Voting records in Ohio show widespread registration glitches
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Ohio voter rolls contain duplicate registrations at many addresses including places like Paul Brown Stadiums parking lot. Findings include 6 567 voters registered more than once, 589 listed birthdates making them ineligible, and registrations at police stations and park benches as election integrity faces scrutiny before the November election.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio River
Bengals
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
Enquirer
Land
Hamilton County
Paul Brown
Ing
Cincinnati Police Department
Columbus
Brunner
Goldsmith
White offenders faced higher drug case dismissals after treatment
The Plain Dealer analyzed 364 Ohio drug possession cases in 2007 and found white defendants were more likely to be offered and accept court treatment programs leading to dismissal than black defendants. Whites were three times more likely to hire their own attorney, and prosecutors heavily influence program eligibility under the Early Intervention and Intervention in Lieu of Conviction paths.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga
Judith Kilbane-Koch
Janet Burnside
Burnside
the Plain Dealer
Ohio papers split on presidential endorsements in 2008
The Columbus Dispatch backs John McCain citing service and experience while The Plain Dealer endorses Barack Obama despite risks. Both praise McCain’s military record and backing for Republicans, with The Dispatch urging a tested choice and The Plain Dealer noting Obama’s potential to shake up politics.
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Ohio
John McCain
Barack Obama
Columbus Dispatch
McCain
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Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Obama
Dispatch
the Plain Dealer
America
Ohio editors urge support for payday lending cap
Cincinnati Enquirer and Akron Beacon Journal call Ohio voters to back Issue 5 a 28 percent cap on payday loans. They warn repeal would restore high rates, noting lenders seek to repeal a last summer law and borrowers could fall into repeated borrowing.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer
Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio
The
Enquirer
Beacon Journal
VA housing for women veterans aims to ease homelessness
Army veteran Carisa Dogen, 38, homeless in Dayton, hopes for benefits from a 27 unit VA renovated apartment on the Dayton VA Medical Center campus. The facility, run by a private agency, offers medical services, day care, job training and counseling, and is among about a dozen similar programs nationwide.
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Carisa Dogen
Dogen
U.S
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Peter Dougherty
Veterans Affairs
Todd DePastino
Waynesburg University
Pennsylvania
Swords
Plowshares
San Francisco
Tia Christopher
Iraq
Christopher
Navy
Amy Fairweather
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