Extravagant rebates spark diary of a $600 windfall
A Chronicle column surveys a $600 tax rebate and diverse reader plans from buying roses and paying bills to investing, cruising, and even a world trip. The piece humorously questions timing, tax implications, and the economy while noting many will spend rather than save.
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Earmarked Fire Truck Funds Survive Ohio Vetoes
In southeastern Ohio, Monday Creek Fire Department gains 200000 for a new pumper engine after Rep. Larry Householder secured the line item in the 45 billion budget. Gov. Taft vetoed many earmarks, but several districts, including Householder's, retained funding despite broader cuts.
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Monday Creek
Paul Owings
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Ohio Budget Keeps Dozens of Republican Earmarks
The 45 billion state budget preserves multiple earmarks inserted by Republicans who control the General Assembly. Highlights include 1 million for the Edison Materials Technology Center Delphi Project in the Dayton area, 500 thousand for Lorain County Airport improvements, 500 thousand for the Mathematics and Science Center in Lake County, and 500 thousand in the Board of Regents budget for the center, with several others noted by named senators.
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Senate
Bob Taft
Department of Development
Edison Materials Technology Center
Delphi
Dayton
Jeff Jacobson
Phillipsburg
Department of Transportation
Lorain County
Jeffrey Armbruster
North Ridgeville
Board of
Regents
Lake County
Robert Gardner
Madison
Graduation cap and note found floating in Lake Erie
Lorain police investigated a black graduation cap and a note found drifting near Lakeview Beach. The note read I will meet you in heaven Grandpa I love you give me strength and wisdom. Authorities searched shorelines with Coast Guard help but found nothing. No missing persons reports tied to the item. officials treat it as potentially serious.
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Lorain
Lake Erie
Lakeview Beach
Grandpa
Rich Resendez
U.S. Coast Guard
Resendez
Loram
Fourth victim found in quarry near Camden Ohio
In western Ohio, a fourth person drowned Wednesday in a quarry pond near Camden. Jim Wood Jr. 42 was found Saturday night about 30 feet from shore after divers searched since the disappearance. Tara Wood 11, Josey Wood 9, and Russell Hileman 37 were recovered earlier, leaving four victims linked to the same incident at the Wysong Gravel quarry. Authorities noted currents from storm runoff and used sonar, infrared cameras, cadaver dogs, and flow control to aid the rescue. The Camden Somer Township Fire Department and Preble County Sheriff’s Office led the inquiry.
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Ohio
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Scott Michael
Camden Somer Township
Michael
Preble County
Mike Simpson
Wood
Tara
Josey
Russell Hileman
Camden
Dayton
Wysong Gravel
Hileman
Cincinnati police seek better early warning system
Three years after promising a federal mediator to improve tracking, Cincinnati police face a flawed system. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the division is under federal scrutiny and seeks a comprehensive, reliable database to monitor officers arrests, sick days, citizen complaints and use of force as the Justice Department urges robust early warning tools.
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US Justic Department
Cincinnati Enquirer
Justice Department
Fluoride choice returns to Ohio cities vote
A House committee may vote on a bill to let cities resume fluoride in water. Rep Kerry Metzger led the drive and notes the measure simply opens the option, reflecting a 32 year-old debate in which communities previously rejected fluoridation.
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Kerry Metzger
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