
Inmate Death Penalty Hopes Rise in Ohio 2001
Two Ohio inmates face looming execution dates with Jay Scott, a 1984 death row inmate, and John Byrd slated for possible 2001 death sentences. Advocates warn governors may trigger a wave of executions as cases move faster through the system.
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Jay Scott
V&e Delicatessen
Cleveland
Vinnie Prince
Prince
Pointblank
Scott
Ohio
Jim Tobin
Catholic Conference of Ohio
John Byrd
Cincinnati
Byrd
Joe Case
Betty Montgomery
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Lee Rui
FirstEnergy Corp
Chet Kantosky Jr
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Heidelberg College
Jeff Tillman
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Safos
Brooklyn
Parma
Perkins Family
Daniel Smetana
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