Convicted child killer loses appeal in Riley Smath case
Elyria judge rejects Melissa Dovala’s bid to overturn the 2004 death sentence for Riley Smath. The ruling says trial counsel’s performance was not incompetent and denies new findings of insufficient investigation or expert consultation.
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Melissa Dovala
Riley Smath
Judith Cross
Dovala
Lorain County Common Pleas
James Burge
Burge
Riley
Ohio pension funds spend over one million on travel to conferences
The Columbus Dispatch reports five Ohio public retirement systems spent more than $1 million on conference travel between June 2009 and June 2010. Bills ranged from a few dollars for local workshops to over $10,000 for overseas trips, with $2,544 conference fees and hotels up to $400 per night.
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Activist named to head federal anti carp campaign
John Goss an environmental activist and former Indiana official was named to lead federal efforts to block Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan via Chicago area waterways. He will coordinate agencies, advise on the carp plan worth 78.5 million and oversee upgrades including electronic barriers to deter invasion.
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Chicago
John Goss
Indiana
Great Lakes
Goss
Lake Michigan
Chicago-area
National Wildlife Federation
State Department of Natural Resources
Great Lakes Commission
Nancy Sutley
White House
Council On Environmental Quality
Sutley
Carp
Illinois River
Illnesses Tied to Polluted Grand Lake St Marys Ohio
Ohio health officials linked at least seven illnesses to polluted water at Grand Lake St Marys, with 21 total potential cases since July and ten unrelated. Toxic blue-green algae prompted warnings to avoid lake contact and fish consumption, affecting tourism and local businesses. five restoration projects are under way.
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ST. Marys
Ohio
Grand Lake St. Marys
Ohio Department of Health
Robert Jennings
Toledo
Dayton
Celina
Sean Logan
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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