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Ohio Consumer Group Calls For Stricter Food Safety Laws
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An Ohio consumer group says the implementation of stricter federal food safety laws has fallen short. The Ohio Public Interest Research Group released a report Wednesday on the progress in reducing food recalls in the state and across the country. Since the beginning of 2011, 27 Ohioans have gotten sick after eating food directly linked… Read More
Sheriff Reflects On Response One Year After Exotic Animals Released
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Exactly one year since dozens of exotic animals were released from a Zanesville farm, a Muskingum County law enforcement official is reflecting on the division's response. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz spoke to a group at Ohio University-Lancaster Friday afternoon. "We got very lucky as well as it went and if there's anything that we… Read More
Obama Delivers Broad Campaign Message In Athens
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The president spoke to a crowd of 14,000 on College Green at the heart of Ohio University's campus Wednesday evening. Barack Obama's half-hour speech came on the first day of campaigning after the second presidential debate. He admitted he's “still trying to get the hang of this thing [debating]” and then went after Republican challenger… Read More
Traveling Nuns Visit Athens To Talk Politics
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A group of nuns criss-crossing the state to talk politics made a stop in Athens Sunday night. They call themselves "Nuns on the Bus" and encourage citizens to vote their values. The Catholics, who spoke to a group at the Athens Community Center, say are against abortion and support parts of Obamacare. However, these sisters… Read More
Republican Presidential Ticket Campaigns In Lancaster
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan spoke to thousands of people in Lancaster about job creation and other topics Friday evening. "The economy is not growing here at home, and that's the problem we have to focus on here," Ryan said. "You see, the economy is growing slower than it… Read More
Chillicothe Officials Attempt To End Car Surfing Following Deadly Accident
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Chillicothe officials are searching for a way to curb the dangerous fad of car surfing, just weeks after two separate incidents where one teen died and another boy was seriously injured while riding on top of a car. Chillicothe police are sending officers to schools to talk about the dangers of car surfing, while they… Read More
State Auditor Looks Into School Attendance Irregularities
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Southeast Ohio is "clean" so far in the school attendance audit, according to an interim report released by the state auditor Thursday morning. Dave Yost said five school systems in Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo have shown evidence of "scrubbing." This refers to removing students from enrollment without lawful reason. When this happens, Yost… Read More
State To Study Antipsychotic Drugs Effects On Children
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Ohio Medicaid officials announced a plan Tuesday to take a look at how antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed to children, especially those in foster care. The state will spend a million dollars over the next three years to evaluate and improve how doctors are prescribing antipsychotic medications to children on Medicaid. Officials suspect doctors… Read More
Issue 2 Group Grades Husted
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Ohio's chief elections official got an informal "performance review" Monday from a group that has butted heads with the Republican over the redistricting proposal on the ballot. It was no surprise Secretary of State Jon Husted got straight F's in the report card unveiled by Voters First. That's the group behind Issue 2,… Read More
Anti-Issue 2 Mailer Deemed Potentially Misleading
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The Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause Thursday that an anti-Issue 2 ad is misleading. The Ohio Republican Party put out the mailer that takes aim at the proposal backer's claim that would take partisan politics out of the line-drawing process for congressional and legislative districts. However, supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment took issue… Read More
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