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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Boating deaths sink, and officials say it's part of a long term trend. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 9, 2007 |
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Ohio waterways are keeping up their improved safety record. Only eleven people died in boating accidents last year on Ohio rivers and lakes. The total over the past three years was half the number for the three-year period before that. John Wisse of the Ohio Division of Watercraft says improved safety is actually a long-term trend. He talked about with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen.
As John Wisse of the Wildlife Division puts it: "It's become less socially acceptable to get really plowed and be on a boat." |
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John Wisse with Bill Cohen (:50) 
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