Names for being fired reveal cultural stances and rhetoric
Harvey Gittler notes how terms for job loss vary across cultures and companies. He cites phrases like normal involuntary attrition, retrench ing, or releasing people, and contrasts them with blunt terms such as sacked or axed.
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York
Lorain County
Cisco Systems
California
Cisco
Eering
Corning
Ford
Oberlin
Dick Schaefer
England
Janice Zinser
Oberlin College
Shakespeare
Ohio charter schools form first association to aid growth
Ohio's charter school movement forms the Ohio Charter Schools Association to represent 68 schools with about 18 000 students. Stephen Ramsey, 53, named president, comes from the Department of Education to lead the new group aimed at independent governance and collaboration. Initial funding from corporate sponsors supports the launch as the sector seeks better facilities and funding amid lower per pupil spending.
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Columbus
Ohio
Stephen Ramsey
Ohio Charter Schools Association
Ramsey
Department of Education
Office of
Cleveland
Thomas Baker
Baker
Lucas County
Education Department
J.C. Benton
National Charter Movement
Ohio Community School Cen
Record enrollments rise in Ohio prepaid tuition plan
Ohio Tuition Trust Authority reports 15,171 enrolled in the College Advantage Savings Plan up 41 percent since July as talk of tuition hikes fuels savings. The program offers a Guaranteed Savings Fund and a new Variable Investment Funds plan tied to stock market risk with investments managed by Putnam Investments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Tuition Trust Authority
Judy Cunningham
Authority
Ohio State University
Maureen O’brien
Tuition Trust Authority
O’brien
Putnam Investments
Boston
Ohio University
Medina county rifle honors history amid local concerns
Medina residents react to Investment Arms Inc limited edition rifle memorializing the county history. Four of 11 gold trimmed rifles sold with buyers including collectors or fundraisers while some officials worry guns at public events send kids the wrong message.
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Medina
James McClain
Investment Arms Inc
Medina County
Mane
McClain
Akron Beacon Journal
Toby Hoover
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
Hoover
Stephen Hambley
Marion council debate over opening prayer
Tony Marconi questioned the councils practice of starting meetings with prayer sparking wide discussion. He suggested silent prayer as a more inclusive option while the Marion Ministerial Association plans to resume leading openings.
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Marion
Tony Marconi
Marconi
Columbus
Keith Kochheiser
Kochheiser
Jack Kellogg
Marion Ministerial Association
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