Winter storms keep flooding across county with new rain and snow
The Black River rose about two feet above flood level after Saturday rain and a Sunday snow, closing roads including Short Road in Penfield and Gore Orphanage Road near 303. Ohio Highway Patrol logged minor accidents from slick conditions. A midweek rain then snow is forecast as sun returns briefly this week.
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LaGrange Township
Ohio Highway Patrol
Pension Squeeze Overstated in Public Pensions Debate
Analysis shows state and local pension costs average 2.9 to 3.8 percent of budgets, far below claims of a budget crisis. Private sector retirement funding runs about 3.5 percent of compensation. Funds are underfunded largely due to stock market losses in the Great Recession.
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National Association of State Retirement Administrators
Center For Retirement Research
Boston College
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Employee Benefit Research Institute
Forces fire rockets from helicopters to back Libyan leader
Rebels say they remain energized and claim the despot is on his heels as forces use helicopter rockets in the conflict. Reports place the action amid ongoing clashes and shifting control.
Scholar to discuss Oberlin trailblazer Langston in two talks
Judith E. King-Calnek will present two free talks March 29 and 30 on John Mercer Langston, Oberlin abolitionist and Ohio’s first Black attorney who became Virginia’s first Black congressman. She covers Langston’s education work and his complex family background.
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United Nations International School
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Lucy Langston
Whats funny about LOL
Martha Irvine examines how LOL has evolved from a simple online laugh to a ubiquitous but sometimes overused term. The piece cites critics who call it lazy and dishonest while noting its persistence on social networks and in casual communication.
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Chicago
Twitter
Facebook
Seth Ginsburg
New Yorker
Demetri Martin
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