| Story Archive - December, 2007 |
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| Dec 3, 2007 |
| • Experts come together to plan to fight next big health crisis - diabetes |
| • Hoping to keep thousands of workers in Ohio, state bounces big deal off tire maker |
| • OU student in line for major national role - editor of online paper covering 08 race |
| • Plans for new coal burning power plant fires up environmentalists |
| • Required 12-week maternity leave policy now on hold for at least a trimester |
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| Dec 4, 2007 |
| • Environmentalists thunder against climate change, saying it does more than raise the temperature |
| • Lawmakers want to beat back against paddling in schools, though only a few do it |
| • More Ohio teachers get the best grades offered in their profession |
| • Ohio's AG sues cigarette maker over cartoon in magazine |
| • Smokers light up arts programs as state's first cigarette tax for the arts distributes funds |
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| Dec 5, 2007 |
| • Charities play with new ways to make sure toys they hand out aren't harmful |
| • Latest poll shows Ohio isn't breaking from the pack in the presidential race |
| • Lawmaker proposes ban on teacher walkouts, but union strikes back at it |
| • Lawmakers toy with new consumer gadget that can track sex offenders - and more |
| • Possibility of splitting ballot issue could make casino vote a big gamble |
| • Teenagers say they have the power to push their own agenda in upcoming election |
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| Dec 6, 2007 |
| • AG holds hearings on the hurt payday lenders can cause - and the help they can bring |
| • Judge strikes down "pay to play" law, but not because the idea behind it is illegal |
| • Kucinich attempts to seal another term in Congress, while he runs for president |
| • Low-key industrialist gets good marks for keeping Goodyear in Ohio |
| • Ohio doesn't forget to remember "day that will live in infamy" |
| • Ohio leaders say president's proposal won't make a difference in Ohio's mortgage mess |
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| Dec 7, 2007 |
| • Advocates on both sides of the abortion issue say it's still a major matter in Ohio |
| • Environmentalists get green light to argue that carbon emissions should keep new power plants out |
| • Evangelical voters say they're reviving their efforts for 2008 after setbacks a year ago |
| • GOP presidential hopeful leaves primary hotspots to name his campaign team in Ohio |
| • Ohio can claim one of the biggest unclaimed jackpots in US history |
| • Racetracks don't want Ohioans to gamble on new casino planned for southwest part of the state |
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| Dec 10, 2007 |
| • As NFL star is sentenced, officials say dogfighting is not confined to his world |
| • Casino backers try another tactic to get onto the ballot as a single issue |
| • Last workweek of the year includes hearings on payday lenders, vote on signs in abortion clinics |
| • Lawmaker driving push for bill that would require commercial drivers' tests be English-only |
| • Lawmaker hopes Great Lakes compact will evaporate under great tide of controversy |
| • State offers alternative pathway to diploma to hundreds who can't pass state graduation test |
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| Dec 11, 2007 |
| • Embattled civil rights commission head resigns after flap with governor over maternity leave policy |
| • Lawmakers ask AG to shine spotlight on hard-to-get tickets to sold out shows |
| • Proponents of sick leave policy present petitions; next stop may be the legislature |
| • Republican comes forward with school funding proposal, but governor and others have questions |
| • Southwest Ohio Indian nation works to keep its language from extinction |
| • State looking into connection between killers and animal abuse, and what can be done to break it |
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| Dec 12, 2007 |
| • 911 fee that is set to disconnect could be on the line for years |
| • Advocates pushing for crackdown on "puppy mills" getting little help from legislature |
| • Bills to crack down on interest rates offered by payday lenders just getting started in the House |
| • County with one of the worst economic performances in Ohio may be on its way back |
| • Governor orders two nativity scenes taken down from state parks put back up |
| • State's largest county continues to test machines as clock ticks toward 2008 presidential vote |
| • Supreme Court will make the call on whether a dog's barking is "too loud" |
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| Dec 13, 2007 |
| • Libertarians launch innovative plan to bury all taxes, to the chagrin of officials from both parties |
| • Media-friendly attorney general reaches out to consumers through new website |
| • Ohio city producing power from surprising source - sewer sludge |
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| Dec 14, 2007 |
| • Faith leaders use tragedy to come together and stop youth violence |
