Lorain teachers clash with administration over standards
Lorain Education Association president Jay Pickering blasts district leadership for lowering expectations as a 2007 Ohio Education Department assessment cites a culture of low expectations. He notes layoffs, poverty, and declining enrollment amid reforms under Superintendent Tom Tucker.
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Jay Pickering
Ohio Department of Education
Pickering
Lorain Education Association
Tom Tucker
Mately
Dean Reinhart
Tucker
Steve Manheim
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Union
Oberlin Avenue
Dual govern ments under Obama embrace openness and secrecy
Analysis notes the paradox of President Obama's push for transparency with a sustained stance against leaks and broad surveillance. It cites declassification efforts, public data initiatives, and legal protections, contrasted with aggressive use of state secrets and widespread phone and internet monitoring revealed by an NSA contractor.
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Washington
United States
Barack Obama
Obama
National Security Agency
Ohio flu hospitalizations surge far above prior year
Ohio saw about 5,200 flu related hospitalizations from September to May 18, far beyond the 595 in 2011 12 and above 3,200 during the 2009 10 swine flu year. Officials cite many independent factors and earlier season start with seniors most affected.
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Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Thomas Herchline
Montgomery County
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Time running out for Ohio veteran bonuses
Time is running out for eligible Ohio veterans to claim bonuses up to 1500 dollars amid concerns thousands may miss out by not applying. Navy veteran Robert Erb III praises the bonus as a real blessing for his family after service in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan eras.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Navy
Robert Erb III
Do You Qualify For Veteran Bonus Program Details
Eligible veterans may receive 100 dollars per month of active duty in specified war zones up to 1000 dollars. Family members of veterans killed or died from service may get a 5000 dollar bonus and the veteran's monthly bonus up to 6500 dollars. Applications at www veterans bonus ohio gov or by calling 877 OHIOVET for paper forms and required documentation.
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Iraq
Veterans Bonus
Ohio
Ohiovet
Resilient Mayflies Return to Lake Erie Shore
Port Clinton News-Herald reports mayflies are rising along Ohio's northern shores despite years of water quality concerns. Tory Gabriel of Ohio State University Sea Grant says their presence signals improving health of Lake Erie, noting they vanished in the 1960s and 70s but have returned.
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Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Ohio
Tory Gabriel
Ohio State University
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