Journalists warn readers about overreliance on single news sources
At Oberlin College a panel of Dan Rottenberg Nora Zayre and Donna Hanover fault media for playing God failing to verify statements and producing puff pieces. They note understaffed local outlets bias from advertisers and a need for readers to seek mixed news sources and check facts before trust.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Dan Rottenberg
Philadelphia
New York Times
Nora Zayre
Utica
N. Y
Donna Hanover
Rottenberg
Siary
See Ens
Wktv Television
Philadelphia Magazine
Wilder Main Lounge
Westwood pupils pledge aloud as Wellington holds Saturday makeup sessions
Kindergarten pupils at Westwood Elementary recite the pledge to begin the day as Wellington schools run the first of five Saturday sessions to recapture time lost when schools closed last month for budget reasons. High School absenteeism stood at about 4 percent, deemed normal, while a random survey found most students adapting to the schedule.
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Westwood
Wellington
Wellington High School
Howard Dulmage
Ohio lawmakers clash over six day war style rush
Area Republicans condemn Democratic push to pass six bills in one week before Gov. Gilligan leaves office. Democrats defend “legislative expediency” as they rush a Congressional redistricting plan and election reform through both chambers. Freshmen like Scribner Fauver and James Betts gain quick exposure as longtime lawmakers call the session the most partisan and poorly run in years.
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Columbus
House
Senate
John J. Gilligan
James A Rhodes
Ohio
GOP
Gilligan
Scribner Fauver
Allyria
James Betts
Rocky River
Ohio House
Fauver
Elyria
Betts
Finance Appropriations Committee
Ethel Swanbeck
Huron
J. Leonard Camera
D-Lorain
Camera
Lorain
Jim Rhodes
Brown
General Assembly
Ohio lottery agents fear stamp will shutter outlets
Ohio lottery agents warn the federal gambling stamp law will force many outlets to close if annual 508 fees apply to ticket sales. Some sellers doubt commissions will cover costs while others plan to proceed, pending amendments. State officials urge Congress to amend the law to protect legal lotteries.
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Mast
Ohio Lottery
Tecker
US Congress
Aren “al
Barry Trevithick
Fisher-Farw
Trevithick
Diedrick
Ohio Lottery Commission
Dave Pelunis
Congress
Two area men get state appointments
Columbus AP report notes outgoing Gov. Gilligan announced almost two dozen eleventh hour appointments including Toledo and Dayton Municipal Court judges. Expected to win Senate confirmation before Jan. 13. William J Kennedy of Elyria named to the Board of School and College Registration. Joseph E Ciighan of Oberlin named to the Elected Officials and Judicial Compensation Review Commission.
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Columbus
John J. Gilligan
Toledo
Dayton
Ohio Senate
Gilligan
William J. Kennedy
Elyria
Elyria Beauty Academy
Board of
School and College Registration
Leo Blackburn
Joseph E. Ciighan
Oberlin
Winds cause widespread minor damage and power outages
High winds across Loram County and nearby areas triggered scattered power outages and downed trees. Power lines on Sprague Road in North Ridgeville cut service for Ohio Edison customers for about a minute, and a two minute outage occurred on Cleveland Street at Gulf Road in Elyria. No major damage reported beyond a neon sign fire at A&J's Paneling Supply on 2017 North Ridge Road.
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Loram County
Sprague Road
North Ridgeville
Ohio Edison Co
Elyna
Cleveland Street
Gulf Road
Edison
Logan Street
Elyria
Powers
Erie County
Greensoch
Huron County
Sheriff Department
North Fairfield
Monroeville
North Olmsted
Cuyahoga
Park Ridge
A&j
North Ridge Rd
Ainahomondivenre Mertens
Brown camps in Statehouse office over partisan bills
Lt Gov John W Brown hunkered down in his Columbus Statehouse office after Democrats passed six partisan measures, awaiting certification. He vowed 24 hour presence until Monday, sleeping on a sofa with wife Violet bringing clothes, while officials debated a Supreme Court ruling on bypassing him.
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Columbus
UPI
John W. Brown
Statehouse
John Brown
Brown John Brown
Tim
Brown
Ohio
Senate
Violet
New London trailer firm shuts production line
New London Ohw Body Manufacturing Co. on North Main Street has shut down its main production line indefinitely, laying off 100 of 115 employees. The layoff, effective Thursday, stems from a lack of parts. Remaining workers will handle unloading and parts when deliveries resume, per Reeves Carroll, bargaining chairman for VAW-CIO Local 1S. The company indicated the layoffs could last one to three weeks.
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NEW London
Ohw Body Manufacturing Co
North Main Street
Reeves Carroll
Plantanion
Vaw-Cio
Carroll Carroll
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R-Medina
Donald Pease
Oberlin Democrat
Issions
Ali
Elmer Zoltai
Capt
E-Z Confectionary
Middle Ave
Zokai
Thomas Diedrick
Guerin’s Inc
Broad St
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Ocasek
New London Company
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