| • First Democratic governor in 16 years looks back on "divided government" in his first year in office |
| • Insurers report some surprising numbers on car theft in Ohio |
| • Study shows all three voting systems used in Ohio could break down, malfunction or be attacked |
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| Dec 17, 2007 |
| • Communities wrestling with meth problem will get help from federal funds |
| • Fund that helps low-income people pay for heat is running low on money too |
| • Governor and internet providers hooking up to get all of Ohio online |
| • Long-haired women are giving a priceless gift to sick children |
| • Shopping doesn't always bring cheer - it also brings fear of identity theft |
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| Dec 18, 2007 |
| • Congressman's "hunger tour" prompts bill to provide relief till Farm Bill passes |
| • Governor asks state regulators for shutoff moratorium to protect those behind in payments |
| • Governor won't take pay raise - state lawmakers get one, for one more year |
| • Legal reform group judges Ohio a "point of light" - trial lawyers debate that |
| • Top Republican lawmakers airs out plan to bring more solar and wind power to Ohio |
| • Voting rights group says proposed changes could bring chaos at the polls |
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| Dec 19, 2007 |
| • Board of elections in state's largest county meets to vote on touch-screen voting |
| • Judges hoping to hammer out decisions between lenders and borrowers in foreclosure cases |
| • Nation's largest collection of creches brings visitors from around Ohio and the US |
| • Speaker warns pension companies again - sell off controversial investments or else |
| • State regulators order utilities to keep heat on for the next two months |
| • Trooper talks about the worst part of his job - notifying family members of fatal crashes |
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| Dec 20, 2007 |
| • Divided Ohio Supreme Court rules surrogate mom must give up kids - but maybe not in all cases |
| • Inmate ready to make deal to release him from death row to freedom rushed to hospital |
| • Ohio Supreme Court's ruling on surrogate rights has some confused |
| • Professor says he's found the "missing link" between whales and land animals |
| • State officials struggle to find funds to cover unemployment checks |
| • Veterans get battery of new benefits in bill signed by governor |
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| Dec 21, 2007 |
| • Casino builders planning complex in southwest Ohio want a chance to take the issue to voters |
| • Jobless numbers are up a bit - but the unemployment rate is no big holiday gift |
| • Secretary of State steps in and orders new voting machines after elections board members split |
| • Strickland blasts Bush's decision on health insurance for low-income kids, considers options |
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| Dec 24, 2007 |
| • Group founded by Ohio native helps people give away instead of throw away |
| • Researcher says age discrimination is nothing new among workers nearing retirement |
| • Salvation Army hopes to be out of the red at the end of the holiday season |
| • Shoppers could bring Christmas cheer to retailers today - or leave them wanting |
| • Two years after tax reform passed, Ohio's economy is still stagnant |
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| Dec 26, 2007 |
| • Disappointed recipients may find struggling retailers won't take back their unwanted gifts |
| • Local charities fill the gap as more clients and less food shuts down some food pantries |
| • Startup airline can't launch several flights in critical Christmas flying period |
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| Dec 27, 2007 |
| • Democratic party chair blames GOP for Supreme Court decision on consumer lawsuits |
| • Ohio Congressman who shares name with now-famous colleague shares other views |
| • Supreme Court upholds law limiting damages in consumer lawsuits |
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| Dec 28, 2007 |
| • Court documents in lethal injection case show how warden starts executions in Ohio |
| • House leaders look back on a slow year, but predict more action in 2008 |
| • Long simmering school funding issue will likely continue to stay on the back burner |
| • Secretary of State reassuring counties that they will have primary results on time |
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| Dec 31, 2007 |
| • In spite of promises to "fix school funding", a solution seems unlikely soon |
| • Minimum wage hike is just the first of a few raises Ohio workers can expect in 2008 |
| • New Year's Eve could be a dangerous one on Ohio's roadways, say troopers |
| • Ohioans are in high spirits in December, in more ways than one |
| • People who live in nursing homes can now help rate them for others |
| • Pump prices fueled drivers' anger in Ohio in 2007, and no relief likely for gas pains in 2008 |
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