| Story Archive - August, 2010 |
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| Aug 2, 2010 |
| • Doctor takes advantage of teen texting trend to reach out to kids with diabetes |
| • Lawmaker wants safety officials to get more training in dealing with people with autism |
| • Ohio officials change tax tables, but taxpayers might be surprised how that affects them |
| • One candidate for governor openly talks about taxes as the way out of budget crisis |
| • Prison officials looking into fight at privately-run lockup in northeast Ohio |
| • Youngstown uses downturn as a chance to reinvent itself into a greener community |
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| Aug 3, 2010 |
| • Another execution on the horizon - could be the seventh in Ohio in 2010 |
| • Major parties lob laundering charges back and forth in two critical fall ballot races |
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| Aug 4, 2010 |
| • Candidates for US Senate debate their records and their viewpoints before economic group |
| • Candidates on the top of the fall ticket talk to business leaders - but leave out important issue |
| • Golf superstar's comeback trail leads to northeast Ohio's top tournament |
| • Good news for people in bad shape with their mortgages - Ohio gets federal money to help them |
| • Inmates who claim innocence may get chance to prove it with the help of DNA testing program |
| • Method of drawing district lines stays in place in Ohio for at least another decade |
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| Aug 5, 2010 |
| • Cops are taking to the water to take drunks out from behind the wheel - or the oar |
| • Lawmaker wants cops to get back the money they're spending to buy equipment for their work |
| • State's investigator blasts school construction agency chief for pro-union "arm twisting" |
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| Aug 9, 2010 |
| • Court to decide fate of juror video that shows convicted ex-sheriff as public official |
| • Former governor offers advice to state officials wrestling with budget deficit - work together |
| • Ohio's seventh execution of the year is set to go ahead tomorrow morning |
| • Weather in Russia could have long-lasting impact on food and farmers in Ohio |
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| Aug 10, 2010 |
| • Ohio executes seventh killer this year after he apologizes to survivor and victims' families |
| • Supporters of death row inmate say the state could execute an innocent man next month |
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| Aug 11, 2010 |
| • Advocates for death row inmate press case that he's innocent a month before scheduled execution |
| • Controversy over program using economy-boosting stimulus money costs manager her job |
| • Rainy weather and a cancelled concert get blame for lower Fair numbers |
| • Threat of Asian carp has fishing industry fearing anglers will be lured elsewhere |
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| Aug 12, 2010 |
| • Liquor sales smash previous record in Ohio, hitting an all-time high |
| • Supreme Court rules judicial candidates can disclose party info, but lawsuit continues |
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| Aug 13, 2010 |
| • Current budget balanced with billions in one time money - and that could be bad news for deficit |
| • Troopers very concerned about soaring numbers of incidents of identity theft |
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| Aug 16, 2010 |
| • After years of waiting, company chosen to clean up site around former weapons plant |
| • Democratic Party offering supporters a one-in-a-lifetime prize - lunch with the president |
| • Strickland administration talks up "sharing services", but critic says it's not enough |
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| Aug 17, 2010 |
| • Chairs of Ohio's major parties both say Obama visit to Ohio is a good thing |
| • GOP governor candidate suggests cutting economic agency, replacing it with appointed business panel |
| • Group from the left joins right-wing lawmakers and supporters in pushing prison reform plan |
| • Last blast of summer in southeast Ohio will be music ringing off the hills |
| • Numbers of lakes with high levels of dangerous algae growing throughout Ohio |
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| Aug 18, 2010 |
| • President makes house call on Columbus couple, stays to talk with supportive neighbors |
| • Republicans put the running mate for their candidate for governor in the role of Obama responder |
| • Strickland blasts Kasich for accepting fees from OSU, but his campaign defends the program |
| • Though talk of taxes is tacit right now, professor predicts it'll be in the pipeline soon |
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| Aug 19, 2010 |
| • Condemned inmate with widespread support gets bad news from parole board on clemency |
| • Democrats lose ruling on whether judicial candidates can display party affiliations |
| • Kasich supporters blast Strickland as a "hypocrite" for his comments and actions on trade |
| • Midwest's largest solar energy project shown off before state officials today |
| • New option for going green in Ohio coming in the next few weeks |
| • Police and prosecutors say cuts in state funding could mean higher rates of abuse of kids |
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| Aug 20, 2010 |
| • Chairs of Ohio's Democratic and Republican parties blast each other's candidate for governor |
| • Ohio's jobless rate ticks down again, but would-be workers are still worried |
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| Aug 23, 2010 |
| • Bilingual ballots ordered for Ohio's largest county, to accomodate Spanish-speaking voters |
| • Commissioners toss out treasurer after millions of dollars is stolen from his office |
| • Criticism for GOP candidate's plan for Department of Development comes from down the ticket |
| • Health experts take to the skies in their annual battle against rabies |
| • Ohio marks its first human case of West Nile virus in 2010 |
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| Aug 24, 2010 |
| • Bonuses for veterans from bond sales approved by voters last year will soon go out |
| • Cable network devoted to covering government gavel-to-gavel brings "digital bus" to Statehouse |
| • Foreclosure crisis has found a home in Ohio and won't leave soon, say experts |
| • House Minority Leader uses speech in Cleveland to call on President to fire economic advisors |
| • Ohio wins some federal education money in latest round of Race To The Top |
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| Aug 25, 2010 |
| • Governor candidates spar over how to cut regulations - one says he will, the other says he has |
| • Lawmakers looking into how to lock down budget deficit hear about changing prison sentencing rules |
| • People with varied backgrounds hope to get the chance to join panel overseeing casinos |
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| Aug 26, 2010 |
| • Candidate unveils plan to revamp auditor's office, but opponent says it's not new |
| • Lawmakers launch website to get ideas from Ohioans on how to handle the budget deficit |
| • Party chairmen debate how their candidates in important US Senate race are doing |
| • State's watchdog finds wrongdoing at agency that has seen trouble before |
| • Statue of Edison gets the green light from lawmakers, but not without a roadblock |
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| Aug 27, 2010 |
| • As state officials investigate toxic algae blooms in Ohio lakes, academic experts are diving in too |
| • Company that won contract to restore old weapons plant in southeast Ohio speaks out |
| • Environmental protection agency taking heat for not warning Ohioans about coal ash problems |
| • Good and bad grades for Ohio's schools in this year's annual report cards |
| • Ohio gets grant money to help find and follow sex offenders |
| • Race To The Top money isn't in Ohio yet, but state officials are preparing how to spend it |
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| Aug 30, 2010 |
| • Dance company brings beautiful art form back to stage at Blossom for second years in a row |
| • Group advocating for reform of drug laws say stats prove its cause's time has come |
| • Ohio cities make lousy national list - of the top cities with big bug problems |
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| Aug 31, 2010 |
| • Controversy over Gay Games goes on, but with many groups wanting a share of the event |
| • Newspaper adds controversial new category to profiles of candidates for office |
| • ODOT hopes to put train plan back on track with meeting to sell the 3C project |
| • On the eve of some health care reform changes, supporters and opponents weigh pros and cons |
| • State's largest county looking for way to handle tens of thousands of new tax appeals |
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