Ohio schools misspend net funding for Internet hookups
Federal program awarded 57 million dollars to Ohio in its first year to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet. Many districts faced strict eligibility, paperwork hurdles, and misaligned needs. Some lacked qualifying new computers or fast connections, while others prioritized other projects or struggled with the application process.
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Ohio
John Zesiger
Trimble
Glouster
Boston
Scioto County
Federal Communications Commission
20th Anniversary of Patti Hamer Kidney Transplant
Patti Hamer of LaGrange marks 20 years since a 1979 kidney transplant from a North Carolina donor. She lives with diabetes, uses daily anti rejection meds, and remains active despite bone brittleness from medication. Open house at LaGrange Lions Park honors her recovery and gratitude.
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Patti Hamer
Tabby
Hamer
LaGrange Lions Park
Glendale Street
Lagrange
EMH
Elyria
North Carolina
Joanne Hamer
Bullet train plans derailed for 10 years
Columbus AP reports scaled down bullet train plans for the East Coast will be at least a decade away in Ohio and the Midwest. The Ohio Rail Development Commission says options include a 100 mph Cincinnati to Chicago route via Cleveland and Toledo.
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Columbus
Ohio
Midwest
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
Tom O’leary
Oho Rail Development Commission
Amtrak
Boston
Washington, D.C
Dereg proposal would cut rates in Northeast Ohio
In Northeast Ohio the average residential electric bill would drop about 15 dollars monthly under a deregulation plan reported by The Plain Dealer. The plan also imposes charges around 40 percent of the bill for nearly five years, while utilities would receive about 10 billion dollars in reimbursements for nuclear investments. Ohio lawmakers released the proposal after months of talks among utilities and consumer advocates, with supporters citing potential rate reductions and critics warning of added charges.
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Columbus
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
Robert Tongren
Thousands switch natural gas provider in Ohio program
Columbus AP reports nearly a third of Columbia Gas customers have chosen new natural gas suppliers over two years, cutting about 10 percent or 21.5 million dollars. Some 347,600 homes and 42,200 small businesses switched, with 40,000 more customers each month. The program, praised by analysts, began as a pilot in Toledo and expanded in August to all 13 million Ohio customers.
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Columbus
Columbia Gas
Steve Jablonski
Kenneth Costello
National Regulatory Research Institute
Toledo-area
Columbia
Ohio
Secretary of State demands return of insurer donations
Columbus AP Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell asks Nashville based Republican Fund for the Nineties PAC to return $45,000 from Larry Rogers founder of PIE Mutual Insurance. Blackwell says Rogers used linked committees to dodge Ohio limits. plans to refer the matter to the Ohio Elections Commission as Rogers faces bribery and related charges.
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Columbus
Kenneth Blackwell
Nashville
Cleveland
Blackwell
Lamar Alex Jander
Ohio
Larry Rogers
PIE: Mutual Insurance Co
Akron Beacon Journal
Rogers
Tennessee
Leadership Political Action Committee
Carlo LoParo
Akron Beacon Journal Public Records
Republican
Ohio Elections Commission
Beacon Journal
Waite Hill
PIE
Physicians Insurance Exchange
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Ironton
Lloyd Evans
Kathie Porter
New Boston
Lynda Ryan
Chronicle
Romeo Miclat
Elyria Public Library
Library of Congress
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Calfornia
Pacific Northwest
Boston-to-Washington
O'Leary
Midwest States
Federal Railroad Administration
Costello
Gretchen Thomas
Forest Hills Golf Course
Oberlin-Elyria Road
Carlisle Township
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