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Wendy’s Opens New ‘Flagship’ Restaurant
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Wendy’s has opened a new flagship restaurant across the street from its corporate headquarters in Dublin. The building’s design is ultra-modern but it’s also packed with memorabilia. When Wendy’s decided… Read More
Despite Missing Projections, Backers Say The Horseshoe Casino Still Delivers
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During the 2009 campaign to bring four casinos to Ohio, supporters claimed they would generate as much as $2 billion in annual revenues and $643 million in taxes for local… Read More
Common Core Changing School English Standards
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Teacher Karen Hazlett’s fourth graders spent much of this fall learning about child labor – during English class. Hazlett teaches in Akron’s Miller South School for the Visual and Performing… Read More
Ohio Not Yet Complying With Federal License Law
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The federal government wants Ohio to change its driver’s licenses and government issued ID’s but state leaders say they are not going to do that…..at least not now. In an… Read More
The Working Poor: College Graduate Trying To Escape Parents’ Basement
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When you think of someone who’s part of America’s “working poor," you may picture a high school or college dropout. It’s generally assumed that the higher the educational attainment, the… Read More
Ohio’s College Students Face Rising Debts
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College applications deadlines are approaching, and Ohio students are figuring out how to fund that education. Compared with several years ago, financial aid is down, and student debt is up…. Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Sides With School Board On Teacher Firing
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A 4-3 ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court won’t restore the job of a public school science teacher from Mt. Vernon. But the ruling may be a disappointment to some… Read More
Researcher Creates New School Spending Formula
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A researcher is taking on a big and controversial issue – school spending. The researcher hopes his new formula would give the state a more accurate look at how each… Read More
Tweak To Teacher Evaluation System Proposed
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A new system is being used to determine the value of Ohio’s teachers, and education officials are already asking lawmakers to make some tweaks to the process. Supporters believe more… Read More
State Lawmaker Wants Retailers To Pay High Thanksgiving Wages
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The day after Thanksgiving has traditionally been the start of the holiday shopping season. But this year, many retailers plan to open their doors with special sales on Thanksgiving itself…. Read More
Director Of Food Banks Says They Can’t Meet New Needs
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Cuts in the federal SNAP program, more commonly known as food stamps, went into effect Oct. 31. Lisa Hamler Fugitt of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food banks says… Read More
New Gun Bill Would Change Ohio’s Lethal Force Test
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The controversial so called “Stand your Ground” law in Florida gives people there the right to use deadly force in their defense without being required to retreat. The Buckeye Firearms… Read More
Lottery Says It WIll Provide Machines For Veterans
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Some 1,200 so-called “next generation machines” will go out to those groups using raffle machines the Attorney General has ruled illegal. Danielle Frizzi Babb with the Ohio Lottery says the… Read More
The After-Life Of Our Dead Malls
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Larry James recalls Euclid Square Mall was hopping when he was a teenager. "The parking lot was full, with people all over the place. Great place to sit down and… Read More
Controversy Over Medicaid Expansion And Savings
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State figures show about 366 thousand Ohioans are set to benefit from Medicaid expansion. But the Director of the Office of Health Transformation says that doesn’t mean all of those… Read More
Web Site Looks To ‘Take Back Halloween’ For Women
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You may be heading to a Halloween party this weekend, and if you’re a woman you might have been frustrated trying to find a modest costume. Store shelves are full… Read More
Communities Still Waiting To See Progress On Dealing With Thousands Of Abandoned Homes
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There are so many vacant, abandoned and boarded-up empty houses in the United States that dealing with them is now almost an industry in itself. Scott Smith sells a Michigan-made… Read More
Lawsuit Lies Ahead For Medicaid Expansion
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The Medicaid expansion advocates who packed into the Ohio Statehouse in an overflow room during the controlling board’s vote were jubilant. Democrats were happy about the decision because they have… Read More
Kasich Likely To Get Medicaid Expansion With Changes On Board
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Gov. John Kasich needs one of the four Republicans on the Controlling Board to join the two Democrats and his appointee in voting for his request to spend 2.5 billion… Read More
Days Before Medicaid Expansion Vote, Opponents Threaten Lawsuit
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With the critical vote to expand Medicaid on the horizon for Monday, Gov. John Kasich took his final arguments for it to one of Ohio’s most prestigious medical facilities –… Read More
Panel Looks To Answer Questions About Common Core Standards
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This year, Ohio joined most other states in adopting new standards for math and English in schools. The Common Core has support from many educators and administrators, but there’s still… Read More